Tuesday - 06 January 2009

Design Engineering

Applied technologies for design engineers

Gentle touch
UAV landing technology based on Mars rover design uses parachute and airbag designed to better protect delicate instrumentation. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 01 July 2008

Hot prospect
Converting residual heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity could cut fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions. Siobhan Wagner reports....
Published: The Engineer - 01 July 2008

CAD users survey
DesignTalks has launched a comprehensive survey into UK CAD usage and its impact on daily working life. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 27 June 2008

Projected designs
Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new Virtual Reality Centre at the Design and Engineering Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire. ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 27 June 2008

Where in the world?
A computer algorithm can analyse a single photograph and determine where in the world the image was likely to have been taken....
Published: The Engineer Online - 24 June 2008

Cool on energy
Energy-efficient control technology will shift power consumption ratings from red to green, bringing immediate cost savings plus tax breaks. Colin Carter explains...
Published: The Engineer - 05 June 2008

High marks
Colour-change laser identification technique could be used on NASA shuttles' mission-critical parts. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 04 June 2008

Rigged for a record
Later this year an all-UK team hopes its groundbreaking technology can set a new record in the world’s only single-handed non-stop yacht race. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 04 June 2008

Snap-on TCMax Asset Management Software
Add up the costs. The daily drip, drip, drip of lost equipment, the time tracking things down, the paperwork, the lines, the processes, the time spent slogging through complicated inventory procedures. The costs can be huge....
Published: The Engineer Online - 29 May 2008

High temperature iron
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron....
Published: The Engineer Online - 28 May 2008

Roving in the snow
US engineers have designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse potentially dangerous ice environments....
Published: The Engineer Online - 28 May 2008

High-tech wine cap
A high-tech closure for wine bottles that allows the wine to breathe much like traditional bark corks has been developed at the University of California, Davis....
Published: The Engineer Online - 23 May 2008

Altair Releases HyperWorks 9.0
Newest version of Altair’s simulation platform delivers on-demand access to ISV applications and offers multi-core licensing business model ...
Published: The Engineer Online - 22 May 2008

Nothing quite like a drive
Fifty McDonald’s restaurants across the UK are now saving 50 per cent on power bills for kitchen extractor fans with the help of ABB drives....
Published: The Engineer Online - 20 May 2008

Just add graphene
Researchers have created a new kind of polymer that they claim could be used in applications as diverse as aeroplanes and solar cells....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 May 2008

Patent search in Oz
Australian entrepreneurs and inventors have a new way of finding out if their fledgling ideas and inventions are on the right track....
Published: The Engineer Online - 19 May 2008

Quantum of Solace
A breakthrough film camera system called the Snakehead is immersing viewers more deeply than ever in hair-raising aerial action....
Published: The Engineer Online - 12 May 2008

Change of colour
Universal Display Corporation has developed a prototype OLED display that emits green light for daytime operation and infrared in the dark....
Published: The Engineer Online - 12 May 2008

Flexible friends
Innovation is leading to a new generation of machine tools claimed to deliver higher performance and productivity at a price designed to ensure a competitive edge. Martin Oakham reports....
Published: The Engineer Online - 09 May 2008

Rapid progress
Once the preserve of design visualisation and simulation, rapid prototyping techniques could soon be used for desktop manufacturing. Charles Clarke explains....
Published: The Engineer - 09 May 2008

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