eng http://www.designnews.com Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its <a title="Terms of Use" href="http://www.designnews.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php">Terms of Use</a> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 http://www.designnews.com/article/46896-Wireless_Power_Meters_Help_Olympic_Athletes.php Olympic cyclists are measuring power output with handlebar computers from Garmin, power meters fr... 2008-07-08 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/47554-MECA_Finds_Perchlorate_on_Mars_TEGA_Still_Looking.php Can MECA and TEGA confirm life or its absence on Mars? The two sets of soil analyzers aboard the ... 2008-08-06 16:05:58 http://www.designnews.com/article/47552-Lego_NI_Team_up_on_Robotic_Toy.php Lego Education and National Instruments teamed up to create WeDo, a toy that teaches software pro... 2008-08-06 07:48:11 http://www.designnews.com/article/47493-National_Instruments_Prepares_for_Green_Engineering_Era.php Dr. James Truchard, founder of National Instruments, told attendees at NIWeek new graphical progr... 2008-08-05 13:12:09 http://www.designnews.com/article/47484-Graphical_Software_Adds_More_Multi_Core_Capabilities.php National Instruments rolled out LabView 8.6 at NIWeek 2008, adding a better math engine and optim... 2008-08-04 14:47:11 http://www.designnews.com/article/47483-New_Media_Center_Stops_Blue_Screen_of_Death_.php Using QNX's Neutrino operating system (RTOS), the Harman Kardon DMC 1000 media server offers perf... 2008-08-04 08:37:30 http://www.designnews.com/article/47083-Auto_Industry_Redesigns_Engines_While_Ethanol_Debate_Rages.php GM, Ford and other automakers are redesigning their engines to burn E85, while the debate over et... 2008-07-17 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46770-Feds_Have_Primed_the_Hydrogen_Research_Pump.php Solvable technical hurdles and the prospect of a "perfect battery" still stand in the way of hydr... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46775-SMR_Dominates_Hydrogen_Production_But_There_s_Many_Ways_to_Make_It.php Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) is the most common way to make hydrogen, but the promise of commerc... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46767-Hydrogen_FCVs_Will_Drive_Initial_Market_Fueling_Infrastructure_to_Follow.php Fork lifts, buses, tarmac tugs and automatic warehouse vehicles have been running on hydrogen for... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46771-GM_s_Hydrogen_Chevy_Equinox_FCV_A_Seamless_Transition.php The technology and environmental benefits behind GM's hydrogen-powered FCV are revolutionary – ... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46763-Hydrogen_Fueling_Infrastructure_in_the_Newborn_Stage.php Progress on hydrogen service stations lags fuel cell vehicle (FCV) development as energy companie... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46774-Hitting_the_Hydrogen_Highway.php General Motors' fourth generation FCV excels as a hydrogen-powered vehicle, but the future still ... 2008-07-15 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46887-Amplifiers_Handle_Small_Signals.php A modern chopper amplifier, better known as an auto-zero or auto-correction amplifier, provides e... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46886-Hall_Effect_Finds_Niche_in_Current_Sensing.php The venerable Hall Effect sensor is gaining popularity these days in electrical current sensing a... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46892-Staring_at_Little_White_Lines.php Cameras are playing a key role as the auto industry looks forward to active safety systems. One i... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46900-Honda_Produces_Lower_Cost_Hybrid.php Honda Motor Co. will soon launch a less expensive hybrid car to encourage more people around the ... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46906-Fast_Forward_for_Store_Security_Cameras.php Digital video recorders revolutionized TV viewing for many. Now, they're transforming the role of... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46908-Camera_Phones_Read_to_the_Vision_Impaired.php The Reader Mobile unit from KNFB Reading Technology Inc. leverages the high-resolution camera in ... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46912-Enjoy_Traffic_Jams_Without_Leaving_Home.php TrafficLand, a live traffic video aggregator, lets drivers scan interactive maps to display area ... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46913-Optical_Chip_Handles_Imaging_and_Bioanalysis.php DARPA wants to combine biosensors with integrated printed optoelectronics in what it calls Printe... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46893-Gadget_Freak_Case_123_This_Jukebox_Plays_Your_Mood.php The Jukebox Hero operates in mood mode, using sensors to identify the environment before choosing... 2008-07-14 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/15150-GM_to_Test_Lithium_Ion_Batteries_for_Chevy_Volt.php General Motors’ highest priority technology will reach the proving grounds this month as engine... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46574-USB_Data_Acquisition_Wrap_Up.php Our two previous columns discussed USB-DAQ software, timing and triggering. This column wraps up ... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46550-Controlling_Complex_Phones_Gets_Easier.php As mobile phones offer functions far beyond simple telephonic communications, the human machine i... