Design News TOC 8-3-98

August 3, 1998 Design News
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Features Play time!
Plastics put the fun in outdoor play equipment. By Mark Allan Gottschalk

Piezos step up gait analysis
Treadmill force plates measure real-world patient mobility.  By Rick DeMeis

Time-gain control sharpens ultrasound
Tailoring circuit gain with time compensates for signal attenuation by tissue. By Peter Checkovich

Versatility fosters customer satisfaction
Star Linear Systems' interchangeable blocks and rails simplify design and maintenance, and cut lead times.  By John Lewis

Engineering News
Time-to-market paces NASCAR success
Metal/plastic fastener secures design award
Asia AC-drive business down, but not out
Small-lot, color-matched compounds
Polyketone tests best for test tube racks
The incredible shrinking IC
Java flies at Pratt & Whitney
Lighted dive computer permits hands-free operation
Prototyping propels propeller designs
Patents hold key to hidden wealth
Powder metallurgy awards tap new markets
Pizza box delivers 'em hot
Robots take toil from the vineyard
Get ideas instantly
Italians exploit technology, agility

Designer's Corner
Monorail meter, cool mover, and more

Tech Bulletin
Late developments that shape engineering

Washington Beat
Technical news from the nation's capital

New Products

Editorial
Communications skills critical. By Paul E. Teague

Hot Products
Managing Editor Karen Auguston Field reviews noteworthy hydraulics products.

OEM Journal
Driving the open bus. By Larry Maloney

Instant Product Information

Managing Design
Project management learns new lessons

Guest Commentary
Embedded computers speed design cycle

Legal Forum
Wrong patent mark, deep impact

Featured Product
Thermal printers answer kiosks' call

Software Lab
Solid Designer Version 6.0

Show Stoppers
SAMPE '98
Sensors Expo '98

In Brief
Computer productivity tools

Letters to the Editor
Readers state their views

Breaktime
RF Control lets sleepers choose how they snooze

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