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Maker Faire 2009: Cupcake and Snail Art Cars, Solar-Electric Chariots, Recliner-Chair Runabouts and Steampunk Vehicles
The 2009 Maker Faire was an engineer's dream venue, billed by its creator Make magazine as the world's largest DIY event. Attractions included component part and model rocket assembly as well as a diverse set of electric-powered vehicles. Full Story >>
Jun 1 2009 10:45 AM EDT
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Hybrids in Motion
Green, hybridized motion technology using electric and hydraulic solutions is poised to deliver increasing levels of immediate impact in commercial vehicles. What remains to be seen is how hybrid production ramps up in the next 12 months, and how effectively engineering investments pay off on targets of 30-50 percent fuel savings. Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 02:00 AM EDT
Servo Motor Sizing Concepts
Misconceptions engineers can fall into when selecting a servo motor include sizing based on the horsepower rating of the presently installed motor or sizing based exclusively on the application's torque requirements, and that the inertia ratio must be 1:1. Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 02:00 AM EDT
Automotive Power MOSFETs Accelerate Progress of Automotive Electronics
The evolution of Automotive Power MOSFETs is accelerating the impact on the progress of automobile power devices. Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 02:00 AM EDT
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Air France Crash Underscores Challenge of Designing Complex Automated Systems
An engineer/pilot discusses the circumstances surrounding the Air France Flight 447 crash and the possible consequences of aeronautical system design choices. Full Story >>
Jun 4 2009 11:14 AM EDT
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Challenges Loom on Tesla's Model S Project
Battery experts say the Tesla Model S, with a 300-mile driving range and $49,900 price tag, will present big challenges for engineers. Full Story >>
Jun 24 2009 08:50 AM EDT
Surveillance Relies on Unmanned Flying Vehicles
The U.S. Dept. of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is pursuing the next generation of smaller craft dubbed Nano Air Vehicles (NAVs). Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 03:15 PM EDT
Drag Racing Goes Electric
Electric vehicles with such names as White Zombie, Crazyhorse, Maniac Mazda and KillaCycle are beating Corvettes and Dodge Vipers in drag races. Full Story >>
May 25 2009 11:55 AM EDT
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HP Teams with Parallels on Virtual 3-D Workstation
HP and Parallels are partnering on a virtualization solution that lets a single HP Z800 workstation run multiple graphics-intensive applications simultaneously at optimum performance. Full Story >>
Jun 8 2009 11:16 AM EDT
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IBM and Siemens Partner around Enterprise PLM
IBM and Siemens PLM Software are partnering around enterprise PLM, launching consulting services in addition to Teamcenter 8.0, built on the IBM SOA and middleware platform. Full Story >>
Jun 22 2009 09:13 AM EDT
Model-Based Design Helps Aerospace Engineers
Model-Based Design helps aerospace companies reduce development time and improve quality while accommodating demands for greater system complexity from customers and the government. Full Story >>
Jun 12 2009 02:00 AM EDT
New Technologies May Create Personal Athletic Shoes
There's an emerging convergence of computer-aided design, digital manufacturing and materials technology that may be bringing very personal athletic shoes closer to reality. Full Story >>
May 18 2009 02:00 AM EDT
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Carbon Nanotubes and Fiber Will Revolutionize Plastics Design
Significant carbon expansions and product development efforts will change how design engineers think about creating stiffness and electrical discharge properties in plastics. Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 02:00 AM EDT
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A Bicycle Built for a Flea
To demonstrate just how far the capabilities of small wire EDM (electrical discharge machining) have come in the past decade, researchers at Swiss-based GF AgieCharmilles produced a micro-size mountain bike. Full Story >>
Jun 26 2009 09:10 AM EDT
Refillable Water Bottle Wins NPE Award
Eastman Chemical Co. received the Sustainable Consumer Product Award for the KOR ONE bottle at the International Plastics Design Competition. Full Story >>
Jun 25 2009 10:41 AM EDT
New Fastener Technology Can Boost Productivity
The PEM Cost Savings Program introduces a free service to assist companies in potentially reducing their total "assembled cost" of products and designs. Full Story >>
