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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>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>
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			<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: The Greenest Cars of 2013</title>
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			<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>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_node_3061</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>Are the Power Windows Really the Problem?</title>
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			<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>The Brake Sensor's Gone Mad</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The brakes work just fine, but the brake sensor light has a life of its own.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>It's Still About the Battery</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&amp;doc_id=263456&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3061</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Tesla Model S' performance in Consumer Reports tests was a major victory for electric cars, but a bigger challenge still lies ahead.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Is Tesla's Model S the Best Ever?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Tesla Motors' Model S sedan "blew away" its $90,000 gasoline-burning competitors in a recent review and may be the best car Consumer Reports has ever seen.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Simulator Lets Race Drivers Feel Their Designs</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1395&amp;doc_id=263201&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3061</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Formula One and Indy racing teams are increasingly converging on a simulator in Italy to give themselves an edge in the design of their cars.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Aston Martin Puts Hydrogen on the Race Track</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1395&amp;doc_id=263122&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3061</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In yet another sign that hydrogen is creeping into the consciousness of global automotive designers, sports car maker Aston Martin plans to run a hydrogen-fueled vehicle in a 24-hour Grand Touring race later this month.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Automakers Look to a Hydrogen Car Future</title>
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			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Large-scale production of hydrogen cars may still be years away, but that hasn't stopped automakers from testing the feasibility of the technology.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Platinum Temperature Sensor Technology</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article explores the inherent properties of platinum temperature sensors, the types of platinum RTD elements available, and typical applications.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Who Needs That Much TV?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Campbell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Front-seat television technology is beginning to creep into the worldwide automotive market. Is it really necessary?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Front-Seat TV Unwelcome in US Auto Market</title>
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			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Front-seat television technology is beginning to creep into the worldwide automotive market, but regulators, automakers, and suppliers say it's unlikely to take hold in the US.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Oxford RobotCar Takes It to Another Level</title>
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			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Oxford Mobile Robotics Group created RobotCar, which has a 360-degree scanner, GPS, and LIDAR.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Yes, This Was Really on Display at Hanover Fair</title>
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			<dc:creator>Richard Nass</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As a wrap-up to all the reporting we did at Hanover Fair in Hanover, Germany, here are some of the more interesting sights we came across.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Researchers Use DVD Burner to Fabricate Microcapacitors</title>
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Montalbano</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers have designed a new way to fabricate microcapacitors that could provide a more efficient and cost-effective way to provide energy sources for micro devices that charge 100 to 1,000 times faster than standard batteries.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>These Jumper Cables Won't Get the Car Started</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The jumper cables just didn't have the substance to get the job done.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Robotic Ants Offer Transportation Design Tips</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A study of how robotic ants navigate via swarm behavior, and the design of their trail networks, may make human transportation networks more efficient.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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