Erik Buell Trades the Boardroom for the Track

News  |  www.wired.com | 18 hours 28 minutes ago

We've seen the Buell motorcycle company go from an upstart privateer to a jewel in the Harley-Davidson crown to trimmings on the slaughterhouse floor now

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/erik_buell_racing/

Driving 3-Phase induction motors

News  |  www.embedded.com | Nov 23, 2009

The standard 3-phase Induction Motor (IM) is still the most widely used electrical motor and with the rising use of Intelligent Power Modules replacing discrete solutions, a more efficient method of use is now in the picture. Find out how.

http://www.embedded.com/columns/technicalinsights/221900705?_requestid=175444

Berkeley Lab Researchers Uncover Atomic-Level Action of Ring-Shaped Protein Motors

News  |  www.azonano.com | Nov 20, 2009

Berkeley Lab Researchers Uncover Atomic-Level Action of Ring-Shaped Protein Motors

http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=14767

8bit MCU optimised for industrial and automotive motor control

News  |  www.edn-europe.com | Nov 20, 2009

Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its embedded motor control portfolio with the introduction of the S08MP16 MCU. This entry-level 8bit MCU (microcontroller) family provides a safe, accurate and cost-optimised solution for BLDC (brushless DC) motor control applications ranging from industrial

http://www.edn-europe.com/8bitmcuoptimisedforindustrialandautomotivemotorcontrol+article+3644+Europe.html

Atomic-level snapshot catches protein motor in action

News  |  www.nanowerk.com | Nov 19, 2009

(Nanowerk News) The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) using a state-of-the-art protein crystallography beamline at the Advanced Light Source (ALS).

http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=13629.php

New!2200W 3000~10000RPM BLDC Motor Controller

News  |  www.cnczone.com | Nov 19, 2009

The Ultimate Discussion forum for CNC, metal working machines, lathes, vertical milling, CAD/CAM software, hobbyCNC, wood routers, EDM, electronics,metal work and Free Buying and Selling!

http://www.cnczone.com/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&threadid=93745

RS - Smart power module for compact high-performance AC motor drives

News  |  www.electropages.com | Nov 19, 2009

Now available from RS Components FSAM30SH60A is an advanced smart powermodule (SPM), developed by Fairchild, to provide compact andhigh-performance AC motordrives - mainly in high-speed low-power inve

http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=14301

Brush-Commutated Motors Maximize Power Density

News  |  www.eepn.com | Nov 19, 2009

http://www.eepn.com/locator/products/ArticleID/38825/38825.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EEPN+%28PlanetEE+-+EEPN%29

Injection-Molded Breakthroughs Highlight SPE Winners

News  |  www.designnews.com | Nov 17, 2009

Engineers at Delphi Automotive last week were awarded the grand prize in the 39th Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Innovation Awards Competition for their development of an injection-molded plastic radio housing.

http://www.designnews.com/article/389517-Injection_Molded_Breakthroughs_Highlight_SPE_Winners.php?rssid=20030

R/C airplane motors from computer trash - Hack a Day

Press Release  |  hackaday.com | Nov 17, 2009

It covers winding your own copper and installing the magnets in the “bell”, putting it all together and mounting it. This is a great writeup for those who haven’t seen this done before. If you want something even simpler though, you might enjoy the homopolar motor post.

http://hackaday.com/2009/11/17/rc-airplane-motors-from-computer-trash/