June 1999

from the editor
The Business-To-Business Internet

letters
Short of Heros
Counter-response
Too Much Education?

news and notes
Kinder, Gentler Seismic Cable
Studying Stealth
Inspecting Parts in Minutes
Only the Most Refined Furnaces
A Nano Scale at Georgia Tech
Briefly Noted

computing
A Concept Car from Down Under
Airships and Trains Turn to CATIA
Acquisition Advances ANSYS Multiphysics
Insider's Tutorial
Smashing Electrons for Pure Energy
CATIA Takes First Step
Being Careful with Bleach
GM Uses Fast Track for NT Workstations
Lathe Manufacturer Cuts Distance
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1

Keeping Machine Tools on Track
Civilian Roles for SONAR
Simplifying Cable Installations
Measuring Tansients 100 Times Faster
High Capacity Comes in Small Packages

technology focus, part 2
Oxygen Analyzers Clean Up Power Plant
Flame Detector Beats the Heat
Spotting Transformer PCBs in New York
Precise Air Pressure
Maintaining Faultless Motor Voltage

input/output
Speeding Up, Not Slowing Down

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

call for papers
Entries for June

washington window
The Kyoto Protocol is a Hot Issue


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