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46555-Le_Mans_Racer_Senses_Change.php Mega-Line Racing Electronic GmbH, which is providing the absolute magnetic shaft encoder in the A... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46558-Biometrics_Gain_in_Banking_World.php Financial institutions want to use automation to handle transactions as quickly as possible, but ... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46563-Imagers_Lighten_Up_Military_Trucks.php Sensors are playing an increasingly important role in the American military's race to hold onto i... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46564-Imagers_Aim_to_Reduce_Accidents.php Mobileye N.V. is among the suppliers attempting to provide alerts that let drivers know there's a... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46572-Toshiba_s_Long_Life_LED_Backlighting_Systems.php Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc. has developed a new color active-matrix thin-film tra... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46577-Gadget_Freak_Case_122_Cutting_Pumpkins_the_Tesla_Way.php Rick Crammond creates turbine power from his kitchen sink to drive a skill saw blade for easy jac... 2008-06-23 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46703-787_Dreamliner_Completes_Power_On_Milestone.php Boeing has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, moving ever closer to fi... 2008-06-20 12:03:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46449-GM_Shows_off_Safety_Technology.php In a technology demonstration for Design News, GM's vehicle-to-vehicle technology succeeded in st... 2008-06-02 12:15:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46149-Auto_Industry_Prepares_for_Intelligent_Highway.php Automakers plan to build dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) into future vehicles, enabli... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46235-USB_Data_Acquisition_Part_2.php The USB 2.0 standard allows for a theoretical "high speed" data rate of about 50 Mbytes/sec, but ... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46248-Adding_Brightness_to_HDTVs.php High-definition displays have become commonplace, so TV makers are returning to the time-tested c... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46243-Is_the_Red_Planet_Red_Hot_.php Assuming nothing went awry when NASA's Phoenix mission descended onto Mars in May, a meteorologic... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46230-A_Digital_Doodling_Device_for_Spur_of_the_Moment_Ideas.php Legend has it many innovative products were designed on napkins or envelopes. CandleDragon's dotP... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46236-Parducci_Wine_Cellars_Goes_100_Percent_Green.php Parducci Wine Cellars has converted to 100 percent solar and wind power to run its winery. The co... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46241-Videos_to_Go.php Handheld systems continue to do more. Two portable media players from aigo support full broadcast... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46240-Analog_s_Driving_Force.php Utilizing analog building blocks such as comparators, charge pumps, a bootstrap function, under- ... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46228-Improving_Power_Management.php Managing the power in different products frequently dictates a somewhat unique solution for each ... 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/46227-Gadget_Freak_Case_121_Robot_Can_Read_Terrain_and_Adjust.php This versatile robot has the ability to maneuver around obstacles. Video included! 2008-06-02 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/4559-Military_Beams_Over_New_Non_Lethal_Ray_Gun.php The Army's new ray gun uses intense heat to get rid of potential threats without harming its target. 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/6039-Medical_s_Mini_Revolution.php Increasingly, the world of medicine is taking the “minimalist“ route, developing technologies... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/7756-Integrated_Electronics_Expand_RFID_Range_Over_Smart_Labels.php Efforts to put electronics directly into molded components are taking off as specialty materials... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/11551-Dual_Cores_Enable_HDTV_Recording.php Dual-core micros are expanding their reach into the consumer world, helping in the transition to ... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/12647-Rearden_Commerce_Launches_Green_Personal_Assistant.php Rearden Commerce has produced a green-focused personal assistant that provides business travelers... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/2865-USB_Instruments_Move_Ahead.php Test and measurement engineers have seen a succession of instrumentation buses, from the venerabl... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/2145-Stopping_Flu_in_Its_Tracks.php When doctors or researchers are analyzing diseases, like flu, speed is critical. Veredus Labs. Pt... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/3275-Who_Are_You_Calling_Large_.php “The world's largest” isn't generally a smart way to describe Alice. But CERN researchers on ... 2008-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.designnews.com/article/5008-Gadget_Freak_Case_120_Super_Powered_Salad_Spinner.php Say goodbye to your ordinary salad spinner. Rick Crammond's will have your greens dry as a bone f... 2008-05-12 00:00:00