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Rob Spiegel

Gadget Freak
Slideshow: Brilliant Gadgets From the Hands of the Young
Rob Spiegel, Senior Editor, Automation & Control
5/24/2013  3
Look out, world. Here comes a generation of wildly creative engineers.

Elizabeth Montalbano

Blog
MIT Research Could Dramatically Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
5/24/2013  3
By experimenting with the photovoltaic reaction in solar cells, researchers at MIT have made a breakthrough in energy efficiency that significantly pushes the boundaries of current ...

Cabe Atwell

CAD/CAM Corner
AMD's Fireproof R5000 Remote GPU Brings Multitasking to a New Level
Cabe Atwell, Contributing Editor, Design Hardware & Software
5/24/2013  0
AMD's (Advanced Micro Devices) latest release of its FirePro R5000 GPU brings a cloud-based graphics boost, along with unparalleled performance, to the workstation. But, in a world ...

Frank Koditek

Guest Blogs
Green Designs for Industrial Cable
Frank Koditek, Belden
5/24/2013  3
Industrial manufacturing and eco-friendly don't usually appear in the same sentence. In fact, they seem like polar opposites.

Charles Murray

Electronic News & Comment
Slideshow: LEDs Gaining Traction in Vehicles
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
5/23/2013  10
With light-emitting diodes (LEDs) dropping in price virtually every year, automakers have begun employing them, not only on luxury vehicles, but on entry-level models, as well.

Cabe Atwell

CAD/CAM Corner
3D Printing Round-Up: Innovative Medical Field & Space Exploration Pursuits
Cabe Atwell, Contributing Editor, Design Hardware & Software
5/23/2013  10
We've already seen many cases of the innovative push 3D printing is inspiring all over the map. The 3D printing revolution seems to have a knack for quickly moving technology ahead ...

Max Maxfield

Blog
Your Chance to Win an Exploration & Discovery Experience & Go Behind the Scenes at NASA
Max Maxfield, Editor in Chief, All Programmable Planet
5/23/2013  8
I love everything to do with space and space travel. I remember the hairs standing up on the back of my neck when I watched the first men land on the moon in 1969. (I still choke up ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

Product News
Advantech Launches New Series of Motion-Control I/O Modules
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
5/23/2013  0
Advantech has launched a new series of motion-control I/O modules to meet the increased demands that come with more distributed industrial systems that require control of a growing ...

Charles Murray

Electronic News & Comment
LEDs at Heart of Cadillac CTS 'Signature'
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
5/22/2013  28
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. "LEDs have helped us ...

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Features

Sensors Help Shrink Medical Devices
5/13/2013
 2
Miniaturization allows for the use of sensors in medical applications where they couldn’t previously be used.

Slideshow: Platinum Temperature Sensor Technology
5/6/2013
 1
This article explores the inherent properties of platinum temperature sensors, the types of platinum RTD elements available, and typical applications.

New Payment Methods Are Aimed at People on the Go
4/26/2013
 8
In a society where consumers and businesses alike prize speed and convenience, mobile payment technologies are poised for tremendous growth.

M2M Gives Eyes & Ears to the Enterprise
4/12/2013
 4
Just as mobile computing has transformed the lives of consumers, machine-to-machine telemetry is revolutionizing business operations in every field, from healthcare to manufacturing to transportation.

Device Manufacturers Embrace Electrically Conductive Adhesives
4/8/2013
 5
As the trend toward compact, high-functioning devices evolves, electrically conductive adhesives are proving key components in the manufacturing process.

Fully Integrated Motion Controllers Power Mobile, Social Robots
4/5/2013
 5
While advanced controllers have exponentially increased the number and kind of tasks industrial robots can accomplish, mobile robotics brings a new set of challenges to motion control that favors the compact, increasingly integrated motion control systems.

The Convergence of Safety & Control
4/4/2013
 2
Integrated safety is becoming predominant in automation strategies.

There’s No Excuse for Not Designing Virtually
4/3/2013
 7
When design engineers want more than the default look and feel, software should be customizable and extensible, ensuring they can define appearance and behaviors.

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Driving a Virtual Race Car
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The power windows were working as they were supposed to. That was one problem. Operator error ...
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The brakes work just fine, but the brake sensor light has a life of its own.
The Messed Up RF Generator
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