the free range
Mechanical Engineering Design: Some big guns are taking a shot at open-source product development. By Robert LaMarca

streamlined from the start
Mechanical Engineering Design: Manufacturing can go lean, but what about product development? By Scott Miller, James Richmond, and Aron Bowman

efficiency is its own reward
Mechanical Engineering Design: A green factory makes business sense.
By Jeffrey Winters

lies your ERP system tells you
Here's why ERP can't always connect office and factory. By Alan S. Brown

burning questions
Combustion research prepares for the more complex fuel supply of the near future. By Tim Lieuwen and George Richards

NaCl of the earth
Salt deposits complicate the picture in the search for undersea oil; high-power computer imaging helps sort things out. By Harry Hutchinson

input/output
A Short Drive Into Space. By Harry Hutchinson

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