ADVERTISEMENT
You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds.
You will be redirected to your destination in 10 seconds.
Polling Question
- Home
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Hydrogen Power: Hope or Hype?
- This Week in Engineering History
- Engineering for the Military
- Engineering Behind the Chevy Volt
- Golden Mousetrap Winners
- Design News' 2008 Engineer of the Year
- DN Video Library
- Webcasts
- Gadget Freak
- Mechatronics Zone
- Sensor Solutions
- Podcasts
- Blogs
- Events
- Resource Center
RSS Feeds- Design News Archives
- OEM Supplier Search
Advertisement
Episode List for Daily News Podcast Library
« Back to Table of Contents | ↓ Bottom of list | 
Subscribe
NYW Host Norm Abram Gives Thumbs Up on Engineered Lumber
Scarce dimensional lumber is being replaced by engineered (or manufactured) woods and NYW host Norm Abram likes the trend.
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
How NYW Host Norm Abram Prepares for the Show
Most of the time New Yankee Workshop (NYW) host Norm Abram builds prototypes, but sometimes he doesn’t. And he always looks to impart some new technique or tool in every NYW episode.
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
The Courage to Take a Risk
Burt Rutan, founder of California’s Scaled Composites tells what is needed to spur innovation in aerospace.
Posted: Jan 8, 2007
Novel Materials Technology Boosts Battery Power
Listen to Mil Ovan of Firefly Energy explain how a proprietary carbon foam structure can replace lead plates in batteries, improving performance and reducing costs.
Posted: Nov 5, 2007
How Norm Abram and Russell Morash Got the Idea for a Kitchen Series
Don’t want to pay for fortune for kitchen cabinets? Then watch the 2008 New Yankee Workshop series starting in January when Norm Abram revamps a 30-year-old kitchen.
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
The Personal CAD Market Explained
Alibre Chairman Paul Grayson, a long time graphics software veteran, believes low-cost CAD tools are now within the reach of engineers working at home on either work-related or personal projects. Grayson and Alibre CEO Greg Milliken call it the "Personal CAD" market. DN Editor-in-Chief John Dodge interviewed the pair at the Design News offices Thursday. 5:45
Posted: Mar 28, 2008
Nano Antennae Collect Solar Energy
A new method for collecting solar energy uses nano-sized antennae printed on thin sheets. Researcher Steve Novak discusses the process for this method and the timeline for implementation. 8:56
Posted: Feb 15, 2008
Engineering Lessons from NYW Host Norm Abram
Norm Abram studied mechanical engineering in college and makes comparisons between woodworking and engineering.
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
Bendable Concrete Uses Unique Plastic Filaments
In this podcast, Professor Victor Li of the University of Michigan discusses a new bendable concrete composite reinforced with fibers that can improve building and bridge construction. 7:44
Posted: Nov 5, 2007
Tungsten Compounds are Replacing Lead
An Ohio injection molder has replaced 50 lead applications with new tungsten-filled polymers as medical equipment and other manufacturers strive to meet RoHS bans on lead. 9:00
Posted: Jun 28, 2007
Designing for the Third World
Dean Kamen, president of DEKA Research and the 1994 Design News Engineer of the Year reviews his latest projects in this exclusive interview.
Posted: Jan 8, 2007
Simulation Takes Center Stage in Rebuilding New Orleans’ Levees
After Katrina, Colonel Lewis F. Setliff III led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in rebuilding 220 miles of New Orleans’ hurricane protection systems. Computer simulation technology played a key role.
Posted: Nov 5, 2007
DEKA Produces Robotic Prosthetic Arm for Amputee Soldiers
Under a DARPA contract, DEKA Research and Development is producing a robotic prosthetic arm for amputee soldiers recovering from war-related injuries. Tom Faska, program manager for DEKA’s development of the arm, discusses its progress and future implementation. 10:50
Posted: Dec 10, 2007
Synthetics Are Booted as Combat Materials
Hear clothing expert Mitch Driggers describe new materials combinations that will protect American combat soldiers in Iraq from fires caused by improvised explosive devices. 10:41
Posted: Dec 10, 2007
Boeing's Chief 787 Dreamliner Engineer Talks Technology
Tom Cogan oversees the integration of all the new technology in the Boeing's newest jetliner, the
787 Dreamliner. In this podcast, he talks about the cabin, flight deck, aerodynamics and power systems.
Read the full interview here. DN editor-in-chief John Dodge is the interviewer. 17:43
Posted: May 15, 2007
A Future with Renewable Petroleum
David Berry, principal of Flagship Ventures, has discovered a method for creating renewable petroleum with his company LS9. In this podcast, Berry discusses how this breakthrough developed. 4:58
Posted: Oct 12, 2007
The Struggle With Compliance Data Continues
Mike Burkett of AMR Research explains the hurdles that remain as companies struggle to comply with environmental directives. He also advocates a federal U.S. RoHS directive.
Posted: Mar 22, 2007
Why Intel is No Longer Aligned with OLPC
OLPC President of Software and Content Walter Bender talks about Intel’s decision to withdraw from the affordable laptop program and where OLPC stands in light of this news. 4:37
Posted: Jan 8, 2008
Digital Contact Lenses Pass Test
Researchers at the University of Washington recently performed tests on contact lenses featuring embedded circuitry. In this podcast, UW assistant professor in electrical engineering and researcher Babak Parvis talks about the lenses, the tests and what the next step is for the future.
