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Rob Spiegel

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Do You Dream in CAD? You Might Be an Engineer
Rob Spiegel, Senior Editor, Automation & Motion Control
11/14/2014  5
OK. You let us know through your comments on the last "You know you're an engineer if ..." post that you agree and disagree with the notions of what makes an engineer tick. Here are ...

Most recent post: cwoodhouse... OMG that happened to me yesterday!
Elizabeth Montalbano

STEM Connection
Slideshow: Makers Decorate White House for the Holidays
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
11/14/2014  2
Each year the White House makes a huge effort to have festive Christmas holiday decorations. This year will be no different, with one exception -- the Obamas' decorations will ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

Blog
You Generate the Power on Polaris eBike
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
11/14/2014  3

Chris Wiltz

Blog
The Atlas Robot is Agile Enough to Mimic 'The Karate Kid'
Chris Wiltz, Managing Editor
11/14/2014  2
Thanks to software created by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), a research group based out of the Florida University system, the Atlas robot has achieved ...

Charles Murray

Electronics News
Engineering Disasters: A Deadly Mistake in Kansas City
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
11/13/2014  33
More than 35 years later, the post-mortem on one of the country's worst engineering disasters appears to be simple. A contractor asked for a change in an original design. The change ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

Blog
Device Will Never Let You Forget Your Password -- it's Your Heartbeat
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
11/13/2014  10
Biometric identification for access to devices is nothing new, but a Canadian company has put a new spin on the technology by using people’s heartbeats to allow them to ...

Dale Boyke

Guest Blogs
The Sound Beneath the Floors
Dale Boyke, Parker Hannifin
11/13/2014  2
At its core, sound is a relatively simple natural phenomenon caused by pressure pulsations or vibrations propagating through various mediums in the world around us. We are ...

Cabe Atwell

Blog
Solar Sponge Generates Steam by Soaking Up the Sun's Rays
Cabe Atwell, Contributing Editor, Design Hardware & Software
11/13/2014  4
MIT researchers have developed a "solar sponge" that uses sunlight to convert water into steam with amazing efficiency. Not only does the sponge effectively convert solar energy ...

Rob Spiegel

Blog
10 Programmable Robots for Kids
Rob Spiegel, Senior Editor, Automation & Motion Control
11/12/2014  6
Here are some toys that parents would love to put together for their kids -- it may actually be hard for the kid to wrestle these toys out of the parent's hands. What engineer ...

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Features

System Integration & Small Electric Actuators
10/28/2014
 0
As the industry has grown and adapted to the various types of automation and motion control solutions, achieving the desired result with the least cost and effort on behalf of the user has always been the top priority.

Metal & Ceramic Matrix Composites Beat the Heat
10/24/2014
 2
Engineers are looking more to metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites to solve design & materials problems in thermal management and lighten up industrial turbines and jet engines, as well as traditional aerospace & defense uses.

Portable Wireless Device Characterization Requires Speed & Sensitivity
10/20/2014
 1
To satisfy the market demand for low-power wireless devices, device developers and production test engineers will require an extensive mix of test instrument capabilities.

Accuracy & Repeatability in Linear Motion Systems
10/17/2014
 0
With linear systems moving to higher precision operation, it’s important to understand how actuator performance factors into new system design.

Innovations in BLDC Motor Driver ICs
10/16/2014
 0
This article will explain how advances in integrated BLDC drivers featuring on-chip commutation considerably reduce BLDC motor control cost and development time.

COTS Mobile Devices in Automation
10/15/2014
 0
The emergence of mobile devices in the factory presents a technology advantage using low-cost consumer electronics.

3D Printing: A Balance of Promise Vs. Practicality
10/13/2014
 12
Is 3D printing a fashionable manufacturing trend with more style than substance, or does it have viable consumer and commercial staying power?

A Level Approach to Automotive Connectivity
10/10/2014
 0
The auto industry’s ideal connector solution is one that balances performance and cost, while delivering bandwidth to fuel the needs of automotive manufacturers and consumers.

