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Ann R. Thryft

Blog
Slideshow: Robots Creeping & Crawling Into New Territory
Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly
5/25/2012  8
A major area of robot research and development comes under the category of biomimetics, or biomimicry, which looks to nature for inspiration. Some robots resemble different kinds of ...

Sylvie Barak

Blog
EVs Second to Natural Gas for Fiat
Sylvie Barak, West Coast Online Reporter, EETimes
5/25/2012  5
Though not the flashiest Italian car manufacturer, the automotive firm Fiat has long been a staple of the country's industrial sector, providing vehicles to a wider mass market than ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

News
Sensors Determine Effects of Explosions on Military Personnel
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
5/25/2012  4
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is testing a gauge that can determine the effects of explosions on soldiers in the field, even if their apparent injuries do not ...

Most recent post: JimT@Future-Product-Innovations... Hmmmm – not sure I endorse this, as I question what value it provides. ...
Charles Murray

News
Indy Aerodynamics the Difference Between Victory & Defeat
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
5/24/2012  27
When packs of drivers jockey for position on the speedway at Sunday's Indianapolis 500, a select group of engineers will be thinking, not about engines and tires, but about the ...

Ken Moffett

Sherlock Ohms
Batteries' Chargers Require a Little Muscle
Ken Moffett
5/24/2012  29
I worked in a biomedical equipment service department for a large university hospital, where a new building had just been finished, and all nursing units were moved in. Shortly ...

Alexander Wolfe

Wolfe's Den
Engineers Are Happy in Role as Non-Managers
Alexander Wolfe, Content Director
5/24/2012  11
If you've remained a technical contributor, eschewing the climb up the corporate ladder, are you happy with your decision? That's the question we posed this month to members of our ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

News
Sensor Monitors Patients' Health in the Cloud
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
5/24/2012  8
A UK-based startup has designed a new device that connects to a cloud-based system to allow a patient's condition to be monitored wirelessly by clinicians even when they are not in ...

Sylvie Barak

Blog
Video: Engineering Ferrari
Sylvie Barak, West Coast Online Reporter, EETimes
5/23/2012  23
Nothing but pasta could possibly be more representative of Italian sumptuousness than Ferrari, the sexy luxury race car brand that made its debut in 1947 with the 125S produced in ...

Elizabeth Montalbano

News
Boeing's Engine Fan Upgrade Maximizes Efficiency
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
5/23/2012  5
Boeing continues to tweak the design of its 737 Max to add fuel efficiency to the next-generation jetliner with a change in the size of fan on the plane's CFM LEAP-1B engine.

Features

Slideshow: Top Cars From 2012 New York International Auto Show
4/9/2012
 17
The 2012 New York International Auto Show showcased hybrids, electric vehicles, performance cars, and classic automobiles.

Slideshow: 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Preview
11/10/2011
 14
The 2012 International Consumer Electronics show has innovative designs of interest to mechanical engineers. Check out our CES slideshow.

Slideshow: Apple iPad 2 Teardown
10/5/2011
 7
UBM TechInsights conducted a teardown of the Apple iPad 2 3G version tablet.

U.S. News Names Best Engineering Schools
9/14/2011
 21
U.S. News & World Report issued its engineering school rankings this week. Are the list's top schools really the best?

Design News 2011 Salary Survey: Best News in Years
8/10/2011
 6
The results of our annual salary survey show solid improvements in pay, as well as overall satisfaction with the engineering profession, despite rising stress levels and a still-tight economy.

My Chevy Volt Test Drive
7/22/2011
 15
The Chevrolet Volt accelerates better, offers more space, and costs more than you might expect.

New Breed of Lithium Batteries
7/20/2011
 14
Higher capacities are enabling cylindrical, prismatic, and flat lithium batteries to move into medical instruments, power tools, and computing applications.

Lunar Crane Design
6/3/2011
 18
Designing a robotic tool changer for use on the moon not only means dealing with the vacuum of space and moon dust, but also the changing scope of requirements for the device.

