Army Tests Lightweight Machine Gun
News 5/30/2012 12 comments The Army has contracted with Textron Systems to design a lighter-weight machine gun than the one currently used in Afghanistan.
Sensor-Laden T-Shirt Sweats Workout Details
News 5/29/2012 14 comments A team of students at Northeastern University in Boston has combined medical and Web-based technologies to create an intelligent T-shirt that can dynamically track a person's activity level.
Boeing's Engine Fan Upgrade Maximizes Efficiency
News 5/23/2012 10 comments Boeing continues to tweak the design of its 737 Max to add fuel efficiency to the next-generation jetliner with a change in the size of fan on the plane’s CFM LEAP-1B engine.
Stratasys Gets Mojo With Sub-$10K Printer
Product News 5/23/2012 11 comments With its QuickPack print engine technology, easy-to-use preprocessing software, and hands-free cleaning system, Stratasys' Mojo is taking professional-grade 3D printing to a new level.
Army's Rocket-Intercept System Hits the Mark
News 5/22/2012 17 comments A next-generation guided ammunition system for intercepting enemy fire that Lockheed Martin is developing for the Army has hit its targets in an initial series of tests by the company.
Web Apps Help Police Coastal Waters
News 5/21/2012 10 comments The Department of Defense and the Office of Naval Research are funding the design of Web applications that will help protect and police coastal waters.
Indy 500 Drivers Sweat the Tech Details
News 5/18/2012 16 comments This year, when Indy teams search for a competitive edge on the track, they're going to have to dig deeper into the mechanical aspects of the car than ever before in the history of the race.
DARPA Device Cleans Wounded Soldiers' Blood
News 5/18/2012 11 comments The Department of Defense is designing a device that can virtually cure sepsis, an often fatal blood infection to which soldiers injured on the battlefield are prone.
Disposable Satellite System Sees Soldiers
News 5/16/2012 19 comments DARPA's SeeMe program will allow soldiers to communicate directly with satellites using handheld devices that will give them location information and images.
Boeing iPad App Chronicles Aviation Innovation
News 5/15/2012 8 comments Boeing has designed and released its own custom iPad application, leveraging Apple’s tablet device to show off decades of aerospace design to a new generation of tech-savvy mobile users.
Nylon 12 Replacements Include Bioplastics
News 5/14/2012 13 comments The worldwide nylon 12 shortage is forcing automakers and suppliers to look at alternative materials with chemical, heat, and salt resistance for quick connectors, multi-layer flexible tubing, and assemblies. Many of the replacement candidates are bio-based polyamides.
Indy Engines Still Pack a 700HP Punch
News 5/11/2012 39 comments This year, when the Indy cars line up in the grid, they'll be using engines with less displacement than that in a Volkswagen Golf or a Toyota Camry.
Wearable Batteries Unburden Soldiers
News 5/11/2012 18 comments Batteries are the latest item the US military is seeking to create out of lighter materials to reduce the burden soldiers carry in the field.
Video: Football Helmet Airbags Target Concussion Issues
News 5/10/2012 44 comments A startup company in Colorado wants to take the concept of the smart football helmet a step further by enabling it to pop open dozens of tiny airbags and cushion the blow of a hard hit to the head.
Festo's Robotic ExoHand Provides Strength & Endurance
Product News 5/10/2012 22 comments A robotic exoskeleton, worn like a glove, is designed to function as an extension of an individual's hand to provide strength and endurance, or on both a human and an industrial robot arm to assist in assembly.
Conference Aims to Beef Up Power Plants
News 5/8/2012 6 comments Better materials for constructing electrical power plants, including a variety of alloys, are becoming increasingly important to their operation and have sparked a new international conference on the subject.
NASA Explores Humanoid Robot Design
News 5/8/2012 14 comments NASA is exploring the potential for human robot design with Robonaut 2, a humanoid machine currently assisting astronauts on the International Space Station.
Top 25 Global Distributors Ranking
News 5/8/2012 3 comments We rank the top 25 electronics distributors by revenue and address issues of significance to their operations, customers, and suppliers.
Tiny Military Camera Sees Through Fog
Product News 5/3/2012 20 comments A one-inch cube camera that sees through fog and smoke at short-wave infrared spectra is small and light enough to be handheld or mounted onto helmets and weapon systems.
Slideshow: Long Beach Grand Prix
News 5/2/2012 12 comments More than 200,000 spectators lined the downtown streets of Long Beach, Calif., in April as 26 drivers battled for dominance in the 2012 IndyCar circuit.
Navy Provides Sneak Peek of Next-Gen Warship
News 5/2/2012 22 comments The next-generation Navy warship, the DDG 1002 Zumwalk Class Warship, is being designed and built by General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works. It is expected to go on line in fiscal 2018.
Uniform Would Detect Wounds on the Battlefield
News 5/1/2012 15 comments The DoD is looking for a small business to design an intelligent soldier uniform that can monitor overall health and identify if and where a soldier has been wounded.
Robots Star in 3D Systems' Consumer Push
News 5/1/2012 29 comments With its latest acquisition of My Robot Nation, 3D Systems is adding to its portfolio of consumer-oriented 3D printing technology, which includes the Cubify.com content site and the Cube personal 3D printer.
Using almost 200 light-emitting diodes in the front and back of the new 2014 CTS, Cadillac designers are showing how LEDs can change the character of a vehicle.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
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A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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