December 2000
from the editor
The Best Is Yet to Come

letters
Acquiring Tools
Licensed to Sue
Speed Gauge
Break the Old Mold
Making the Grade
Tort Cuts Paper

news and notes
Better Packaging
Improving the Chemical Mix
Compact Motor Powers Farm Machines
Pushy Pulley
Flexible Composites Dissipate Energy
Briefly Noted

computing
Medical Machines Made Better by Simulation
Technology Company to Provide Job Training
Virtual Child Shows How Kids Think
Rolls-Royce Quickly Finds Design Parameters
Taking Advantage of Local Talent
Designs Double as Marketing Material
Animating a Jet Engine Failure
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1

Bonding Plastics Without Crazing
A Strong Arm for Health Care
Diaphragms Keep Metering Pumps Flowing
Securing Sprinklers From Damage
Taking a Stand onSand and Corrosion

technology focus, part 2

Cleaning Semiconductor Exhaust Air
A Shot in the Nose
Keeping San Jose Above Water
Low-Cost Laser Heat Exchanger
Measuring All Flows at Petrochemical Plants

input/output
Composites in Concert

call for papers
Entries for December

washington window
Campaigning for U.S. Aviation Research

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