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Issue date: January 10, 2005

Features

Breaking Away
Striving to improve cycling performance, engineers push the envelope on lightweight materials

CAD Will Get Easier
Virtually every developer is taking steps to improve their user interface—and facilitate design collaboration
Paul E. Teague

Micro Fuel Cells: A Coming-Out Party in 2005
Portable products will be the first to use this highly efficient energy source of the future
Randy Frank

New Standard Links Instruments
An emerging standard uses Ethernet LANs to simplify T&M system design and configuration.
Jon Titus

Pseudo Servos Coming on Strong
A whole slew of new motors is mimicking servo performance, thanks to new developments in software and hardware
Randy Frank

Smaller Can Be Bigger
Tweaks to polymer chemistry and tiny tooling developments yield improved plastic parts
Joseph Ogando

Where the Cookie Will Crumble
Five don't-miss trends in 2005

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Class of 2004

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Featured Product
Processor with CAN Fits into Tiny Package

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Plastics at Home

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