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Issue date: January 8, 2007


Features
Engineering's Superstars Chart the Future
Design News turned to several of its past Engineers of the Year for their vision of tomorrow's technology — and the tough challenges facing the profession

Advanced Controls Working At the Car Wash
With its PLCs, variable speed drives, optical sensors and Ethernet connections, the Tunnel Commander isn’t your grandfather’s car wash


If You Can't Beat IT, Join IT
Industrial Ethernet and the growing hunger for factory floor data in the front office will continue to bring engineering and information technology functions together


Packing on Productivity
Interdisciplinary collaboration will be key to better performance and lower cost


60th Anniversary
Medical World Poised for Internet Era
The Internet-enabled heart ushers in a new method of cardiac care.


Nano Materials: Why Size Will Matter
Nano materials will change the way engineers design mechanical parts, but progress will be slow


Tracking Electronics’ 'Killer App’



Departments


Flash
Hasbro FurReal Friends Butterscotch Pony

Hasbro Tiger Electronics’ I-FISH

I Want One of Those Street Muttz

LG Electronics’ Chocolate Cell Phone

National Instruments’ PXI-5152


Global Buzz
It’s the Luggage that Flies at Siemens’ Mock Airport


Green Scene
Mercredes-Benz Completes Eco-Drive from Paris to Beijing

Study Finds Biotech Helps Meet Food and Fuel Demand

Sun Microsystems Adds Energy Rebate to Energy-Conserving Servers


Mail
Fix the Nuts Behind the Wheel, Not the Technology


Trend Watch
Motor ‘System’ Solutions

Zigbee Wireless Products Meet Growing Demand



Columns


Calamities
The Case of the Decrepit Diesel


Designer's Corner
Artificial Knee Wirelessly Communicates

Tunable MEMS Capacitor for Cell Phones


Gadget Freak
Case #96: Nick Has an Illuminating Flashback


Mechatronics
Modeling: Essential Key to Mechatronics Design


My View
Design News Celebrates a Milestone: 60 Years


Rant
Rapid Tooling Has Benefits


Tips from Titus
Platinum Takes the Gold


Web Log
I Killed the Electric Car


Engineering News


Processor Family Aims to 'Future-Proof' Autos

Mercredes-Benz Completes Eco-Drive from Paris to Beijing

Study Finds Biotech Helps Meet Food and Fuel Demand

Sun Microsystems Adds Energy Rebate to Energy-Conserving Servers

GE Extem Plastic Takes The Heat

Testing Positions to 4 Millionths of An Inch

Electronic Ink puts indelible stamp on newspapers

Exa Upgrades CFD Software, Adds Two Tools


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