January 2005

feature articles

a new dawn for diesel
Will Americans pay the price to put light-duty diesels on U.S. highways? By John DeGaspari

idle hour
Truckers are the next target of the clean air force.
By Paul Sharke

soup to nuts
CAD is not just for engineers anymore. In fact, it never was. By Jean Thilmany

calculating risks
Can the science that judges the safety of nuclear plants secure the infrastructure of a nation? By Harry Hutchinson

engineering for the spectacle
Technology on the stage keeps reaching higher.
By Robert Boehm, Brackley Frayer, and Joe Aldridge

the true harnessing of steam
Celebrating ASME's 125th Anniversary: A club of professional men in New York City became America's mechanical brain trust. By John Varrasi

input/output
Don't Move a Nanometer. By Jeffrey Winters



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