November 21, 2007

The A160T Hummingbird, an unmanned helicopter from Boeing, recently set a flight endurance record when it stayed aloft for 12.1 hr.

“A number of health-care packaging trends, including demand for better clarity and greater emphasis on patient and caregiver safety, have highlighted the drawbacks in monolayer packaging made from glass and plastic,” says John Davis, technical manager, Healthcare, GE Plastics, Pittsfield Mass.

Help the environment and win some serious coin

To do real work takes a real truck. And that’s exactly what the mighty 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty gives you.

Within the past few years, mother nature has wreaked havoc around the globe. The resulting massive structural damage has pushed engineers to develop stronger and more efficient building materials and, has also brought about stiffer building codes.

The Smart fortwo is the first commercialized car to have full body panels made from polypropylene.

Hale, Boeing’s High Altitude Long Endurance unmanned aircraft, recently completed ground testing of its hydrogen fueled engine which was developed by the Ford Motor Co.

Researchers at Purdue University working with the U.S. Air Force have developed wireless sensors strong enough to survive inside operating jet engines where temperatures can climb to 572°F.

Despite using as little as one-eighth the power of traditional coolers or chiller systems, many industries have yet to adopt evaporative cooling.

The firefighting team bat t l ing the recent California wildfires got a helping hand from Ikhana, a Predator B UAV from General Atomics in San Diego (www.ga.com) and modified by NASA with an IR imager

Nov. 27-30 — Four specialists from Master- Graphics Inc. have been invited to present at Autodesk University 2007, a learning and networking event that includes hands-on training seminars for software design professionals. in the manufacturing, construction, and media & entertainment industries.

I was in its “Customer Relations” department at the Boston Sales Office and saw the company’s (and independent dealers’ ) arrogance on a daily basis.

The Ultimate Kayak from Legacy Paddlesports is the first commercial application to feature formed, large, three-dimensional parts made from Tegris fabric.

Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, Calif., redesigned its print cartridge packaging in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007 in North America.

An SUV this rugged doesn’t have to be good looking, but that doesn’t phase this latest iteration of the military workhorse.

The DoD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, together with BAE Systems, is converting the Army’s 60-mm mortar into a weapon capable of launching guided munitions.

Driver Russ Wicks with American Challenge Inc., Bellevue, Wash., recently set the world stock-car speed record by hitting 244.9 mph in a Nascar Daytona Series 2007 Dodge Charger on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The NFL will adopt a high-tech helmet to head off career-ending head injuries.

The US Department of Labor estimates that more than 10 million skilled factory jobs will be unfilled by the year 2020 — only 13 years from now.