7/97 mechanical engineering departments

July 1997

from the editor
Turbines Turn to Tomorrow

commentary
Five-fold Flush

letters

Celebrating Engineers

More on the Title of Engineer

news and notes

Liftgate Device Uses Geneva Mechanism

Solar-powered Wing Aims High

Robotic Arm Cleans Up Nuclear Waste

Floating Disk Gathers Data

Surfing While You Drive

Laser-based System Measures Wind

A Heat Pump that Fits in Your Pocket

Briefly Noted

computing

Multimedia Muscle

Simulation of Sheet-metal Forming

Flow Show

Working Models for a Desktop

Longer Thermal Recordings

Environmental Design Advisor

Online Resources

Briefly Noted

input/output
High-tech Snake Charmers

m.e. bookshelf
Eleven New Reviews of the Latest Engineering Books