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			<title>Slideshow: LEDs Gaining Traction in Vehicles</title>
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			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[With LEDs dropping in price virtually every year, automakers have begun employing them, not only on luxury vehicles, but on entry-level models, as well.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>3D Printing Round-Up: Innovative Medical Field &amp; Space Exploration Pursuits</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1394&amp;doc_id=263720&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The 3D printing revolution seems to have a knack for quickly moving technology ahead by way of collaborative effort and even a little friendly competition -- all of course in the name of scientific advancement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Your Chance to Win an Exploration &amp; Discovery Experience &amp; Go Behind the Scenes at NASA</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263722&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Littelfuse Inc. has created a NASA Exploration & Discovery Experience for the engineering community as part of its 2013 Speed2Design promotion.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Advantech Launches New Series of Motion-Control I/O Modules</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Advantech has launched a new series of motion-control I/O modules to meet the increased demands that come with more distributed industrial systems that require control of a growing number of axes and devices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>LEDs at Heart of Cadillac CTS 'Signature'</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1395&amp;doc_id=263535&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Using almost 200 light-emitting diodes in the front and back of the new 2014 CTS, Cadillac designers are showing how LEDs can change the character of a vehicle.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Composites Help Disintegrate Spacecraft Fuel Tanks</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=263520&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Carbon fiber composites are being used in a satellite fuel tank designed to burn up on re-entry.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Startup Aims to Build a Better Lithium-Ion Battery</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263670&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the university-level research efforts to improve the composition of lithium-ion batteries through nanotechnology has gone commercial.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optical Tweezers Grab Blood Cells</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263667&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Yin-Mei Li of the University of Science and Technology of China developed a way to manipulate blood cells using lasers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>June 28 - Day 5: Monitor &amp; Control the Basic4android Way</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/lecture.asp?doc_id=263705&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Fred Eady</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Today, we will assemble a Basic4android application that will allow our Samsung tablet to control and monitor our remote TCP/IP-based hardware. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we'll revisit Bluetooth from a different perspective.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>June 27 - Day 4: Network Firmware the Basic4android Way</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/lecture.asp?doc_id=263704&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Fred Eady</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we mapped out our network paths and performed some preflight checks on our selected network hardware.  Today, we will throttle up the firmware and hardware to 100% and flight-test the network. We will also take a look at what needs to be done on the Basic4android side to support our mission tomorrow.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>June 26 - Day 3: Network Hardware the Basic4android Way</title>
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			<dc:creator>Fred Eady</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Before the week is up, we are going to write some Basic4android code that will take advantage of an Android device's ability to communicate via the Internet. So, it might be a good idea to round up some appropriate network hardware. Here we'll examine the networking devices and lay down plans to put them on the Internet.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>June 25 - Day 2: Bluetooth the Basic4android Way</title>
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			<dc:creator>Fred Eady</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In this session, we will explore the Bluetooth capabilities of Basic4android. We will write Basic4android application code to administrate the Bluetooth adapter. Our Basic4android application will allow us to enable the Bluetooth adapter, disable the Bluetooth adapter, monitor the Bluetooth adapter's state, and discover devices in range. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>June 24 - Day 1: 'Hello World' the Basic4android Way</title>
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			<dc:creator>Fred Eady</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[This class will revolve around the installation of the Basic4android environment and the creation of our very first Basic4android application. It won't take long to see that Basic4android can be used to painlessly realize industrial-grade Android applications. Our first Android application will prove to be a bit more useful than displaying "Hello World." We are going to dive right in and write some Basic4android code to communicate with an FTDI FT311D USB Android Host IC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Epoxy Gel Compound for Sealing &amp; Encapsulation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Master Bond's Super Gel 9 is a urethane modified epoxy gel featuring outstanding, unique properties.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: The Greenest Cars of 2013</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263393&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Doodle3D Prints Designs From 2D Drawings</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1394&amp;doc_id=263565&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Doodle3D brings your 2D sketches to life.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Researchers Improve Potential for Lithium-Air Batteries</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263570&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Labs have observed a reaction in lithium-air batteries that could help improve the design of these cells for electric vehicles and other applications.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Internet of Things' Impact on Medical Care</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=263589&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Al Presher</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Healthcare might seem to be an unlikely target application for the Internet of Things technology, but recent developments show small ways that big-data is going to make an impact on patient care moving into the future.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Are the Power Windows Really the Problem?</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1367&amp;doc_id=263425&amp;f_src=designnews_sitedefault</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The power windows were working as they were supposed to. That was one problem. Operator error was the other.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Rexroth Hydraulics Performance Kit features informative "Cylinders Selection: The Key to Better Hydraulics" technical paper.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[To help you choose the right hydraulic cylinder for your application, read "Cylinder Selection: The Key to Better Hydraulics", one of the many items featured exclusively in the new Rexroth Hydraulics Performance Kit. This specially created digital archive, free from Bosch Rexroth, can help improve the performance of your hydraulics-driven industrial and mobile systems. It features a unique array of expert hydraulics advice and engineering solutions, packaged in a convenient digital drive.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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