News Packaging Materials Grown From Mushrooms Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly2/10/2012 8 It's one thing to create bio-based resins from food crop feedstocks. It's another to produce them using sugar cane trash and other plant waste to avoid competing with human food and ...
Product News 3D Smart Vision Simplifies 2D Factory Inspection Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly2/8/2012 5 Even if a factory inspection system doesn't need 3D stereo vision, the tool can simplify 2D image processing. Two synchronized 2D cameras can create stereo 3D images that help ...
Guest Blogs When Environmental Stress Cracking Strikes Dave Palmer, Failure Analysis Expert2/3/2012 20 An injection-molded part with a pressed-in brass insert was found to crack during testing. There were multiple cracks, all originating from the insert. The cracked part was brought ...
Guest Blogs Petroski on Engineering: Armchair Design & Analysis Henry Petroski, Professor of Civil Engineering, Duke University2/2/2012 21 The tray table that folds in half for stowage in the armrest of an airline seat is something I have long admired for its design ingenuity, but long cursed for its operational ...
News Composites Reinforced With 3D Architectures Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly2/2/2012 6 Materials scientists at the ETH-Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich) have developed a technique for creating an entirely new family of composites based on mimicking ...
News Additive Manufacturing Tops Materials Trends for 2012 Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly2/1/2012 18 The five most important materials trends of this coming year, like the top five for 2011, will enable volume
News Composites Process Combines Injection Molding & Thermoforming Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly1/31/2012 12 A German partnership has completed a multiyear project to develop a hybrid injection-molding/thermoforming process for making complex components from fiber-reinforced composite ...
News 'Performance' Car Seat Eliminates Steel Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly1/30/2012 13 Plastics and chemical giant BASF and automotive supplier Faurecia have co-developed a car seat backrest that integrates the seat frame and back panel into a single structure. The ...
Engineering Materials Ford Recycles CES Plastic for Car Seats Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly1/27/2012 21 I thought it was pretty cool to find out that Ford Motor Company is converting recycled plastic water bottles and other plastic waste into car seats for the 2012 Ford Focus ...
Design News 2011 Salary Survey: Best News in Years 8/10/2011 5 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.
Design for Recyclability 7/12/2011 10 Component reduction through modular design and fastener standardization is paving the way for faster disassembly.
How Advanced Materials Improve Aerospace Engines 5/26/2011 1 As aerospace manufacturers look for high-temperature materials that increase performance, improve fuel efficiency and satisfy safety standards, while lowering manufacturing costs, advanced ceramics and high-performance superalloys play an increasingly important role in aerospace engine design.
High-Tech Implants 5/19/2011 1 Recovery rates for wounded U.S. soldiers are improving dramatically because of advanced processes for producing custom cranial implants.
Engineers Give Bioplastics Thumbs Up 5/5/2011 1 Many problems remain, however, including cost, properties, their claimed environmental benefits, and potential impact on food supplies.
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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