Jun 15 2009 10:43 AM EDT
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Challenges Loom on Tesla's Model S Project
Battery experts say the Tesla Model S, with a 300-mile driving range and $49,900 price tag, will present big challenges for engineers. Full Story >>
Jun 24 2009 08:50 AM EDT
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New Engine Technology Will Boost Fuel Mileage
Electronic management of oil and transmission fluid temperatures promises to substantially boost engine efficiencies and extend oil life. Full Story >>
Jun 9 2009 10:37 AM EDT
Drag Racing Goes Electric
Electric vehicles with such names as White Zombie, Crazyhorse, Maniac Mazda and KillaCycle are beating Corvettes and Dodge Vipers in drag races. Full Story >>
May 25 2009 11:55 AM EDT
Shock Absorbers Boost Fuel Economy
Levant Power, a spin-off company formed by MIT students, has developed a hydraulic technique for harvesting energy from bumps in the road. Full Story >>
May 7 2009 11:22 AM EDT
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Up in a Down Economy
Design News' 2009 salary survey for engineers reports compensation results across a variety of demographic factors as well as data on how engineers and their companies are coping with the economic downturn. Full Story >>
Jun 25 2009 02:46 PM EDT
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Highly Qualified Engineers Having Trouble Finding Work
Out-of-work engineers say their age, the slumping economy and the fact there are too many candidates and not enough jobs are the major factors keeping them on the unemployment line. Full Story >>
Jun 26 2009 09:52 AM EDT
After Downturn, A Brighter Future for Automotive Engineers
Experts say a better future is coming for automotive engineers, but after the economic collapse the technical community will need to adapt. Full Story >>
Jun 26 2009 09:18 AM EDT
University, Industry Launches Mechatronics Degree Program
Purdue University Calumet has launched the country's first bachelor's degree program in mechatronic engineering technology. Full Story >>
Jun 5 2009 11:24 AM EDT
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Gadget Freak Case 142: GameCube Cop Keeps the Peace
Jeremy Willden's children no longer fight over the Nintendo GameCube, thanks to his electronic Time Turner.
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Siemens Emphasizes Productivity with Teamcenter 8 Release
Siemens PLM Software unveils Teamcenter 8, touting productivity enhancements on...
Design Tools | Jun 29 2009 12:29 PM EDTLEDs Gaining Ground in Automotive Applications
LEDs are finding a home in automotive stop lamps, brake lights, headlights and...
Automotive | Jun 25 2009 01:23 PM EDTAn Engineer's Journey through the Often Murky Patent Application Process
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the patent application process and subsequent...
Careers | Jun 25 2009 10:23 AM EDTSKF's President Johnstone Positive about Future
Though SKF Group's sales have taken a hit by the recent downturn (down 18.4...
Motion Control/Automation | Jun 24 2009 09:31 AM EDTPTC's Relex Acquisition Fleshes out Product Analytics Strategy
PTC acquires Relex, adding metrics around product reliability and safety to its...
Design Tools | Jun 16 2009 02:42 PM EDTLatest Blog Postings
The Smart Money Makes Bets on Engineering Nylon
The nylon business may be weak right now, but the smart money says it has a bright future. Last week, I reported from the National Plastics Exposition that Invista, a major chemical producer, is entering the engineering nylon business. Now, there’s another new name in the business- Ascend Performance Materials. That’s what the nylon business formerly owned by St. Louis-based Solutia ...
Posted in Engineering Materials | 2009-07-02 16:23:02 EDT
The Adventure of the Clogged Fins
Contributing Writer Harshwardhan Gupta
I was once called in the late 90s to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) to solve a problem of a large motor of a hammer mill repeatedly burning out. The mill was used for grinding spices, and was originally supplied with a 15 horsepower, 2-pole DOL start 3-phase AC motor. The mill was regularly used to grind a variety of spice blends, and worked perfectly for about 12 ...
Posted in Sherlock Ohms | 2009-07-02 12:49:33 EDT
Bogus Bearings Seized, Cunning Counterfeiters Thwarted
In a press release posted on its website, Swedish bearing maker SKF Group reports that over 30 tons of bogus bearings carrying the SKF name were confiscated from a non-authorized dealer in the Czech Republic. The company points out that the manufacture and trade of counterfeit products is a growing global problem.
In a blog post for Electronics Weekly after a trip to China to research the i ...
Posted in Made by Monkeys | 2009-07-02 12:39:30 EDT
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