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Diagnostic Lab on a Chip Produced for Mere Penny Featured in this issue: [Penn State's Online Master's Degrees in Engineering](#g1) | [Has Your BOM Solution Bombed? Next Generation Bill of Materials Management](#g2) | [VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High Speed Data Testing](#g3) | [Ultra-thin Flexible Heaters... Quick Heat Up](#s1) | [Micro-sized High Voltage Power](#s2) | [Put Your Cable Design in the Hands of the Connector Experts](#s3) | [Stainless Steel Electric Boilers](#b1) | [Flush Cutting with Hypertherm Powermax® Plasma](#b2) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 21 February 2017 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Penn State's Online Master's Degrees in Engineering]( [Penn State's Online Master's Degrees in Engineering]( Pennsylvania State University Prepare yourself to develop the next generation of engineering products, systems, services, and software for industry and government. [Our online master's degrees]( in engineering include systems engineering, software engineering, and engineering management. GREs are not required; 5- to 7-week courses; complete within 2 years. If you want a career with growth potential that can provide you with opportunities across numerous industries and occupations, then enroll in one of Penn State's [online engineering degree programs](. [View now]( [] [Has Your BOM Solution Bombed? Next Generation Bill of Materials Management]( [Has Your BOM Solution Bombed? Next Generation Bill of Materials Management]( IEEE Spectrum Online In the world of product design and manufacturing, the bill of materials (BOM) is a critical product information record for both the engineering and manufacturing teams. Managing BOMs with the wrong tools can cause product errors, delays, and compliance failures. [Download the white paper](. [Learn more]( [] [VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High Speed Data Testing]( [VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High Speed Data Testing]( IEEE Spectrum Online Virginia Panel Corporation recently developed VTAC High Speed Data (HSD), a successful design for high speed data transfers greater than 12.5 Gbps per differential pair. While other high speed solutions exist, VTAC HSD’s revolutionary design helps to mitigate crosstalk and insertion loss when tested in a real life application. [Download this white paper](. [View now]( R&D REPORT [Diagnostic Lab on a Chip Produced for Mere Penny]( [Diagnostic Lab on a Chip Produced for Mere Penny]( Using an ordinary inkjet printer, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have [created a reusable diagnostic lab on a chip]( that costs a mere penny to produce. See more on [Electronics360](... [View now]( [Video: 3D printed parts are headed into orbit on a Boeing spaceship. A solar-powered tool helps detect early signs of blindness. A facility to produce hydrogen for steelmaking gets a green light.]( [3D Printed Parts are Headed into Orbit on a Boeing Spaceship]( [Video]( 3D printed parts are headed into orbit on a Boeing spaceship. A solar-powered tool helps detect early signs of blindness. A facility to produce hydrogen for steel making gets a green light. [More Video News Briefs](... [Learn more]( [] [Ultra-Thin Flexible Heaters...Quick Heat Up]( [Ultra-thin Flexible Heaters... Quick Heat Up]( Pelonis Technologies, Inc. [Ultra-thin flexible heaters]( built-in nano technology heating elements create strong bonding, making them more flexible than typical flexible heaters. This allows heat to transfer more efficiently and evenly than foil imprinted heaters. Ultra-thin flexible heaters' high temperature capability allows higher wattage for faster heat-up and warm-up time. [More information](. [View now]( [] [Micro-sized High Voltage Power]( [Micro-sized High Voltage Power]( Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Advanced Energy's [micro-sized products]( fulfill mission-critical requirements with high voltage bias, proportional, and rail power supplies, 0 to 50 through 6000 VDC, up to 30 W, 1.3 cm³ to 55 cm³. Ideal for use in size-critical applications, these sophisticated, miniature power supplies offer low ripple and a full complement of options. [Find a miniature high voltage solution to suit your specific application](. [Read our engineer-to-engineer blog](. [Learn more]( [] [Put Your Cable Design in the Hands of the Connector Experts]( [Put Your Cable Design in the Hands of the Connector Experts]( PEI-Genesis Did you know [PEI-Genesis]( offers cable harness design services and assembly? PEI’s expert design engineers develop application specific solutions to meet the rigorous demands of harsh environments, e.g. aerospace, oil and gas, rail/mass-transit, industrial, and military applications. Challenge us to solve your most complex interconnect problem. [Talk to a PEI-Genesis expert today]( [View now]( [] [STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRIC BOILERS ]( [Stainless Steel Electric Boilers]( Sussman Electric Boilers SSB boilers minimize contaminants utilizing all-wetted metal parts which are stainless steel. Whenever copper, iron, or other materials cannot be tolerated, the [SSB stainless steel boiler]( is the product of choice for clean steam. Built to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes Sect. I UL and cUL Listed. National Board registered. [Learn more](. [Learn more]( [] [Flush Cutting with Hypertherm Powermax® Plasma]( [Flush Cutting with Hypertherm Powermax® Plasma]( Hypertherm, Inc. Now cut closer to base materials than ever before with [Hypertherm's]( new [FlushCut]( consumables for Powermax105 and Powermax125. With an angled nozzle bore that delivers the plasma arc at a 45 degree angle, this process is ideal for challenging removal applications, reducing grinding, and increasing reuse of lugs and attachments. [View now]( PRODUCT WATCH [Adhesive CAD Symbol]( Adhesives.org Get the ASTM International standard, D7447-08, Standard Practice for Symbolizing Adhesive Applications. This standard more conveniently represents adhesives on computer-aided design (CAD) drawings. [More info](... [] [Adhesive CAD Symbol]( [Learn more]( [Mechanical Property Enhancement of Superalloys]( High Performance Alloys, Inc. Read about manufacturing techniques for a finer grain. While many superalloys and super-stainless material can be strain hardened, there are only a few that will reach 200 KSI UTS. [More info](... [] [Mechanical property enhancement of superalloys]( [View now]( TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [Airbag Recall Tests Global Supply Chain]( [Ransomware May Pose a Threat to Industrial Process Controllers]( Researchers at Georgia Tech [developed a form of ransomware]( that took over a simulated water treatment plant and caused damage. Are your process controllers also at risk? For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter, [Process Technology](... [View now]( [How Engineers Can Adapt Infrastructure Design for a Changing Climate]( [How Engineers Can Adapt Infrastructure Design for a Changing Climate]( In mid-February 2017, winter precipitation filled Lake Oroville north of California's capital, Sacramento, putting exceptional pressure on the Oroville Dam. Engineering360 published articles that discussed possible [risks caused by changing climate](. See more on [Engineering360](... [Learn more]( CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH [] [This Month's Challenge Sponsored by The MuShield Company, Inc.]( Whether it's a new or an existing design, [MuShield]( can provide your company with a cost-effective and high quality sheet metal R&D or production part. [View now]( [Tropical Sun]( The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are circles of latitude corresponding to the northernmost and southernmost points where the Sun can still be found directly overhead (on the solstices). Those latitudes are 23.43709°N(S) and are considered the delineation between the temperate zones and subtropical zones. Why are they named “Cancer” and “Capricorn”? [Answer/Discuss]( TECH ARTICLE [] [A Guide to Plastics Commonly Used in Blow Molding]( “Choosing the right plastic resin for your blow molding project can be a challenge. Cost, density, flexibility, strength, and more all factor into what resin is best for your part. Here’s an introduction to the characteristics, benefits, and drawbacks to resins commonly used in blow molding.” [Read this article in its entirety](. This article is provided by [Custom-Pak, Inc](. 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