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			<title>Sulfur-Based Battery Outperforms Lithium-Ion in Tests</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=264467&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A new battery design, which replaces lithium with abundant and low-cost elemental sulfur, is still in its nascent stages but shows real promise for giving batteries more energy potential.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bearing Design Considerations in Medical Technology</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=262871&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<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>Is This Whitepaper for You? Specialized Adhesives Withstand Thermal Cycling</title>
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			<dc:creator>Richard Nass</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Design News's Rich Nass summarizes Master Bond's whitepaper, "Specialized Adhesives Withstand Thermal Cycling." ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sparks Fly Over Bad Oven Design</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The schematic told the truth about a bad over wiring design.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>White Paper: Specialized Adhesives Withstand Thermal Cycling</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Is this white paper for you? To find out, check out the video from Design News' Rich Nass available here.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bulging Capacitors &amp; Thoughtless Design</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1368&amp;doc_id=264291&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A failed capacitor is one thing, but finding out it failed because of thoughtless design requires the investigative powers of Sherlock Ohms.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>100-Percent Solar Plane Flies High on Advanced Materials</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The 100-percent solar-powered Solar Impulse plane flies on a piloted, cross-country flight this summer over the US as a prelude to the longer, round-the-world flight by its successor aircraft planned for 2015.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Culture Changes Drive Auto Design</title>
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			<dc:creator>Rob Spiegel</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Siemens PLM has pointed to climate change, urbanization, and the aging population as its guidelines in automotive design decisions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Range Had a Shocking Design Flaw</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The brand new range came with a design flaw that delivered a nearly 100 percent chance of failure.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>GE Aviation Cuts 3D Print Time in LEAP Engine</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=264282&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[GE Aviation expects to chop off about 25 percent of the total 3D printing time of metallic production components for its LEAP Turbofan engine, using in-process inspection. That's pretty amazing, considering how slow additive manufacturing (AM) build times usually are. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>2 Strikes &amp; the Dishwasher's Not Out</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are two dumb design mistakes associated with this dishwasher, and yet it still works fine.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Watch Out, Hobbyist 3D Printing - Here Comes DIY Injection Molding</title>
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			<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>3D Printing With Sugar</title>
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			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A California-based couple has found a way to use a 3D printer and granulated sugar to make intricate, edible geometrical decorations.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>ZAP! Another ESD Casualty</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1367&amp;doc_id=264017&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Watch out for the ESD -- it's electrifying. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Boker's 2013 Washer Catalog</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Boker's 2013 Washer Catalog, providing a comprehensive reference guide for flat washer selection. This 60-page handbook is complete with detailed information on the company's extensive sizing, material, secondary operations and more.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>White paper: Additive manufacturing drives production of race-ready parts.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Additive manufacturing (AM) has been crucial in the motor sports world for years. Now, race teams are revealing that AM parts will go far beyond review and evaluation. They have found that AM is ready to hit the track and endure the rigors of high-speed racing. To learn how NASCAR and other automotive companies use additive manufacturing to design and test parts and prototypes for speed and performance download this whitepaper. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>White paper: 3D PRINTERS VS. 3D PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: 10 Distinguishing Factors to Help Select a System</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This paper addresses the capabilities, roles and positioning of systems geared for professional use. Beginning with the most basic information - the definition of 3D printers - this whitepaper positions the two product classes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>White paper: The Accuracy Myth: Don't Make the Mistake of Confusing High Resolution With Accuracy</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/lg_redirect.asp?piddl_lgid_docid=264187&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In this whitepaper Stratasys discusses accuracy and resolution in additive manufacturing and the misconceptions of each. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Feds Launch Metals Lightweighting Institute</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=264050&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The federal government is launching competitions to kickstart three more manufacturing innovation institutes, including one focused on Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Researchers Poke Holes in Solar Cells to Improve Efficiency</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=264059&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3058</link>
			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The method, called "dark solar," has been developed by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and it enables the cells to reflect only 2 percent of the sunlight that reaches them.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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