January 2001
We often take touch for granted. Adding it to computers turns out to be the classic mechatronics application.
the language of interaction
Long before "mechatronics" was coined, there were bond graphs. Today, they keep tabs on the energy in systems of every kind.
a frontier for
engineering
The aim of nanotechnology is to build the future, molecule by molecule.
stealth on the
water
The Swedish Navy's Visby corvette is designed to be virtually invisible in
pursuit of hostile submarines and underwater mines.
high-tech
healing
Engineering technology meets medicine in customized vascular surgery.
relay races
MEMS promises relief to designers seeking a smaller electromechanical
option.
hell on wheels
Sensors tell of heat and strain, but the trick lies in getting the whole
story while it is still spinning.
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