August 2001
feature articles from helios to our house
Looking at fan blades aerodynamically leads to higher-efficiency cooling.

keeping it cool
More air in, more power out: Air cooling gives gas turbines a boost.

within a nanometer of your life
Advances in semiconductor manufacturing techniques are bringing medicine closer to cures and treatments that have eluded researchers working on the macro scale.

support on demand
A battery of CNC machines spins out surgical implants on a just-in-time schedule.

it's all about togetherness
No matter what it's called, a product-data-management system passes engineering information across a network.

blackout punch
A California landscaper discovers an unorthodox solution to rolling blackouts, using remote power generation.

reactor backers
Nuclear proposals are drawing advocates from both parties in Congress.


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