Eureka 1997 Tom Shelley - Abstracts

Eureka 1997 Tom Shelley
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3D CAD becomes affordable by all. (recent CAD developments)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Advanced infusion pump designed on Desktop. (Avance infusion pump; Autodesk Mechanical Desktop)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Bringing ceramics out of the woods. (new ceramic material made from natural feedstocks)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Ceramic components join together with a bang. (includes related article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Combined system varies ratios with efficiency: a continuously variable transmission system devised for tanks may have a future in motor sport.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Computer software solves many problems.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Creating a diamond in the rough.(coating methods for super-hard diamond films)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Designers look for a vision of the future.(computer monitors for design work)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Design office packages integrate data. (design data)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Double cycloid reduces power at speed. (gearboxes with one cycloid achieve major speed reductions)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Drives smooth harmonics and regenerate loads: use of multiple, modular inverter drives offers a lower cost way of improving EMC and achieving four-quadrant regenerative operation.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Electrons and lasers speed object grabbing. (3D scanning system from 3D Scanners)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Expanding models push software to the limit. (3D modelling)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Flowing fluid makes an impact on material world. (includes related article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Grass shows way to light constructions: lattice cylinders make the lightest possible struts and shafts, and may be improved still further from prototypes seen around for millions of years. (includes relates article)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Hard on the outside, soft in the middle.(plastics in engineering; polymer developments)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Infrared handset ensures safe industrial control: Safety critical systems will benefit from a low cost remote control technique which guarantees to eliminate crosstalk.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Inkjets rule supreme. (developments in CAD peripherals)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Magnetised fuel feeds engine efficiency.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Metal foam delivers superlight components: foamed metals are strong, rigid, fire and impact resistant and a fraction of the weight of their conventional counterparts.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Micro device both pumps and controls: biotechnology, precision and medical engineering are set to benefit from a remarkable new micro fluid device.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Microfuluidics ramp up chemical production: Micro-etched hydraulic components are being prepared for large scale chemical production and can now be injection moulded.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
More sensors reveal the physical world.(trends in sensor technologies)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Novel design has a spring in its step. (spring technology)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Shuttling magnet ensures efficient gas compression.(linear motor and gas compressor for fridges)(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Sound analysis makes sweeter noises. (computer modelling of automobile engine noise)(Cover Story)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Spreading our wings to Europe's Airbus. (British Aerospace PLC; design and manufacture of wings for the European Airbus)(British Excellence at Hanover)Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Titanium alloys come down to earth: super strong and corrosion-resistant alloys of titanium, well established in aerospace, are finding increasing usefulness in cars.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Tyre control gives tracked performance: by automatically controlling tyre pressures, it is possible to give wheeled vehicles adhesion and ground support similar to tracked vehicles.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Virtual modelling solves problems faster: new software is helping designers to model their products in real world situations.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
Water both cools and lubricates gearbox: power transmissions which work immersed in water help the disabled, provide toys for the rich, and offer new opportunities in marine and offshore engineering.Engineering and manufacturing industriesTom Shelley
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