Knovel is kicking off the New Year with a flurry of activity! With our exclusive database series, new subject areas and solution stories, we’re resolute to deliver you the freshest content yet.

It’s often difficult for engineers to find the resources they need, which is why Knovel has expanded its Critical Content Line with two new databases.  This exclusive content includes interactive, problem-solving features that will help engineers select the most optimal materials when designing.

Knovel’s two new databases, Magnesium Alloy and Optical and Filter Glass include highly interactive tables, graphs and data compiled from authoritative sources. The Magnesium Alloy Database, Developed by J. Gilbert Kaufman, covers properties of magnesium alloys and is of particular interest to automotive and aerospace engineers. The Optical and Filter Glass Database includes properties such as Abbe number, Refractive index, Dispersion data, and Transmittance curves of commercially-available optical and filter glasses from 16 manufacturers around the world. This database is valuable to design engineers, QA engineers, and optical engineers working for airplane, equipment, biomedical device and electronics manufacture

Find these databases by using Knovel’s Data Search. All Knovel customers and Titles of the Week subscribers have access to these two exclusive databases through January 31, so try them today!

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Knovel’s 28th Subject Area, Computer Hardware Engineering, is now available! This popular collection keeps engineers and designers on the forefront of new technology in this rapidly changing industry.

The Computer Hardware Engineering subject area helps electronics, computer, aerospace, and mechanical engineers design and integrate computer systems, networks, sensors and components for a broad range of products and equipment.

Topics areas include:

•    Circuit Design
•    Embedded Systems and Programming
•    Networks and Sensors
•    Processors, Memory and Peripherals
•    Computer Architecture

The next step toward design perfection starts here. Explore our latest subject area today!

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Engineering students are a busy breed.  On average, they study 5 more hours a week than their peers, and when you add lectures, meeting with professors and yes—trying to have a social life, they’ve got a pretty hectic schedule on their hands.

That’s why we’re so pleased that the 2011 University Challenge gained an unprecedented amount of participation from engineering students. Over the course of 3 months, 5,600 students from 600 universities and 93 countries put their knowledge to the test.  That’s because the University Challenge is not only educational: it’s interactive, fun and useful for students everywhere.

“The University Challenge is fun way to test what you’ve learned in the classroom,” says Andrew Steele, who is currently obtaining his Masters in Applied Anatomy at  Case Western Reserve University. “More than that, it shows how an engineering reference site like Knovel can help me apply what I’ve learned.”

The contest awarded Andrew a 500 dollar cash prize for his efforts, making him one of the 18 lucky University Challenge winners.  All of the students have so far offered overwhelmingly positive remarks about the 2011 University Challenge, which has proved to be Knovel’s most successful installment yet.

To see the full details about our 2011 winners and other fun facts about the University Challenge, follow the link below!

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Every spring season, fans flock to baseball stadiums and cheer for their favorite teams and players. With an average attendance rate of 25,000 fans per game, stadium engineers need to create structures that ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees.

Learn how a design engineer used Knovel to replace the sunshade support beams in a baseball stadium.

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