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Newark's 2008 Global Environmental Challenge Call for Entries
Electronics distributor Premier Farnell and its U.S subsidiary Newark announced entries are now being accepted for the 2008 Live EDGE Competition. Full Story
2008-10-08 09:07:06 EDT
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Navigating DARPA's Urban Challenge
Vehicle positioning systems that combine GPS with inertial sensors and wheel encoders have emerged as a key enabling technology in the DARPA Urban Challenge. Ten teams including the top two finishers made use of a positioning and orientation system from Applanix Corp. Louis Nastro, Applanix's director of land products, explains how these systems have evolved to give positioning accuracies down to just a few centimeters. 7:32
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FIRST Robotics Championship: An Intense Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition Director Bill Miller tells Sean Snyder how intense the competition will be next week at the FIRST Competition Championship. Finalists will convene in Atlanta's Georgia Dome and were selected from 1,300 teams consisting of 32,000 high schoolers.
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International Bicycle Parking Design Competition Seeks out New "CityRack"
The New York City Department of Transportation is holding an international CityRacks design competition for a new bicycle parking system in the City of New York. The competition focuses on both... View Blog Post
2008-03-26 08:59:14 EDT -
RoboCup Fosters Engineering for Large-Scale Disasters
When I think RoboCup, autonomous robots kicking soccer balls indoors is the first image that springs to mind. But there’s a lot more behind RoboCup than I realized. RoboCup aims to use... View Blog Post
2008-03-20 10:50:58 EDT -
MIT's 13th place Solar Decathlon finish: Get over it, Matt
"Disgusting." That’s how Matt Traum who owns the popular "I have the Power" blog characterized my post on MIT placing 13th in the Solar Decathlon. I can accept Matt defending his grad school... View Blog Post
2007-11-05 03:26:35 EST -
Germans prevail in Solar Decathlon, MIT dogs it
The Germans once again proved their mettle in engineering by winning the Solar Decathlon that occurred on the National Mall in Washington Oct. 12-20. My colleague Sean Snyder pointed to the... View Blog Post
2007-10-23 09:35:19 EDT -
Solar Decathlon's Sunny Home Show
If you happen to be in Washington this week, take a walk down to the Mall and check out the Solar Decathlon where teams from 20 universities and colleges are vying to design and build the best... View Blog Post
2007-10-15 07:39:31 EDT -
3D CAD Providers Target Students
3D CAD providers are pulling out the stops trying to acquaint university and K-12 students with their software. Through sponsorships and with the release of special student editions, 3D CAD and... View Blog Post
2007-12-12 04:44:35 EST -
Hall Effect Sensors: From Highways to Laundry Rooms
As home appliances get smarter and smarter, they’re making use of sensing and control technologies long found in more sophisticated products such as cars. Micronas, a supplier of... View Blog Post
2008-08-25 04:36:32 EDT -
Encoder Fights Thermal Drift
Even a little bit of thermal drift can present a big problem for production machines that require dead-on positioning accuracy. HEIDENHAIN has now come up with a solution that can help machine... View Blog Post
2008-08-04 05:48:24 EDT -
Duke’s Smart Home Signals Beginning of Green Universities
Duke University has claimed the first LEED-platinum-rated residence hall on the planet. This achievement signals the beginning of a welcome and inevitable greening of university campuses... View Blog Post
2008-08-03 19:36:15 EDT
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