August 2001

from the editor
Hello, I Must Be Going

letters
Waste, Benefits, and Coexistence
A Slow Burn
The Costs of Computer Assistance
Thinking SI and The Future
Riding on Air
Public Verdict
Measuring Up
Both Sides of the Mind
It All Has to Add Up

news and notes
Eye Spy Up High
Coming to Terms With Motors
Flagging Down Insects
NSK to Supply Parts To Ford
Hands (Almost) Off
Tight Fit in a Manhattan Canyon
El Paso to Build Power Plant in Michigan
Hungarian Unit to Rehab Power Plants
Briefly Noted

computing
Taking Images of The Teeth
Racing Auto Parts To Production
Boatbuilding With CAD Help
Report Says OEMs Apply Pressure to Cut Costs
Quieting Cars With CFD
From the Virtual to The Concrete
3-D Package Speeds Time-to-Market
Tool Aids in Bid Estimation
Axle Maker Cuts Design Change Numbers
Digital Amoeba Helps Human Cell Study
NIST Web Site for Measurement Tracing
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1
Optimizing Compressed Air
Uniform Powder Flow
Recycling Wastewater
Restoring the Everglades
Revving Auto Pump Assembly

technology focus, part 2
Aiding Collegiate Reaction
Getting Into Hot Water
Fighting Cryptosporidium
Cleaner Varnishing

input/output
Keeping the Golf Course Green

m.e. bookshelf
Ten New Reviews of the Latest Engineering Books

call for papers
Entries for August

washington window
The Poor Cousins of Medicine

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