GM to Idle Chevy Volt Production Again
Captain Hybrid 8/30/2012 68 comments General Motors says it will shut down the plant that builds the Chevy Volt for four weeks to match supply with demand and to accommodate its Impala production schedule.
What Is Embedded Vision & What Can I Do With It?
Blog 8/30/2012 6 comments Our Continuing Education Center course on embedded computer vision will tell you why you need to consider embedded vision as a key feature of your system, as well as show you how to incorporate it into your design.
This Isn't Your Mother's Iron
Made by Monkeys 8/29/2012 43 comments New irons are not like your mom's iron, which lasted forever. The new ones break even before the cord needs replacing.
Want to Track Sharks? There's an App for That
Blog 8/28/2012 40 comments A surfboard-like robot floating in the Pacific off San Francisco is following great white sharks and transmitting information about them back to shore.
Flexible Batteries Power Flexible Displays
Engineering Materials 8/28/2012 18 comments New materials for batteries can make them flexible and energy-dense enough to power displays on bendable, implantable, and wearable electronics.
Case of the Data-Corrupting Pocket
Sherlock Ohms 8/28/2012 34 comments When transferring data from the control computer to the maintenance computer, you have to be careful how you carry the disk.
SolidWorks Syncs Electrical, Mechanical Design Silos
CAD/CAM Corner 8/27/2012 12 comments SolidWorks Electrical connects mechanical and electrical engineering teams, allowing them to plan and integrate electrical systems into overall 3D mechanical models.
54.5 MPG Comes With Trade-Offs
Captain Hybrid 8/24/2012 227 comments The White House's goal of a 54.5 mile-per-gallon average fuel economy could inspire innovation, but it could also lead to safety and costs trade-offs.
Video: Tool Is a Handy Replacement for a Mouse
CAD/CAM Corner 8/24/2012 11 comments A Purdue University research team has developed Handy-Potter, technology that lets users tap intuitive gestures and movements to create and modify 3D objects with their bare hands.
What You Need to Know About Design Engineers
Guest Blogs 8/24/2012 10 comments Design engineers must have a good grasp of architecture, understand the functions of various construction equipment or machinery, and be proficient in reading blueprints and drawings.
Long-Range EV Has Motors in its Wheels
Engineering Materials 8/23/2012 72 comments A Japanese prototype with motors in its wheels can go 218 miles on a single charge, 30 percent farther than other mass-produced EVs, due in part to engineering plastics.
Joining Techniques Critical to Auto Composites
Engineering Materials 8/22/2012 10 comments Automating production isn't the only technical problem carbon composites face in mass manufacturing. There is also the lack of standards and technologies for joining techniques.
Teardown: BlackBerry Playbook LTE
Blog 8/21/2012 18 comments The BlackBerry Playbook LTE is unlikely to reverse the current tide of negativity that comes with any news from the Waterloo, Ontario, manufacturer.
3D Technologies Help Custom Prosthetics Hit Their Stride
CAD/CAM Corner 8/21/2012 13 comments A growing number of researchers and manufacturers are tapping 3D printers and 3D CAD software to build highly customized, next-generation prosthetics in a more cost-effective manner.
Robot Assists Heart Surgeons
Blog 8/21/2012 27 comments The CorPath200 robotic system helps cardiologists with a procedure that restores blood flow to blocked arteries.
Video: Volkswagen Engineers Underwater Car for Shark Week
Blog 8/20/2012 12 comments The Beetle is made from tubular aluminum, with alloy wheels, propellers, and an inbuilt air system that allows the driver (diver?) to plug into before taking it for a spin, under the surf.
Gates Foundation Flushes Out Winning Toilet Designs
CAD/CAM Corner 8/20/2012 22 comments A year after it announced grants for its "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge," the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation picked winning toilet designs that have the most potential for bringing cost-effective and safe sanitation to developing countries.
Slideshow: Microcars Provide a Glimpse of Yesterday's Fuel Efficiency
Captain Hybrid 8/17/2012 47 comments Long before lawmakers tussled over corporate average fuel economies, auto companies produced tiny, fuel-efficient vehicles. "Petite Performance: Microcars," a new exhibit at the Studebaker National Museum, offers a look at some of them.
Gadget Freak: LED Matrix Helmet
Gadget Freak 8/17/2012 15 comments This silver chrome helmet has a full LED matrix display on the front that illuminates words and patterns.
Video: Robots to Recycle Space Junk
Blog 8/16/2012 40 comments DARPA's Phoenix program plans to harvest the components of retired, nonworking geostationary earth orbit (GEO) communication satellites and reuse them, saving money, and cleaning up space junk.
CD-adapco Unleashes Simulation on EV Battery Design
CAD/CAM Corner 8/16/2012 4 comments With its latest STAR-CCM+ Battery Simulation Module, CD-adapco brings simulation to bear on the design challenges around lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle market.
Engineer Pulls Trigger on 3D-Printed Gun
CAD/CAM Corner 8/15/2012 72 comments Inspired by the growing 3D printer-driven maker revolution, an engineer has created a working 3D printed AR-15 automatic rifle.
Solar Cells Help Windows Generate Electricity
Engineering Materials 8/15/2012 41 comments A new kind of polymer solar cell that is almost 70 percent transparent to the human eye could give windows the ability to generate electricity by absorbing mostly infrared, not visible, light.
PTC Gets Serious About Service
CAD/CAM Corner 8/14/2012 4 comments With its latest $220 million acquisition of Servigistics, PTC is building out a service lifecycle management suite that can help manufacturers optimize service operations by leveraging product-related data.
NI Week: A Sit-Down With Dr. T
Blog 8/14/2012 4 comments A chat with National Instruments co-founder, president, and CEO James Truchard gives us a glimpse into the company's general business outlook, what it's like to work there, and how it feels about up-and-coming engineering talent.
Dell Immerses 3D Technology in Mainstream Mobile Workstations
CAD/CAM Corner 8/13/2012 9 comments Continuing its push to bring high-end performance and 3D graphics to mainstream mobile workstations, Dell's next-generation Precision offerings feature NVIDIA's built-in immersive 3D technology.
Glue Troubles Run Hot & Cold
Sherlock Ohms 8/13/2012 27 comments First, it was trouble with the hot glue applicator. Then, the cold glue system started acting up.
Andrew Morris designed a circuit that could detect a stroke victim's groan and convert the sound into a signal so caregivers would know when help was needed.
New disc magnet motors fit into the design trend of stepping up to closed loop performance while maintaining the cost advantage of stepper motor technology.
At the Design News webinar on June 27, learn all about aluminum extrusion: designing the right shape so it costs the least, is simplest to manufacture, and best fits the application's structural requirements.
On April 21, NASA launched a novel project, putting into orbit three satellites that employ an off-the-shelf commercial smartphone as the control system.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 5
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
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