Captain Hybrid Slideshow: Electric Car Batteries Get Bigger Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test2/10/2012 7 To boost the range of pure electric vehicles (EVs), automakers need more onboard energy. To get more energy, they need bigger battery packs.
Mechatronics Zone How Many Calculus Classes Do Engineers Need? Jon Titus, Contributing Technical Editor2/10/2012 7 As an undergraduate, I took five semesters of calculus. The last semester on partial differential equations supposedly gave me a head start for grad school in my chosen field of ...
Captain Hybrid Chevy Volt's Big Problem Isn't Safety, It's Cost Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test2/9/2012 53 In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
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Electronic News & Comment Design News Radio Explores Medical Electronics Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test2/9/2012 11 If you design medical devices and want to learn more about electronics, then join us on Design News Radio Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Captain Hybrid Electric School Bus Eliminates 'Range Anxiety' Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test2/8/2012 17 Smith Electric Vehicles has teamed with Trans Tech Bus to roll out a 42-passenger, 26,000lb electric bus, called the Newton eTrans, which it hopes will change the way children get ...
Sherlock Ohms Can You Hear Air Traffic Control Now? Clint Millett 2/8/2012 8 My first job out of college was with the Canadian government, working at a major international airport maintaining the radar and communications systems. It was a relaxing job. Not ...
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Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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