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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.designnews.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.designnews.com/article/47494-Prefabricated_Architecture_Engineering_the_Modern_Home.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47494-Prefabricated_Architecture_Engineering_the_Modern_Home.php Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:46:03 GMT An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art shows how prefab houses increasingly make use of design... http://www.designnews.com/article/47825-New_Medical_Designs_Power_Metal_Injection_Molding.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47825-New_Medical_Designs_Power_Metal_Injection_Molding.php Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:35:57 GMT MIM is gaining ground because it combines functions in complex net shapes that require no finishi... http://www.designnews.com/article/47816-Caterpillar_Uses_New_Tool_to_Reduce_Steel_Costs.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47816-Caterpillar_Uses_New_Tool_to_Reduce_Steel_Costs.php Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:06:28 GMT Soaring costs are putting a new emphasis on cost reduction at major OEMs such as Caterpillar in P... http://www.designnews.com/article/47689-Beijing_Running_Track_Will_Be_The_Fastest_Ever.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47689-Beijing_Running_Track_Will_Be_The_Fastest_Ever.php Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:01:40 GMT Swimming has been grabbing the American headlines so far at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. http://www.designnews.com/article/47455-Plastics_Make_First_Solar_Plane_Lighter.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47455-Plastics_Make_First_Solar_Plane_Lighter.php Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT There are eight thermoplastic partsalready developed for a solar-powered airplane under developme... http://www.designnews.com/article/47456-Powder_Metal_Parts_Winners.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47456-Powder_Metal_Parts_Winners.php Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Winners of the 2008 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards exhibit the cost savings and super... http://www.designnews.com/article/47435-New_Molding_Systems_Expand_Options.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47435-New_Molding_Systems_Expand_Options.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT There's an explosion in new materials and processing systems that expand the capability of engine... http://www.designnews.com/article/47436-Come_Together.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47436-Come_Together.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sure there are several new products that in addition to improved performance, reduce waste, reduc... http://www.designnews.com/article/47452-Making_It_Faster_and_of_Course_Better.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47452-Making_It_Faster_and_of_Course_Better.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT No matter what area of materials processing is involved, users look for a technology solution tha... http://www.designnews.com/article/47465-Taking_Advantage_of_MIM.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47465-Taking_Advantage_of_MIM.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Metal-injection molding (MIM) can provide advantages that range from material and weight savings,... http://www.designnews.com/article/47468-New_Materials_Target_Environmental_Problems.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47468-New_Materials_Target_Environmental_Problems.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT There's a rising flood of new materials that are said to solve a whole raft of environmental prob... http://www.designnews.com/article/47454-Compounds_Target_Tough_Problems.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47454-Compounds_Target_Tough_Problems.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT The low-hanging fruit for new plastics' applications is largely gone. Design engineers are now as... http://www.designnews.com/article/47441-Rapid_Production_Systems_Show_More_Versatility.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47441-Rapid_Production_Systems_Show_More_Versatility.php Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT The rapid prototyping marketplace has undergone huge changes,evolving into a robust market wher... http://www.designnews.com/article/47290-New_Zinc_Aluminum_Molding_Alloy_Targets_LEDs.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47290-New_Zinc_Aluminum_Molding_Alloy_Targets_LEDs.php Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:47:48 GMT A new metal-molding alloy called Xyloy creates new mechanical design and heat-management options ... http://www.designnews.com/article/47075-Advanced_Plastics_Lighten_Solar_Powered_Manned_Aircraft.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47075-Advanced_Plastics_Lighten_Solar_Powered_Manned_Aircraft.php Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:20:00 GMT Plans to fly a solar-powered aircraft globally with a single pilot gained ground with the announc... http://www.designnews.com/article/46770-Feds_Have_Primed_the_Hydrogen_Research_Pump.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46770-Feds_Have_Primed_the_Hydrogen_Research_Pump.php Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Solvable technical hurdles and the prospect of a "perfect battery" still stand in the way of hydr... http://www.designnews.com/article/47092-ITM_Power_Claims_Polymer_Membrane_Breakthrough_in_Hydrogen_Electrolysers.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47092-ITM_Power_Claims_Polymer_Membrane_Breakthrough_in_Hydrogen_Electrolysers.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:46:00 GMT A British company is claiming a polymer membrane breakthrough in electrolyser and fuel cell techn... http://www.designnews.com/article/46909-Everything_Is_At_Stake_.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46909-Everything_Is_At_Stake_.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT "At Stake," a new monthly column by Geoffrey Orsak, premieres in August. 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