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iPad Controls Flying Video Game
Engineering Materials  
2/9/2012   12 comments
The Parrot AR.Drone could form a design platform for machine vision and military apps with a little imagination and some hardware upgrades.
Can You Hear Air Traffic Control Now?
Sherlock Ohms  
2/8/2012   9 comments
After several years of ground-to-air noise, Sherlock Ohms brought clarity to Air Traffic Control.
Composites Reinforced With 3D Architectures
News  
2/2/2012   6 comments
ETH-Zurich research team discovers how to build composite structures that use reinforcing elements within 3D architectures, as abalone shells do.
Composite Plane Repair Aided by Coating
Engineering Materials  
1/26/2012   16 comments
Coatings that make damage visible at certain wavelengths could be useful in inspecting the composites used in aircraft structures.
Surgical Robots Could Fix NASA Satellite
News  
1/25/2012   32 comments
A modified surgical robot is helping NASA study how robots can refuel and service space satellites, remotely controlled from Earth.
Slideshow: Top 5 Robotics Trends to Watch in 2012
News  
1/23/2012   22 comments
The most important robotics trends of this coming year will enable volume manufacturing and greater integration of robotics with machine vision and automated systems.
Recycled Carbon Fibers Save Money
News  
1/18/2012   25 comments
A new family of yarns and fabrics made from recycled carbon fibers have properties that rival those of virgin carbon fibers but cost less.
Slideshow: 3D Materials Drive Additive Manufacturing
News  
1/16/2012   18 comments
New materials, not new processes, have made it possible to produce low volumes of high-quality, complex models, parts, and even complete products.
Thermoplastic Resin Has Glass-Like Qualities
News  
12/20/2011   20 comments
New thermoplastic has all the best characteristics of thermosetting resins, except it can be reshaped at high temperatures, like glass.
Satellite Miscommunication
Sherlock Ohms  
12/19/2011   12 comments
All the training in the world sometimes can't fix the simplest problem.
Adhesives May Predict Structural Failures in Planes
News  
12/16/2011   15 comments
A new class of adhesives in R&D may help predict structural failure of aircraft composites.
Top 12 Hot Design Technologies for 2012
News  
12/8/2011   24 comments
Design News's pick of the top 12 technologies to watch in 2012, in automation, energy, sensors, communications, LED, and smart grid.
Where Does FFT Process Gain Come From?
Mechatronics Zone  
12/7/2011   5 comments
A look into digital signal processing via some chips which implement Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs).
Composite Aircraft Repair Advances
Blog  
12/6/2011   13 comments
Ease of repair is reportedly one of the main reasons Bombardier Aerospace has chosen not to use carbon- or glass-fiber composites in the main fuselage of its composite-heavy CSeries aircraft.
Slideshow: Best Gadget Freak Projects of 2011
Gadget Freak  
12/5/2011   21 comments
Here's a slideshow with links to our best homebrew engineering projects, drawn from the Design News Gadget Freak section.
Top 5 Materials Trends of 2011
News  
12/5/2011   11 comments
The five most important materials trends of this past year enable volume manufacturing.
Laws of Physics Under Attack by Economics
Guest Blogs  
12/2/2011   60 comments
Investment in STEM programs at all levels is a stated national priority. But this vital education and economic policy objective has slammed into an economic headwind that apparently makes rational budgeting a political impossibility.
Do Engineers Have Appetite for Mobile Apps?
CAD/CAM Corner  
12/2/2011   22 comments
Unlike the consumer market, which is hungry for all things mobile, engineers remain slightly skeptical about the upside of design tool apps running on mobile platforms.
Aerospace Composites Expert Looks Ahead
News  
11/23/2011   16 comments
Composites have been reducing weight and fuel consumption in commercial aircraft for several decades.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Fly Via Additive Manufacturing
Blog  
11/17/2011   15 comments
Aerospace applications are the fastest-growing sector for direct laser sintering (DLS).
Slideshow: CAE Goes Mainstream
CAD/CAM Corner  
11/17/2011   14 comments
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) features such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) are no longer arcane tools just for highly trained specialists. They're becoming accessible to mainstream engineers via inclusion in mainstream CAD programs.
Japan Defense Ministry Spins Flying Spherical Robot
Blog  
11/11/2011   14 comments
Engineers from Japan's Ministry of Defense demonstrated what they called the "world's first spherical flying machine" at Digital Content Expo 2011.
An Engineer's Alphabet of Thoughts on Design
Blog  
11/8/2011   14 comments
Duke University engineering professor Henry Petroski offers his unique list of technically oriented A to Z definitions.
Gadget Freak Jr.: Manned Electric Helicopter
Gadget Freak  
11/4/2011   7 comments
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's an ultralight helicopter running via DC motors and lithium-ion batteries.
Composites on Boeing 787 Dreamliner Heavily Researched
Blog  
11/3/2011   11 comments
Much of what's known about the composites used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner comes from research by the federal government.