Electronics & Test
Football Helmet Airbags
Concussion Mitigation Technologies employs dozens of ...
Clippard Demonstrates Pneumatic Guitar
Guitar uses 62 pneumatic valves and 62 pneumatic cylinders, ...
GMC Acadia Center Air Bag
GMC Acadia chief engineer Susan Eckel explains how ...
LEDs Light Up Dodge Dart
Jeff Gale talks about the use of LEDs on the back end of ...
Ford Showcases Its First Plug-in Hybrid
The technical choices that Ford made on its new C-Max ...
Tesla's Model S Nears Production
Khobi Brooklyn of Tesla Motors talks about the advantages ...
What's Next. Right Now.
Mouser urges you to ensure your product life span by not ...
Environmental Commitment
Mouster stresses identifying EOL, obsolete, and NRND products.
Chevy Volt Structure Enhancements
To help the Chevy Volt handle side impacts, GM engineers ...
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Cadillac Explains CUE Infotainment System
Jeff Massimilla of GM explains the technology behind ...
Chevy Volt Deep Dive
Design News editor Charles Murray looks at the Chevy Volt’s ...
Why LEDs Need Microcontrollers
Paul Wilson of NXP explains the role of microcontrollers in ...
Design News Prius PHV Test Drive
Design News weighs in on the technology of the upcoming ...
American Physical Security Group's SW12 ...
Truck stopper: American Physical Security Group's SW12 ...
Gadget Freak #148 - Interactive Beer ...
Since Cameron Hoerig is an engineering student at the ...
NI Week 2010 Keynote Optical Sensing
Using light to measure current and voltage: Engineers at ...
GF170 Smoking Permitted, but Bring a Roast
Anyone can drop a roast or spare ribs into a commercial ...
GF 169_IR Remote Control Toggles ...
Bill Bowden's infrared (IR) receiver decodes the signals ...
GF 169_IR Remote Control Toggles ...
Bill Bowden's infrared (IR) receiver decodes the signals ...
GF 169_IR Remote Control Toggles ...
Bill Bowden's infrared (IR) receiver decodes the signals ...
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Gadget Freak Case #214: Radio Touch Sensors ...
Matt Oppenheim has devised a radio that speaks to an Android smartphone to help the visually ...
Gadget Freak Case #213: Android Brings the ...
Al Linke's interactive mirror can display pictures, running text, simple games, and video ...
Gadget Freak Case #212: Solar Up-Converter ...
William Grill's gadget can take energy from an alternate source (such as the sun) and increase ...
Gadget Freak Case #211: High-Speed ...
To capture quick events, like the pop of a balloon, James Hartnett created a high-speed circuit ...
Gadget Freak Case #210: Digital Timer for ...
When Doug Conner couldn't track his time while night swimming, he created a digital timer with ...
Metal Trumps Plastic in Lawnmower
The plastic gears in the wheels of the mower were not enough to stand up to the steel gears in ...
Shop Vac Flaws Grind Use to a Halt
Trying to fix the shop vac's motor revealed a slew of design problems.
Engine Shakeup Stumps Service Crew
When the engine isn't running right, sometimes you have to wait until it breaks before you learn ...
Cutlery Basket Damages Dishwasher's Rep
The poorly designed utensil basket on this dishwasher could have been improved for just a few ...
Pushbutton Problem Blanks Dehumidifier
The dehumidifier came with pushbuttons that couldn't take the humidity.
Batteries' Chargers Require a Little Muscle
The backup batteries on the medical pumps kept failing. For some reason, the electricity from ...
Monitor Goes Dark Over Cheap Components
The monitor kept blanking out. A look inside revealed that cheap components had blown a decent ...
Failing Sensors Cause Consternation
Wire insulation can make the difference between success and failure in sensors.
Freight Train Kills Cellphone Signal
If your antenna malfunctions every day at a specific time, it could be the ghost is running on ...
Case of the Failing 'C' Batteries
Sometimes failures during the testing function say more about the test than the product.
Petroski on Engineering: Engineering & ...
Experience, both good and bad, guides us in extending the state of the art toward new limits.
5 Common Failure Analysis Mistakes
Recognizing common failure analysis mistakes can help your team resolve issues more quickly and ...
Understanding Fatigue Failures
Designing for fatigue is not as simple as designing for overload, and by understanding basic ...
MEMS Sensors Driving Smart Automotive
Automotive panelists at MEMS Executive Congress Europe wowed conference attendees with ...
Flexible Manufacturing Critical to US Innovation
The US must continue to innovate to regain ground in sectors like manufacturing. But the formula ...
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