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.
Bill Gates Funds 'Big Battery' Startup Electronic News & Comment 12/13/2011 41 comments One of the great underappreciated issues of renewable energy isn't whether seagulls are banging into turbine blades, but whether intermittent sources of power have any real value in a world without energy storage.
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.
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.
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.
Design Tool Sector Soars CAD/CAM Corner 7/27/2011 6 comments The product lifecycle management (PLM) and design tool sector has returned to peak growth levels, according to a new CIMdata report.
Salary Survey Says You Make $93,465 Wolfe's Den 7/26/2011 8 comments The results of Design News annual salary survey are in and they say design engineers received their first increase in average base salary in two years.
Are Smart Grids on the Verge of Viability? Blog 7/12/2011 5 comments California utility "grand plans" headline a summer of new smart grid activity, but have we really seen much progress since the 2008-2009 boom and bust?
Welcome to the New Design News Community Wolfe's Den 6/23/2011 22 comments Our elegant redesign shouldn't obscure our underlying purpose – it's all about enabling you to interact with your peers and with our editors.
Alt Energy Smackdown Blog 5/20/2011 Post a comment Now that various forms of alternative energy have gained some serious credibility over the past few years it seemed a good time to ask the engineers on our System & Product Design Engineering group on LinkedIn what they thought.
Sandia Sizes up Wind Turbine Blade Design Features 1/24/2011 Post a comment Armed with HyperSizer optimization software and FEA, Sandia pursues innovations in large wind turbine blade design, aiming for a balance between low weight and structural integrity.
Excel Gear Switches from Guns to Green News 10/19/2010 Post a comment Gearbox producer Excel Gear has pivoted from producing a five-axis, materials handling crane and battleship gun turret gearbox to providing gearboxes for the wind power industry.
New Coatings Improve Bearing Life Features 9/1/2010 Post a comment More than a decade of research and development has resulted in new coating technologies that expand the performance of rolling element bearings far beyond previous limits.
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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