MEMS' rocky road
Taking a design from concept to high-volume production can be a bumpy ride.

what does it mean?
It's not enough to gather information. You have to make sense of it, too.

teamwork with the next generation
A playful take on robots draws students to technology, and gives engineers unexpected insights into their work and themselves.

mechanical engineering power 2002

electrically charged
Demand from new power plants drives gas turbines into another record year.

that elusive hum
Research is uncovering clues to the oscillations that trouble gas turbines, but the mystery is far from solved.

for a clean burn
An energy co-op in a leading coal state will try a CFB.

conservative powers
Automated comfort controls and new lighting systems aim to cut electricity costs and reduce pressure on the grid.

predicting bubbles
Research to understand cavitation aims to advance the fuel and oxygen pumps in the space shuttle.

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