September 2005


from the editor
Open to Change

letters
What Will It Stop?
Doubting the Bounce
No End in Sight
Job and National Security
The Wrong Message
The Uses of Experience
Diesel-Electric Lineage

news and notes
Fighting Fire, Saving Cops
Where the Wind Blows
Well, It's Backs on the Drawing Board
Mexican Manufacturer Buys U.S. Steelmaker
Briefly Noted

computing
It's a Steel Zoo Out There
New Parts for Old Cars
Better-Built Yacht
A Pipe Dream Comes True
Portal to Big Business
Data at Their Fingertips
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1
Better Chemistry
DOE Backs Car Research
Reconfiguring Everything

technology focus, part 2
Third One Is the Charm
Quest for Polymer

input/output
Stress Is Where You Find It

washington window
ASME's Leadership in the Homeland Security Arena



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