Tiny Motors Harnessing Piezo Motion, How to Avoid Product Development Pitfalls, Powdermetal Bearings Lube Themselves, Basics of Conveyor Specs, Tall Stories About Patents

Inventing is a ball, How to rapid-fab 3D metal parts, New energy regs dictate more efficient motors, Manufacturers board the sustainability bandwagon

Special issue on motion control, Darpa’s latest body amplifier, Connections are key in reining in costs, Understanding resolution specs, How much torque? Remote sensors can tell

I dig it Controls pave the way for efficient off-highway, Powder-metal parts with punch, Good grabbers: Get the most out of self-clinching fasteners, Heavy-duty bearings that don’t conk out, Abrasive crud? No problem, Self-greasing bearings

More Power, Less Fuel, How to save energy with electric motors, Electronics of light drivers, Fluid friction made easy, Basics of design engineering: Test and Instruments, Simple steps to defeat EMI, Smart use of smart cameras

Gearing up for wind power, Better than electric motors: Where shapememory alloys excel, Software-devised shells perform well, Basics of design engineering: Hydraulics New seals stand up to bio-oils, Fluid couplings that connect quickly

Future face of the 500? Medical Industry Focus: Wheelchair designs borrow ideas from aircraft, Now Hear This: How to build quiet equipment, Fab lab gives new meaning to "make it yourself"

Robots limber up; Inside the Navy's new Railgun; When to review foreign patents;

Where’s the Money? Annual Salary Survey, PVCs in toys: Danger or false alarm?, How to land that dream job, Flying subs: Aerodynamics get all wet, Choosing the right hinge

Plugged-in concept cars, Special Section:Green electronics, Getting a grip on electrohydraulics, Superthin coatings make good bearings, Basics of design engineering: Mechanical systems, a close look at stick-slip chatter, Calculating linear motion life