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This project is an experiment in generating supersonic ...
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The Arduino is great for connecting with hardware but has a ...
A Lesson In Lithium-Ion Volatility
During a teardown of the iPad Air and Microsoft Surface Pro ...
Gadget Freak Case #266: The Window Watcher
The Window Watcher stops the burglar before he does damage ...
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The DDV-IP is an inverted pendulum driving machine. The ...
CUI AMT Encoder: Digi-Key Another Geek ...
Watch as Digi-Key’s Reid Landsrud pushes CUI’s AMT encoder ...
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Adam Berger hacked a computer keyboard into a mini key-tar ...
The Easy Way to Control a Robot
Daymon Thompson of Beckhoff Automation uses Google Glass to ...
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Dick Bipes couldn't find a boat lift remote with the specs ...
Gadget Freak Case #261: Dr. Seuss ...
Colorado State University students have created a Dr. Seuss ...
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This solar charge controller, which is placed between a ...
Gadget Freak Case #259: Gag Bomb ...
This Hollywood movie-style gag bomb doubles as an alarm ...
Gadget Freak Case #258: Memory Wire ...
Marin Davide created a prototype of a moving biped using a ...
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You can put this thermometer anywhere with WiFi and collect ...
Low-Profile Retaining Rings
Smalley Hoopster® Rings fit into shallower grooves than ...
Gadget Freak Case #256: Yoga Breathalyzer
The yoga breathalyzer is a breath visualization tool that ...
Gadget Freak Case #255: Touch-Sensitive ...
Roshenac Mitchell's aim for the project was to aid the ...
Motor/Gearhead Extend Applications
Micromo is pushing its components into some innovative and ...
Gadget Freak Case #254: Motion ...
Don Lutz created blinking animatronic eyes to animate a ...
Piezo Motor With Integrated Encoder
The new LR-17 rotary motor, offered with an integrated ...
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Gadget Freak of the Year Reader Vote: Round 1
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This project is an experiment in generating supersonic shock waves called detonation waves.
Gadget Freak Case #267: What Happens When ...
The Arduino is great for connecting with hardware but has a limited user interface. Apple’s iOS ...
Gadget Freak Case #266: The Window Watcher
The Window Watcher stops the burglar before he does damage or enters the house. House ...
Gadget Freak Case #264: Drink Delivery ...
The DDV-IP is a two-wheeled self-balancing robot that can deliver cold beverages to thirsty ...
Slideshow: Makers Decorate White House for ...
The ornaments will be the result of the first-ever White House 3D-Printed Ornament Challenge, a ...
Inexpensive Incubator Tops Dyson Awards
This year's James Dyson Award winner created an inexpensive incubator to help curb childhood ...
Would You Let Your Kids Play With Atomic Energy?
In the early 1950s, the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab offered young people the opportunity to ...
Students: NASA Wants You to Design its Next ...
The winner of NASA's Design a Space Tool Challenge will watch the winning tool being printed on ...
Siemens Furthers STEM Initiative in NC
Siemens PLM Software has made an in-kind donation of software to Central Piedmont Community ...
Welding Gun Not So 'New & Improved'
Made by Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops.
The Washer Suffered from Planned Obsolescence
Made by Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops.
Dryer Dies Due to a 12-Cent Resistor
Made By Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops.
Are Old Cars Better Than New Cars?
Made by Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops.
Changing the Starter Revealed Wrong Bolts
Made by Monkeys highlights products that somehow slipped by the QC cops.
The Singing Telephone Switch
Sherlock Ohms highlights stories told by engineers who have used their deductive reasoning and ...
Sherlock Ohms Discovers the Backward ICs
Sherlock Ohms highlights stories told by engineers who have used their deductive reasoning and ...
The Challenge of Designing a 1- to 4-Way ...
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Malfunctioning Fridge Causes Meltdown
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