May 2000
from the editor
Chilling Out

letters
Nuclear Alternative
Heavy Vacuum
Competency Hearing
Under Glass
Test Options

news and notes
Continuing Wire Annealing
New Steam Tables in Book Form
Algae Make H2 at the Flick of a Switch
Motors to Mash Wood to Pulp
Reducing Airliner Part Deflection
Arc Welding Seam Finder System
Mold-Design Software Maker Opens U.S. Unit
Crankshaft Hardening
Briefly Noted

computing
Oil Refinery Chooses Computerized Planning
Ceramic Sensors in Automotive Design
Robotic Arm Awaits Powerful PCs
Designing With a Single System
Tracking Paperwork at a Tractor Producer
Automaker Evaluates Design Alternatives
Analyzing Stresses in Amusement Park Rides
EPRI Creates Program on Security Issues
3-D Medical Device Saves Design Time
Stanford Examines Artificial Intelligence
Packaging Equipment Design Picks Up Speed
Harnessing Electrical Design Analysis
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1

Alaskan Pipeline Welding Electrodes
Steel/Thermoplastic Hybrid Bumper
Lightweight Exhaust
The Lowdown on Breakdown
Tighter Wheel Seal

technology focus, part 2

Nylon Rocker Cover
Formable Pain Film
Environmentally Friendly Lubricant
Magnesium Auto Diet


input/output
Twin Fins of Different Flippers

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

call for papers
Entries for May

washington window
Improving Technological Literacy


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