1/02 mechanical engineering departments

January 2002

from the editor
Auld Lang Syne

letters

Nanotech and Radiation

Unlevel Ground

Incentives of Deregulation

Would Jefferson Have Put His Name on It?

Power Politics

Rein In Auto Speed

Overhead Railway

news and notes

This Virtual Lung Is A Model Breather

Keeping Close Tabs On Tire Condition

Trial in a Computer Cuts Handling Costs

The Train Returns To Maine

A Sensor to Keep The Sludge Flowing

Marathon Oil Buys African Assets

Extra Credit Option For CO₂ Emissions

Flexible Fuel Tanks Extend a Jet's Range

Briefly Noted

computing

In Pursuit of Cleaner-Burning Jets

Simulation Speeds An Engine

Headset Heard Around The World

New, Improved Nanotubes

Analyzing Blade Design

Visualizing the Weather

FEA Helps Modify Power Presses

Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1

Tiny Tubing for Stomach

Taking the Heat

Combine of Beans

Keeping It Cool

technology focus, part 2
Leaf Blower Tank
Safe Deposit Boxes Use Two Grades of Plastic
Hose for a Scrape
Cutting the Static

input/output
A Robot in Your Tank

washington window
Sept. 11 Renews Support for R&D Programs