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Sample U: Nation’s First Free 'Tryvertising' Center 11/6/2009
Sample U, the nation’s first ongoing “tryvertising” (try before you buy) product testing center recently opened on the campus of Alliant International University offering trysumers (consumers) access to a variety of new free product packages, campaigns, samples, branding, messaging and services. Continue

Aircraft Lightning Strike Simulation Heralds Easy Protection Design 11/6/2009
Lightning strike tests of a helicopter at Eurocopter's Donauwörth facility have verified the accuracy of finite element analysis techniques for characterizing the electromagnetic behavior of complete and custom-cabled modern aircraft structures constructed using advanced composite materials. Continue

Peugeot Unveils Its Innovative New Concept The BB1 11/6/2009
With its BB1 concept, Peugeot has created a totally new solution to the current and future needs of urban mobility. The BB1 concept is the first ever full electric vehicle that can seat up to four adults in a space of just 2.5m. Continue

Quantum Controls Goes To The International Space Station 11/5/2009
Quantum Controls’ Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) is being transported to the International Space Station. The actual treadmill for COLBERT was purchased from Woodway USA, Waukesha, WI. Quantum is the exclusive supplier to Woodway USA for the system controlling the dynamics of the treadmill. Continue

Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock For Tyco Electronics 11/5/2009
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation has announced it has stock for Tyco Electronics’ High Performance Interconnect (HPI), AMP Mini-CT, and AMP CT series small pitch (1.0 to 2.5 mm) wire-to-board and wire-to-wire interconnects. Continue

SensAble’s Customer Wins ‘Most Innovative Teacher Of The Year,’ With Haptic Cow 11/5/2009
SensAble Technologies, Inc. has announced that its customer, Dr. Sarah Baillie, a senior lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College in London, was named the “Most Innovative Teacher of the Year” in the United Kingdom for creating a haptically-enabled simulator that teaches veterinary students essential skills of examining a pregnant cow. Continue

Hirschmann Engineering Moves To New Location 11/5/2009
Peter Knowles, President and COO of Hirschmann Engineering USA, Inc., announces, effective immediately, the relocation of its Headquarters location to Schaumburg, IL from Elgin, IL. This new office is located at the Roselle Road Exit on the I-90 Interstate and has easy access to O’Hare International Airport. Continue

Ioxus Powers Up Innovation With Dimension 3D Printing 11/5/2009
Throughout its history, efficiency and innovation have been core drivers of Ioxus Inc.’s business. Ioxus develops, manufactures and distributes ultracapacitor technologies for a wide range of energy storage markets. Its innovative products extend the charge time and reduce the use of batteries for electronics, hybrid vehicles, wind farms, and other green technologies. Ioxus ‘parent company, Custom Electronics, Inc. (CEI) has been manufacturing high voltage capacitors since 1964. Continue

Border Patrol Enlists High-Tech Surveillance System With Galil Controller 11/4/2009
The United States Border Patrol (U.S.B.P.) is America’s frontline against drug traffickers, terrorists and illegal immigrants. With violence on the rise and perhaps as many as 850,000 people unlawfully entering the United States per year since 2000, the U.S.B.P. has their hands full. Continue

Sustaining Schools In Tanzania 11/4/2009
Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT), a non-profit grassroots organization that provides quality, affordable secondary education to underserved indigenous children in rural Tanzania, is partnering with the Portland Chapter of Engineers without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) to ensure the staff and students of Orkeeswa Secondary School in Lashaine Village, Tanzania have a water supply system that is safe and dependable. Continue

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