Discover a unique collection of manufacturing-specific information from the leading publishers and societies.  With a focus on discrete manufacturing, the collection provides must-have content about automation and advanced manufacturing techniques, material forming and machining, rapid prototyping, lean and agile manufacturing processes and machine selection.

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Of course, we’re talking about the Annual ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, where hundreds of engineering students from across the US build and race their own self-powered vehicles.

The HPVC Mission is to develop sustainable transportation alternatives for countries with emerging economies. The competition is dual: HPVC East was held Grove City, PA on April 27-29 and HPVC West was held in Toole, Utah, on May 4-6. For the second year in a row, Knovel sponsored the competition, helping students bring fast and creative designs to the starting line.

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- The U.S. position on the global ethylene supply curve and what it means for global competitiveness

- Current activities in each major shale region/play and the current market drivers

- Potential job creation, capital investment and economic output resulting from increased supply of natural gas from shale

- Innovations stimulating the development of shale gas reserves

- The economic impact for downstream industries

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This problem was given as an assignment to graduate students writing a research proposal, a requirement for the Biosystems Engineering PhD Program at the University of Tennessee.

These students used Knovel to research biodegradable plastics that could be disposed of by composting without costly recycling. See what they came up with!

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Below you’ll find the latest Knovel happenings–Check us out!

IN THIS ISSUE:

1.  New Subject Area: Manufacturing Engineering

2.  The 2012 Human Powered Vehicle Challenge

3.  Shale Gas Webinar Now Available On-Demand

4.  A Knovel Solution Story: Biodegradable Plastics

5.  A Knovel Summer: SLA and ASEE

In July, Knovel will be on the road at two important events, SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO and at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. We invite you to stop by and meet the team. We’ll share with you what’s new and exciting at Knovel. More importantly we’ll listen attentively to your valued feedback, ensuring your needs are always heard.

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

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