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Go behind the scenes with Design News to see how PBS' television program Design Squad is peaking an engineering interest in young viewers. Learn how young engineers met the challenge of building and racing gravity bikes in our feature story, podcasts, videos and image gallery.
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Caterpillar Uses New Tool to Reduce Steel Costs
Soaring costs are putting a new emphasis on cost reduction at major OEMs such as Caterpillar in Peoria, IL, which is recording savings of 5-7 percent with new software. Full Story
2008-08-25 03:06:28 EDT -
Flexible Delivery Model Makes AutoCAD Updates More Accessible
Autodesk rolls out a new Flexible Software Delivery model for AutoCAD, making product updates, new feature subsets and bug fixes more readily available to subscription customers. Full Story
2008-08-22 04:14:34 EDT -
Teamwork is the Key to Innovation, Author tells NIWeek Attendees
Andrew Hargadon talks about green initiatives during keynote address at NIWeek 2008. Full Story
2008-08-08 06:54:35 EDT -
Lego, NI Team up on Robotic Toy
Lego Education and National Instruments teamed up to create WeDo, a toy that teaches software programming to kids aged 7-11. Full Story
2008-08-06 03:48:11 EDT -
National Instruments Prepares for 'Green Engineering' Era
Dr. James Truchard, founder of National Instruments, told attendees at NIWeek new graphical programming software will serve as the foundation for the next generation of green engineering projects. Full Story
2008-08-05 09:12:09 EDT -
Graphical Software Adds More Multi-Core Capabilities
National Instruments rolled out LabView 8.6 at NIWeek 2008, adding a better math engine and optimized software algorithms to deal with complex multi-processor problems. Full Story
2008-08-04 10:47:11 EDT
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Design Squad Teams Build Gravity Bikes
Design Squad Host Nate Ball talks about the challenges of designing and building a gravity bike, and his background as a mechanical engineer.
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Developing Design Squad Projects
Design Squad Advisor Dr. Woodie Flowers describes developing the projects for the teams on the PBS television program and explains why CAD or other design tools would not have helped the build process.
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Got Design Tools?
Imagine, a major CAD company JUST selling design tools. It makes no sense in the age of PLM and large enterprise systems that oversee product conception, design, use and end of life. How... View Blog Post
2008-08-22 05:55:47 EDT -
PROTOTYPE THIS! Series Makes Innovation A Discovery
If you’re sick to death of the reality and dumb games shows crowding the air waves this summer, Discovery Channel’s fall programming lineup is offering a welcome reprieve.The new PROTOTYPE... View Blog Post
2008-07-28 03:27:52 EDT
Trek Lime, Madone - The Next Steps in the Bicycle Evolution
Innovative bicycle manufacturer Trek has given Design News plenty to write about over the years. Peruse our coverage for news on Trek's latest: the Lime, a bike for the "non-biker," and the Madone, for those who bike like Lance. Read More
Design Squad: A PBS Kids Program
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Design Squad's website for a complete episode list, cast information
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Whalen Gravity Sports
Check out Design Squad client and gravity biker Tom Whalen's website to find out more about the sport of gravity biking. Full Story
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