Posted: Jan 24, 2008
Interplanetary Possibilities with Reusable Launch Rockets
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the key to interplanetary life is affordability. In this podcast, Musk discusses the production of reusable launch rockets and the possibility of becoming a space-fairing civilization.
Posted: Oct 8, 2007
Design for Environment: Past, Present and Future
What’s the future of environmental technology? Pam Gordon, president of Technology Forecasters Inc. and author of Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment talks about the design-for-environment timeline, past, present and future. 15:14
Posted: Jan 24, 2008
New LED Color Technology Debuts in Tahoe
Buttons and knobs in the Chevy Tahoe SUV use patented fluorescing dyes molded in polycarbonate resin to achieve new custom lighting effects at a 65-percent cost savings. 10:14
Posted: Feb 4, 2008
Plextronics Pushes Conductive Plastics for Solar Cells
Jim Dietz says Plextronics has achieved a new world record in photovoltaic efficiency using a unique plastic electronics technology based on a Carnegie-Mellon innovation.
Posted: Oct 8, 2007
Managing Materials Data for Environmental Compliance
Manufacturers are having difficulty managing the data for the components in their products. Emily Wang of Pacific Oaks Technology explains tactics for solving the problem.
Posted: Mar 13, 2007
How Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory used 3D models
DN Contributor Terry Costlow discusses how a complex project at Lawrence Berkeley Labs benefited from reusable 3D models and 10-year-old data.
Posted: Jan 5, 2007
Achieving 35 mpg by 2020
Bob Shull, deputy director of auto safety and regulatory policy for Public Citizen, explains why he thinks automakers have the technology within reach to acheive 35 mpg by 2020.
Posted: Oct 8, 2007
Navigating DARPA's Urban Challenge
Vehicle positioning systems that combine GPS with inertial sensors and wheel encoders have emerged as a key enabling technology in the DARPA Urban Challenge. Ten teams including the top two finishers made use of a positioning and orientation system from Applanix Corp. Louis Nastro, Applanix's director of land products, explains how these systems have evolved to give positioning accuracies down to just a few centimeters. 7:32
Posted: Dec 10, 2007
Project Leader Peter Smith Describes Phoenix Mars Mission
The Phoenix Lander is scheduled to land on the Martian North Pole May 25, beginning a five- or six-month quest to determine through experiments if life is possible on Mars. 13:44
Posted: Apr 23, 2008
Boeing 787 Dreamliner's "Around the World" Design Scheme
Boeing 787 chief program engineer Tom Cogan explains how two dozen key partner companies from around the world were set up to help the aircraft maker design the 787 Dreamliner in part II of John Dodge's Q&A. Read the full interview here. 17:35
Posted: May 15, 2007
NYW Host Norm Abram: A Jack AND Master of All Trades
New Yankee Workshop host Norm Abram is a woodworker, plumber, electrician, welder, TV show host and an auto mechanic to name a few of his vocations. DN editor-in-chief John Dodge is the interviewer.
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
Developing Design Squad Projects
Design Squad Advisor Dr. Woodie Flowers describes developing the projects for the teams on the PBS television program and explains why CAD or other design tools would not have helped the build process.
Posted: Aug 1, 2007
Big Electric Starter-Generators Help Power The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 has an unprecedented amount of electric power on board. In this podcast, Dreamliner Propulsion Team Leader Ron Hinderberger discusses why the time was right to adopt a “more electric” aircraft architecture that uses big starter-generators in place of some pneumatic systems. 5:36
Posted: May 15, 2007
Testing Surfboards with Strain Gauges and Mike Porter
Recent Virginia Tech graduate Michael Porter tested surfboards using strain gauges for his senior design project. In this podcast, Porter discusses his methods for testing, his decision to do so and the results of his research. 8:20
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
Pushback Is Challenging Lead-Free Solder Laws
John Burke uses EPA research to show lead-free solder is worse environmentally than leaded solder. He launched Push Back (rohsusa.com) to challenge laws against leaded solder.
Posted: Mar 21, 2007
Design Squad Teams Build Gravity Bikes
Design Squad Host Nate Ball talks about the challenges of designing and building a gravity bike, and his background as a mechanical engineer.
Posted: Aug 1, 2007
General Motors: Soaring Costs Trigger Materials Switching
Hear GM executive Bo Andersson explain how the auto giant is building design options into new vehicle programs so that substitutions, such as steel for plastic, can be made. 9:07
Posted: Nov 27, 2007
Solar Energy Will Power Phoenix Mars Lander
Tim Gasparrini of Lockheed Martin describes the mechanical engineering challenges of building a Lander that will function on the Martian North Pole from May to November. 8:17
Posted: Apr 23, 2008
Beyond 3D Modeling: Digital Prototyping
Robert “Buzz” Kross, vice president of Autodesk’s Manufacturing Solutions Division, explains why full digital prototyping is on the cusp in an interview at the company's press day this week.
Posted: Feb 22, 2007