GAO Raises Concerns About Boeing 787 Dreamliner Composite Repairs
News  
10/28/2011   24 comments
A GAO report raises concerns about the safety of repairs and maintenance of composite structures in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Gadget Freak Jr.: Homebrew Jet Engines
Gadget Freak  
10/27/2011   17 comments
In an aerospace and mechanical technology trilogy, we bring you videos of homebrew jet engine projects including one made via 3D printing.
Hot Off the Presses: Design News October Digital Issue
Wolfe's Den  
10/19/2011   Post a comment
The October 2011 digital issue of Design News is available for free download, with content on automation and control, CAD, materials and assembly, and RFID.
Innovation Spurs Aerospace's Next Generation
Wolfe's Den  
10/14/2011   8 comments
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner isn’t a new airplane so much as an entirely new platform.
Why Did You Become an Engineer?
Wolfe's Den  
10/7/2011   30 comments
Design News asked participants in the LinkedIn System & Product Design Engineering group why they became engineers.
'Trusted' Security Effort Could Protect Factory, Embedded Networks
Guest Blogs  
10/6/2011   5 comments
Security in the factory and automation sectors could get a big boost if a new industry working group succeeds in creating authentication and data security standards for the embedded arena.
The Case of the Stuttering Tape Drive
Sherlock Ohms  
10/5/2011   10 comments
When we moved a tape deck into a different part of our building, we started running into a host of problems with the equipment. Call Sherlock Ohms.
Stealth Material Cloaks Military Vehicles
Guest Blogs  
10/4/2011   16 comments
Infrared-camoflauging tiles developed by engineers at BAE Systems in Sweden can alter military vehicles' infrared (IR) signatures so that troop carriers could appear to be passenger cars or even blend into the background.
The Case of the Failing Bus Transmissions
Sherlock Ohms  
9/29/2011   11 comments
Electric bus transmissions were failing in the field. Sherlock Ohms had to track down the problem.
Design News Radio Talks Multicore MCUs on Wednesday
Blog  
9/27/2011   Post a comment
Design News Radio's "MCUs Grow Up: The Next Generation of Multicore Controllers," will be a live, streaming audio show and companion online chat Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Safety Is Basis of TI's Hercules MCUs
Blog  
9/26/2011   2 comments
TI’s Hercules line of safe microcontrollers features comprehensive diagnostic and self-testing capabilities built into the hardware.
The Case of the Ridiculous Fatigue Calculations
Sherlock Ohms  
9/23/2011   9 comments
In the process of taking fatigue calculations, the data came in sky high at some points and zero at others.
Will an MBA Benefit You?
Electronic News & Comment  
9/19/2011   9 comments
The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree, long a staple for engineers preparing for leadership, is looking pretty enticing lately.
Hot Off the Presses: Design News September Digital Issue
Wolfe's Den  
9/14/2011   Post a comment
Download the free e-magazine and PDF versions of the September issue of Design News.
My Mercury Wiring Harness Nightmare
Mechatronics Zone  
9/13/2011   7 comments
When I attempted to replace a power-window motor on my '96 Mercury I uncovered an amazing nest of wires that controls windows, door locks, and mirror positions.
Amazon's Bezos Patenting 'Blue Origin' Spacecraft
Wolfe's Den  
9/13/2011   10 comments
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is building a commercial spacecraft via his Blue Origin company.
Slideshow: CAD's New Age of Functionality
Features  
9/9/2011   13 comments
After a semi-lost decade, CAD vendors have reinvigorated their focus on CAD, introducing an array of innovative functionality and 3D modeling advances that take CAD to the next level.
Slideshow: Racing at Indy Grand Prix & Le Mans
Features  
9/7/2011   10 comments
Racecars at the American Le Mans Series raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wis., and at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Calif.
TI Microcontroller Tackles Safety Critical Apps
Product News  
9/7/2011   1 comment
A new microcontroller platform from Texas Instruments addresses the need of fault-tolerant and fail-safe products.
Can You Test & Measure With an MCU?
Mechatronics Zone  
9/6/2011   5 comments
The Arduino Uno module provides an easy way to learn about microcontrollers.
Discussion: What's Changed Most in the Design Engineering Profession?
Wolfe's Den  
9/2/2011   2 comments
Design News asks: What's changed most about the design engineering profession in the past decade?
Road to ESC Boston: Silicon vs. the Bad Guys
News  
8/30/2011   3 comments
Joerg Borchert of Infineon Technologies talks about silicon-based security, privacy issues, market drivers, and user needs.
3D Printed Plane Takes Flight
CAD/CAM Corner  
8/29/2011   12 comments
SULSA, an unmanned air vehicle project initiated by the engineering department in Southampton University, is the first aircraft in flight built with select laser sintering (SLS) technology.
ASU Gets Hands-On With Engineering Curriculum
CAD/CAM Corner  
8/19/2011   15 comments
To provide students with a practical approach to aerospace engineering education, Arizona State University has modified its curriculum with a hands-on approach to learning, including employing The MathWorks tools for real-world problem solving.
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