September 13, 2007

The PCI-8154 four-axis pulse-train motion-control card from Adlink Technology Inc., (adlinktech.com) Irvine, Calif., works with steppers, servos, and linear motors.

The jury for the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) selected 20 Gold, 19 Silver, and 42 Bronze award winners out of 1,691 entrants in categories as diverse as consumer electronics, housewares, transportation, sporting goods, furniture, medical and scientific equipment, and eco-design.

Those who plunk down $30,000 on a Harley Davidson chopper want nothing more than to trick it out to make it their own.

The market for metal containers is facing tough competition from glass, plastic, and paperboard substitutes.

Look for Marine One, the world's most technologically advanced helicopter, to land on the South Lawn of the White House in late 2009.

The newest generation of multicore processors promises tantalizing boosts in speed with lower power needs than older single-core processors.

The Model 4149 high-speed fiber-to-RS485/422/232 interface converter from Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, R.I., runs at speeds of 1.5 Mbps for RS232-to-fiber and 20 Mbps for RS485/422-to-copper.

A new battery alerts users when it nears the end of its usable life.

Steven Morgenstern's first human-powered vehicle (HPV) now appears in bicycle shows and kinetic-sculpture events across the country.

Want an environmentally friendly car that doesn't break the bank? Consider something like a little Suzuki Reno.

Campa USA, North Ridgeville, Ohio, designs and builds all-terrain trailers for government organizations, disaster-management personnel, and outdoor enthusiasts.

Researchers at the Transportation Research Institute (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) developed a smart traffic sign that helps drivers make correct decisions and avoid collisions at intersections without signals.

Increasingly sophisticated production in developed nations and the spread of industrialization in developing nations are driving demand for compressors and vacuum pumps.

TPI Composites Inc. (TPI), Warren, R.I., and representatives from Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., unveiled a new light-weight, all-composite truck cab for the U.S. Army's tactical wheeled vehicle fleet.

The United States Bowling Congress seems intent on removing excuses for throwing another gutter ball.

A MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) is claimed to handle defense, aerospace, and other high-end applications at about one-tenth the cost of existing devices.

Inspired by an obscure desert beetle, polymer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) came up with a way to construct test surfaces with a variable affinity for water.

Bacteria discovered in a flooded Wisconsin mine excrete proteins that collect metal nanoparticles.

A call for papers and posters has been issued for the PM2008 World Congress's technical program.

Multiplexing, a technique used extensively in telecommunications, could boost data collection rates in CT scanners by a factor of hundreds, leading to better images, and potentially lower X-ray exposure for patients, says a research team from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The A1442 full-bridge motor driver from Allegro MicroSystems Inc., Worcester, Mass., works for bipolar brushless dc motors at voltages down to 1.8 V.

The earthquake that shook Peru last month displaced tens of thousands of people and caused millions of dollars in damage.

At some point in their careers, most engineers will assume a management role or consider a move into a full-time management position.

A good way of measuring a car's comfort quotient is to take a long trip and see how you feel after some serious windshield time.