Design News - June 02, 2003

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Cover Story

Eric Fuh's team came up with a push-push concept, inspired by a retractable ball point pen, to collapse and remove the stylus.

Departments

Flash
New and Notable Product Design
Electronics
My View
Head of the Class
Expo
Motion Control/Power Transmission
Fluid Power
Fastening/Joining/Assembly
Software/Hardware
Electronics
Integrated Power Module Meets Wide Needs
Mail
Readers Sound Off
Rant
You Need Desktop PLM
BMOC
Robot Dreams
Calamities
The Case of the Travelling Trochar
Ask
Ask The Search Engineer
Measurements In The Design Flow
Subtle Traps Degrade Sensor Signals
Slant
PLM's Time Has Come
Designer's Corner
Barcode reader offers precise position
Weblog
My Alma Mater: The Hardware Store
Gadget Freak
Todd's Fascination with Flight
The Next Generation
Engineering Students You'd Love to Hire

Feature

Balancing Act

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