MEMS across the valley of death
Focus on Microsystems: Microelectromechanical systems are taking the world by storm, but only a handful of aerospace applications are now flying. That may be about to change. By Alan S. Brown

more than a feeling
Focus on Microsystems: The atomic force microscope is enabling engineers to understand mechanical systems at the most basic level. By F. Michael Serry

wonder cloth
Focus on Microsystems: A film made from carbon nanotubes may finally live up to the nanotech hype. But first, it has to get out of the lab. By Jeffrey Winters

ask the supercomputer
Many complex fluid flows still can't be analyzed today. Maybe tomorrow.
By Jean Thilmany

to get to the other side
Sometimes you have to plan how to cross your bridges before you come to them. By Harry Hutchinson

input/output
What the Robots See. By Jean Thilmany

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