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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_node_3065</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>Slideshow: Feds Study Human Brain; DARPA Wants to Make Robots Autonomous</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The government wants to study your brain, and DARPA wants to use similar information to give robots true autonomy beyond any artificial intelligence developed to date. Sound like science fiction? It's not. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Seahorse Armor Inspires Robot Design</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=263409&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are designing a robotic arm that takes inspiration from the loose, flexible, yet very strong structure of the armored plates on a seahorse's tail.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Automakers Look to a Hydrogen Car Future</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&amp;doc_id=263072&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<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: Next-Gen Wave Glider Robot Propelled by Solar</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=262965&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest model of Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider autonomous, unmanned marine vehicle (UMV), the SV3, is reportedly the world's first hybrid wave- and solar-power-propelled unmanned ocean robot.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: NASA Working on Lunar Mining Robot</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=260835&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[NASA is working on a robot for lunar mining operations to produce  rocket propellant, water, air, or construction materials for astronauts.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Profs Say Fukushima Plant Passed Ultimate Test</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1395&amp;doc_id=262577&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant performed beyond its best expectations after being struck by a mammoth earthquake and a 40-ft-high tidal wave in 2011, experts said.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Nautical Robots Go With the Flow</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=262528&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Whether they navigate the salty seas or fresh water lakes, rivers, or oceans, many underwater robots can do a number of different types of tasks, depending on their payloads.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Patching for Industrial Cybersecurity Is a Broken Model</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=262540&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Al Presher</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Recent research from Belden Tofino Security confirms that patching is often ineffective in protecting from the multitude of vulnerability disclosures and malware targeting critical infrastructure systems today.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Robotic Ants Offer Transportation Design Tips</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=262372&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<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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			<title>Screws Mess With Filter Design</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The filter had more rejection at the low end than at the high end since the equivalent capacitance coupling did not provide a transmission at high frequencies. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Power Factor </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Post-lunch power surges caused a world of problems at a high-tech defense firm.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Video: Man-Sized Jellyfish Robot to Patrol the Seas</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=262067&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineers at Virginia Tech have built a jellyfish robot prototype the size of an adult man they say will one day patrol the seas to monitor environmental conditions, study aquatic life, make maps of the ocean's floors, and perform military surveillance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>M2M Gives Eyes &amp; Ears to the Enterprise</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=261945&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just as mobile computing has transformed the lives of consumers, machine-to-machine telemetry is revolutionizing business operations in every field, from healthcare to manufacturing to transportation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Digi-Key Continuing Education Center Wins Marketing Award</title>
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			<dc:creator>Charles Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Design News magazine's popular Continuing Education Center has been named a Gold Award Winner in one of the country's most prestigious marketing contests.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Report: 2013 Will Make or Break Alternative Fuels</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[This will be the year that makes or breaks alternative fuel technologies in North America, according to a new report from Lux Research.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>National Additive Manufacturing Institute Funds First Projects</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute has funded its first seven projects. They span a range of technologies and focus on fine-tuning existing AM processes for a variety of goals, including tooling, materials development, and composite production.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cyberwarfare Rising as Governments Embrace the Digital Battlefield</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&amp;doc_id=260581&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Cabe Atwell</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Cyberwarfare is at an all time high and key players are considering cyber attacks as a formal declaration of war.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Using Copper in PCB Design &amp; Fabrication for Maximum Reliability</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=259604&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The military and aerospace industry has used heavy copper circuitry for many years, and it is gaining momentum in industrial applications.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Results: Your Opinions on a Design Ideas Forum</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1392&amp;doc_id=260658&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3065</link>
			<dc:creator>Ann R. Thryft</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Here's a summary of your ideas for starting a Design Ideas forum that poses design problems and asks for input from the community to help solve them in innovative ways. We also ask for a bit more feedback to help fine-tune things.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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