August 2006


from the editor
A Midsummer Day's Heat

letters
Store, Recycle, or Avoid
Fission vs. Wind
Moving On
On and Off

news and notes
A Coherence of Sound
Jets Go Light Indeed
Engineers Well Prepared
Ra or U Out of H2O
Kroger to Offer E85 Fuel
Clean Burn
Parker Acquires EMI Shielding Unit
PanOcean Starts Pipeline Installation
Army Orders $137 Million in Stryker Vehicles and Parts
Briefly Noted

computing
Muss-Free Ship Assembly
Fetch Me a Drink
Processing a Peck of Pickles
Engineering and Swimming
Cut a Little More
Hey, Gorgeous
Search by Shape
A Better No-Gas Car
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1
Turning Tides to Juice
Better Water Wanted
Filtration to Go
Specialty Gas Handbook
U.S. Agency Asks Houston to Adopt Stricter Codes

technology focus, part 2
Blow-Out Sale
Power and Air
Steam Heat
Smarter Tires
International Accent
Green Gas

input/output
The Gooed Foot

m.e. bookshelf
Recently published books for engineers and those interested in engineering.



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