October 2000
Real-time data help keep helicopters flying and ships sailing. Soon, they could make car engines behave.
that one small step
Apollo aimed for the moon on President Kennedy's timetable, and thousands of people helped get it there on time.
trailblazer into
space
From the Cold War to Voyager, the work of Robert Goddard has gone the
distance.
life processes
The need to monitor cell fermentation put this solenoid valve into the designer
genes business
small-scale
power
World-class manufacturers are examining alternatives to the traditional energy
market.
more from the
mill
Modern equipment has enhanced the production and quality of steel strip at
a plant nearly a half-century old.
analyzing up
front
The power to test as they design promises to take a bite out of time to market,
some engineers say.
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