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			<title>Connectivity Enabling Smart Manufacturing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Presher</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The push to achieving more intelligent, integrated manufacturing is putting a strong focus on networking and connectivity as key enabling technologies.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bearing Design Considerations in Medical Technology</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical, dental, and medical device applications present many challenges for bearings. These include high speeds, low noise, long service life, and resistance to harsh environments or aggressive chemicals or fluids.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title> Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers Coming to a Car Near You</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Now that solar and wind harvesting technologies are a thriving market, researchers are seeking other environmentally related energy sources for which they can create harvesting devices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Improving Machine Processes &amp; Plant Automation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Leading companies are embracing mechatronics, and they are experiencing the rewards of the cost savings and operational benefits of an integrated and synergistic approach to machine design. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Standards Help Shape Tomorrow's Products</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although most design engineers have an opportunity to design hardware and/or software for new products, some also get a chance to shape the industry standards to which tomorrow's products must conform. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>EU Aims to Lead in Power Electronics</title>
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			<dc:creator>Angelo Messina</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Last Power project aims to make the EU independent from other developed countries on wide band-gap semiconductors.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Flying Robots Take Action</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=264353&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3055</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Surveillance, reconnaissance, and search and rescue in military and first responder situations are popular applications for aerial robots. Yet not all the robots are considered unmanned aerial vehicles.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Protecting Legacy Endpoint Devices With Secure Enclaves</title>
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			<dc:creator>Alan Grau</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The legacy endpoint devices that control our critical infrastructure (utility systems, water treatment plants, military networks, industrial control systems, etc.) are some of the most vulnerable devices on the Internet.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Students Develop Tornado-Seeking Drones</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=264266&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3055</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[An unmanned aerial vehicle under development at Oklahoma State University can penetrate severe thunderstorms, including the supercells from which tornadoes can develop.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Applying Brakes in Targeted Biopsy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Artemis system marks major advances in prostate cancer detection.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mobile Machine Monitoring</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Presher</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[With apps for smartphones and tablets growing at an exponential rate, automation suppliers are responding with development tools that simplify integration of these devices with machine controllers and factory networks. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>White Paper: New Rexroth Linear Motion &amp; Mechatronics @ Work Kit features informative "Mechatronics: Top 5 Mechanical Considerations for Electrical Engineers" technical paper. </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Read "Mechatronics: Top 5 Mechanical Considerations for Electrical Engineers", one of the informative resources in the new Linear Motion & Mechatronics @ Work Kit from Bosch Rexroth. This free, custom-created digital archive can help improve the flexibility, productivity and energy efficiency of your manufacturing solutions. Packaged in a digital drive, it includes technical papers, helpful videos and online links to multiple Rexroth online configuration tools.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Watch Out, Hobbyist 3D Printing - Here Comes DIY Injection Molding</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=264158&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3055</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A $1,500, hand-operated, bench-model, plastic injection machine crowdsource-funded via Kickstarter can be used to mold small, quality, plastic parts inexpensively, on demand.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Motors for Portable Medical Devices </title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Presher</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Understanding the advantages of different motor technologies is essential for designing motion solutions for low power, portable medical applications.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Roboteq Introduces Intelligent Robot Motion Controller</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Roboteq has released a wireless-enabled motion controller that can be used to design both full- and semi-autonomous robots with a highly accurate control capability and custom functionality.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: RoboBee Finally Takes Off</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[An engineering team at Harvard University's Microrobotics Lab has completed the maiden flight of its tiny RoboBee robot. The controlled flight of the insect-sized robot that flaps its wings is considered a robotics first.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engineering for Extreme Environments</title>
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			<dc:creator>R. Scott Scheffler</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Many drilling operators still employ hydraulic steering systems, but some operators have begun exploiting intelligent electric actuators for directional drilling.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bolt-On Motion Systems</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[PC-based motion offers higher performance capabilities for on-the-fly trajectory control, multi-axis synchronization, and integration of custom sensors and scanning systems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Mobile App-Driven Robot Bartender Makes, Shakes Drinks to Order</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=264016&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3055</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Makr Shakr works like this: People download an app to their Android or iPhone mobile device, then create drink combinations. The robot makes the drinks requested with assembly-line efficiency and graceful movements modeled on two professional dancers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Advantech, Aerotech Release Automation Control Panels</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Both Aerotech and Advantech have released control panels optimized for laboratory and industrial animation, respectively.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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