Aerospace

Chaos Happens: What to Do About it on Your Next Product Development Project

June 30, 2016

Automation & Motion Control, Design Hardware & Software, Materials & Assembly, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Government/Defense, Industrial Machinery, Medical

Nothing is more frustrating than developing a plan and then, in the heat of the battle, having to diverge from the plan when chaos happens.

NASA Wants to Put Electric Planes in the Air by 2018

June 28, 2016

Government/Defense

Aerospace

Charles Murray

Following in the tracks of the fabled rocket plane programs of the 1940s, NASA engineers are now laying the plans for a new twist on the future of aviation -- a battery-powered airplane.

NASA Wants to Put Electric Planes in the Air by 2018

June 28, 2016

Aerospace

Aerospace, Electronics & Test

Charles Murray

Following in the tracks of the fabled rocket plane programs of the 1940s, NASA engineers are now laying the plans for a new twist on the future of aviation -- a battery-powered airplane. Designated the X-57, the proposed airplane will be a modified general aviation craft powered by 14 electric...

Notorious Hacker Reveals Tricks, Blames the User

June 20, 2016

Industrial Machinery

Automation & Motion Control, Design Hardware & Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Government/Defense

Rob Spiegel

Famous hacker Kevin Mitnick explained the vulnerabilities to hacking during his keynote address at Atlantic Design & Manufacturing in New York last week.

NASA and the Heart of Engineering

June 16, 2016

Medical

Automation & Motion Control, Design Hardware & Software, Aerospace

NASA has been at the heart of engineering since the Space Race, but with funding and political support waning, what will keep engineering’s blood flowing?

Portfolio Management Tools Give Decision-Makers Line of Sight Into R&D Efforts

June 15, 2016

Alternative Energy

Automation & Motion Control, Design Hardware & Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Government/Defense, Industrial Machinery, Medical

The most successful R&D-driven enterprises use portfolio-management tools to provide a line of sight into all of the company's product development efforts, so as to make optimal decisions around funding.

ARM TechCon 2016 CFP Deadline Extended to June 17

June 13, 2016

Government/Defense

Design Hardware & Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics

Naomi Price

Submission deadline for ARM TechCon 2016 Call for Proposals has been extended to June 17. Get your proposal in for the opportunity to be on the ARM podium in October!

ESC Silicon Valley 2016 Call for Speakers -- Deadline Extended

June 13, 2016

Alternative Energy

Design Hardware & Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Government/Defense, Industrial Machinery, Medical

Max Maxfield

Our goal is to deliver a unique and highly useful educational experience for embedded designers involved in developing electronics products and systems.

Seeking the Big Data that Makes a Difference

June 10, 2016

Aerospace

Design Hardware & Software

Rob Spiegel

Not all big data is useful. This panel of experts discusses how to determine what big data makes a difference.

From the Moon to Mars: Space Exploration’s Rich Past and Uncertain Future

June 09, 2016

Aerospace

Automation & Motion Control, Design Hardware & Software

A Space Shuttle veteran and International Space Station mission commander speaks with Design News about the past achievements of and future viability of US space exploration, why man hasn’t walked on Mars yet, and the role of commercial spaceflight.