Articles by Austin Weber

Some day in the near future, an on-campus innovation center could be as ubiquitous to college life as a library, a student union or a football stadium.

Assembly applications are creating more demand for parallel-link machines.

As wiring schematics become increasingly complex, engineers can’t afford to make mistakes.

Engineers are integrating thin, flexible electronics and sensors into belts, glasses, headgear, jewelry, shirts, shoes, watches and a wide variety of other products.

Manufacturers must react promptly or they risk getting a Warning Letter.

The first low-beam headlights appeared on automobiles 100 years ago. Today, engineers are scrambling to develop a new generation of smart headlights that will soon make traditional products as obsolete as kerosene lanterns.

New tools allow engineers to conduct in-process verification.

Wide bandgap semiconductors will spur new demand for power electronics.

"Faster, higher, stronger” is the Olympic motto. It’s also the underlying philosophy behind the $25 billion U.S. sporting goods industry.

Alabama is home to state-of-the-art auto plants operated by Daimler, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota. It’s also home to a state-of-the-art assembly line that builds toy cars out of Lego blocks: Tiger Motors.