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New Stepper Motors Mimic Servos


A key trend for stepper motor design is delivering improved “servo-like” motion performance, while maintaining a competitive price advantage over other offerings.  Full Story >>
Aug 18 2009 02:00 AM EDT

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MoonBots Robotics Competition Announced

A new global MoonBots competition, announced here at NIWeek, challenges student teams to design robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS to perform simulated lunar missions.  Full Story >>
Aug 5 2009 09:27 AM EDT

Extreme Motor Performance

Vacuum and radiation-hardened gear motors and resolvers are designed to perform reliably in extreme conditions after withstanding radiation dose requirements.  Full Story >>
Jul 20 2009 02:32 PM EDT

Motion Technology Powers Wind Energy

Mechanical motion technology is a key element in the evolutionary path and long-term growth of wind energy solutions.  Full Story >>
Jul 16 2009 11:21 AM EDT

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Penn State Program Brings Low-Cost Medical Devices to Africa Spotlight

Penn State Program Brings Low-Cost Medical Care to Africa


Through Penn State's Mashavu program, engineering students are bringing networked health solutions to East Africa by using virtualization and NI LabVIEW to design low-cost devices.  Full Story >>
Aug 13 2009 12:50 PM EDT

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Optimizing Solar Panel Production

Siliken Renewable Energy engineers are hard at work helping to harness sunlight, as well as address escalating environmental and energy concerns.  Full Story >>
Aug 19 2009 02:00 AM EDT

DSPs for Data, Voice Networks

New DSP products from TI, Freescale and ADI are finding applications in wireless voice and data applications, among others.  Full Story >>
Aug 19 2009 02:00 AM EDT

Graphical Software Streamlines Algorithm Design

From NIWeek: New features on National Instruments' LabView will simplify the process of deploying math algorithms to real-time operating systems.  Full Story >>
Aug 3 2009 04:10 PM EDT

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Design Tools Spotlight

NVIDIA Quadro Plex Pumps up Collaboration spotlight

NVIDIA Quadro Plex Pumps up Collaboration


Leveraging the Quadro Plex multi-GPU technology, NVIDIA is promoting ultra-high-resolution visualization environments that foster more effective 3-D collaboration, especially for design reviews.  Full Story >>
Aug 19 2009 03:35 PM EDT

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Graphical Software Streamlines Algorithm Design

From NIWeek: New features on National Instruments' LabView will simplify the process of deploying math algorithms to real-time operating systems.  Full Story >>
Aug 3 2009 04:10 PM EDT

Tim Wojcik Brings 'Consistency of Purpose' to DRX-1 Wireless DR Detector

Leveraging Tim Wojcik's engineering experience, Carestream Health is first-to-market with the DRX-1, a ground-breaking, cassette-sized, wireless DR detector it hopes will jumpstart the transition away from X-ray technology.  Full Story >>
Jul 30 2009 02:29 PM EDT

Autodesk Labs Serves up a Taste of Fusion

Autodesk released its Inventor Fusion modeling technology as a free download on the Autodesk Labs site to elicit feedback from CAD users.  Full Story >>
Jul 7 2009 10:20 AM EDT

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Materials/Fastening Spotlight

Design Engineers Plan Push toward Injection Molding spotlight

Design Engineers Plan Push toward Injection Molding


Injection molding tops the list of new processing technologies engineers are exploring to reduce costs and improve product performance, and half of the respondents to a Design News research survey say they are exploring plastics-for-metal substitutions.  Full Story >>
Aug 17 2009 02:00 AM EDT

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Polyphenylsulfone Resin Replaces Aluminum in Recyclable Airline Catering Trolley

The airline industry's first recyclable catering trolley with a virtually all-plastic design, introduced by AeroCat B.V., weighs just 35 lb and is claimed to be the lightest in the industry.  Full Story >>
Aug 17 2009 02:00 AM EDT

Nucor Refines Steel Recycling Using NI Technologies

To reduce its number of recycling reheats, Nucor deployed a low-cost scale and weighing system using National Instruments' LabVIEW and NI Compact FieldPoint controllers to calculate the amount of steel in each burn.  Full Story >>
Aug 17 2009 02:00 AM EDT

Multi-Jackbolt Tensioners Solve Bolting Issues on CERN Collider

Superbolt bolt-type multi-jackbolt tensioners answered the challenge of limited space and high clamping force requirements on the CERN Hadron Super Collider.  Full Story >>
Aug 17 2009 02:00 AM EDT

