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Feds: No Brakes Used In N.Y. Prius Crash   3/19/2010
Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.   Continue
Saft Wins Order From Boeing For Satellite Li-ion Batteries   3/18/2010
Saft has received a multi-million dollar order from The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] to deliver high-performance lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for the first order for Boeing’s 702B series satellite, a medium-level power satellite with six to 12 kW of on-board power.   Continue
Girls Interested In Science   3/18/2010
Faced with increasing competition across the globe, politicians, pundits and the private sector have sounded the alarm that a reinvigorated focus must be urgently applied to American STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math).   Continue
Cobham’s Advanced Machines Environment   3/18/2010
Cobham Technical Services is launching a 3D version of its rapid electromagnetic design tool for rotating electrical machines - the Advanced Machines Environment.   Continue
ZigBee & Wi-Fi Alliances To Collaborate On Smart Grid Wireless Networking   3/18/2010
The ZigBee Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance have announced an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) for Smart Grid applications.   Continue
TRUMPF Inc. Donates Power Tools To Haitian Rebuilding Effort   3/18/2010
TRUMPF Inc. recently donated 10 of its TruTool S130 power tools for use in Haiti’s reconstruction efforts.   Continue
Right On Target: Tiberius Arms Perfects Design With uPrint   3/18/2010
Producing a single product for both recreational use in backyards as well as intense battle simulation on military bases is a daily order of business for one Indiana-based company.   Continue
NASA's Chopper Crash Test A Smash Hit   3/17/2010
The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted.   Continue
Microchips’s USB-To-UART Protocol Converter   3/16/2010
Microchip Technology Inc. has announced a complete, out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy to add USB connectivity to existing systems.   Continue
Crossing Automation Introduces Enhanced Spartan EFEM   3/16/2010
Crossing Automation, Inc. has announced that it has improved its SpartanTM equipment front end module (EFEM) performance, enabling it to achieve 450 wafers per hour (wph) throughput.   Continue

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