November 1999

from the editor
Looking Ahead (and Back)

letters
Minimize Damaging Behavior First
Worth of a P.E. Licence

news and notes
Lifting Airplanes Softly
Handbook for Inventors on the Web
Tougher and More Flexible Hammermill
Mixing Up the Perfect Makeup Combinations
Swift Design for Speeding Autos
Engineers Pro Tem
An Uncommon Mix Makes this Hard Stuff
UPS Manufacturer Cuts Testing Time
Rover in Hot Water
Briefly Noted

computing
Tracking the Body in White
Need a New Pair of Specs?
Smart Models for Dies
64-Bit CFD Aids Rover, VW
Seamless Transfers Aid Meshing
Brazilian Jet Maker Banks on CATIA
Colleges Get $190 Million Worth of CAD
Without a Thimble
Husky Handles Data with Real-time Grapher
Reach in and Grab
Briefly Noted

technology focus

Thrust-worthy Washers
Cylinder Passes for a Spring
Bolting a Fuse in Place
Space Telescope Gets its Bearings

technology focus

Whirligig Thingamjig
Backing Off a Backlash
More than On Way to Stop Truck
Improved Ink Control


input/output
A Moving Theatrical Experience

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

call for papers
Entries for November

washington window
Let's do Lunch, and Technology


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