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Automotive Spotlight

Tesla Engineer Boosts EV Range to New Heights spotlight

Tesla Engineer Boosts EV Range to New Heights


JB Straubel is a candidate for the 2009 Design News Engineer of the Year Award for his dogged determination to boost the range of battery-powered electric vehicles.  Full Story >>
Jul 30 2009 02:25 PM EDT

Latest Technology Stories

Automakers Aim to Simplify Electrical Architectures

By reducing the number of microcontrollers in a vehicle, engineers hope to eliminate thick wiring bundles, cut weight and slash costs.  Full Story >>
Jul 29 2009 02:49 PM EDT

Challenges Loom on Tesla's Model S Project

Battery experts say the Tesla Model S, with a 300-mile driving range and $49,900 price tag, will present big challenges for engineers.  Full Story >>
Jun 24 2009 08:50 AM EDT

New Engine Technology Will Boost Fuel Mileage

Electronic management of oil and transmission fluid temperatures promises to substantially boost engine efficiencies and extend oil life.  Full Story >>
Jun 9 2009 10:37 AM EDT

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Design News 2009 Salary Survey spotlight

Up in a Down Economy


Design News' 2009 salary survey for engineers reports compensation results across a variety of demographic factors as well as data on how engineers and their companies are coping with the economic downturn.  Full Story >>
Jun 25 2009 02:46 PM EDT

Latest Technology Stories

Is 'Engineer Programmer' An Oxymoron?

All engineers use computers, but do all engineers write computer programs? Could they? Do they really need to be able to?  Full Story >>
Jul 13 2009 08:54 AM EDT

Highly Qualified Engineers Having Trouble Finding Work

Out-of-work engineers say their age, the slumping economy and the fact there are too many candidates and not enough jobs are the major factors keeping them on the unemployment line.  Full Story >>
Jun 26 2009 09:52 AM EDT

After Downturn, A Brighter Future for Automotive Engineers

Experts say a better future is coming for automotive engineers, but after the economic collapse the technical community will need to adapt.  Full Story >>
Jun 26 2009 09:18 AM EDT

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Gadget Freak Case 147: The Ultimate Universal Remote Control

Calling all couch potatoes: This remote control IR receiver allows you to control the power of virtually any electrical appliance using your standard remote control.

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Latest News

Advanced Color Sensing

A new generation of color sensors provide better control for the user, more...

Motion Control/Automation | Aug 26 2009 12:32 PM EDT

What's Causing Huge Delays for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner?

Supply chain and design problems are two of the major reasons behind the two-year...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner | Aug 24 2009 04:00 PM EDT

Controversy Surrounds Miles-Per-Gallon Numbers for Electric Cars

A firestorm of controversy has erupted in response to recent claims about plug-in...

| Aug 24 2009 12:22 PM EDT

New Syntactic Foams Create Engineering Opportunities

Syntactic foams, whose hollow particles constitute half or more the volume of the...

Materials/Fastening | Aug 20 2009 02:03 PM EDT

Dev Kits for Kids (and Adults, Too)

Young people interested in technology will like working with the array of...

Electronics/Test | Aug 18 2009 02:00 AM EDT
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Dodgy USB Hub Skimps on Solder--and Worse

Aussie David L. Jones is a product design engineer who runs the highly entertaining electronics engineering video blog, where he explores everything from unusual oscilloscope phenomenon to the secret world of chopper amplifiers.He wrote in to say that he had a very fruitful trip to Shanghai recently. Knowing that no trip to China, really, would be complete without getting duped on at least one pur ...
Posted in Made by Monkeys | 2009-08-31 18:46:57 EDT

Citrix Brings 3-D To Virtual Desktops

Desktop virtualization may be one of the hottest IT technologies, but the love fest hasn’t captivated engineering, which is fairly adamant about maintaining ownership of its own computers and design data and frankly, more interested in acquiring as much personal processing horsepower as possible. Citrix, a leader in the virtualization space, is the latest vendor looking to change that with ...
Posted in CAD/CAM Corner | 2009-08-31 18:14:16 EDT

TURCK powerfast™ Connectors

ELECTRONICS:  TURCK’s new A-Size 3- and 4-pin 7/8 16UN powerfastTM connectors provide up to 600V and 15A of power in a time-saving, modular wiring design. These IP67-rated connectors are manufactured to handle high-current applications for machine power distribution, while delivering resistance to vibration commonly associated with conveyors, motors and material handling applications. ...
Posted in From the Newswire | 2009-08-31 15:59:44 EDT

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