Design Applications ARCHIVE
Catching some rays
Flexible solar power material gets further efficiency boost from Canadian team.
June 29, 2010 | Treena HeinGarbage In, Energy Out
Plasco Energy Group's electricity-producing facilities set to transform waste disposal.
June 23, 2010 | Dan PeltonThe physics behind the 2010 World Cup Soccer ball
Why the controversial soccer ball, Jabulani, promises to confound goalies with its 'otherworldly' behaviour.
June 14, 2010 | Mike McLeodIcy Control
Canadian-made robotic submarine helps Canada assert arctic sovereignty.
May 03, 2010 | Treena HeiniPad Dissected
Ottawa reverse engineering firm, Chipworks, autopsy of iPad reveals Apple gadget's design secrets.
April 05, 2010 | DE staffActually, It is Rocket Science
RF generators by Nova Scotia’s Nautel Ltd. help bring interplanetary travel within reach.
December 10, 2009 | Mike McLeodParadigm Switch
In the high-stakes game of auto manufacturing, can a small Calgary company use advanced materials and design techniques to change the playing field?
November 30, 2009 | Jim AndertonSpeedy delivery
Objet system helps design consultancy meet impossible client deadlines
September 15, 2009 | Objet GeometriesThe Sky's No Limit
Magenn Power's floating MARS turbine brings wind power generation down to Earth
September 12, 2009 | Treena HeinSpeedy Delivery
Objet system helps design consultancy meet impossible client deadlines
June 08, 2009 | Design Engineering staffGecko-inspired dry adhesive planned for space
Biomimetic adhesives aren't new, but a SFU graduate has developed a new method of creating microscopic, mushroom-like plastic structures in order to produce a dry adhesive that mimics the stickiness of gecko feet. And he is prepping his innovation for outer space.
April 09, 2009 | André VoshartAutomated controls for ice rinks cool down costs
Moncton, N.B., ice centre leverages upgraded refrigeration system and Kepware plug-and-play communications software to keep temperatures just right
April 09, 2009 | Design Engineering staffTwisting and Bending
A User's Guide to Robotic Cables
November 28, 2008 | Bennett BrumsonBest Foot Forward
Robotic POWER KNEE prosthesis restores natural movement to lower-limb amputees
November 28, 2008 | Treena HeinAdding Value by Design
Corporate design culture inspires the process, products, brands and workplace of global leader in UF membrane technology
November 04, 2008 | Arlene Gould
