August 2001 |
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| 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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