August 2004


from the editor
Engineering Over Politics

letters
Sub Systems
A Fellow by Any Name
A Tunnel to Peace?
A Source of Strain
Fuel for Thought
A Vote of Approval
A Sacrifice of Safety
Eye to Eye

news and notes
Hybrid Vehicles Take the Test of Their Lives
Updating the Old Candle That Burns in the Window
Consulting Firms Get More for Their Time
Pilot Optional
U.S. Allocates $6 Million for Desal, Arsenic Research
Briefly Noted

computing
No More Failure to Communicate
Drilling With a Burst of Light
Between Water and Earth
Never Too Many Engineers
Intuitively Speaking Every CAD Language
Computers You Take for Granted
Take a Quantum Leap
Whodunit Software
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1
Deep Green on the Ocean
Water Treatment Flows
New Engine a Step Closer

technology focus, part 2
Lighter Than Air
Turning Trash Into Cash

input/output
Math Whiz

washington window
Liquid Politics

 


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