September 1997
Good morning, it's Jan. 1, 2000. Will factories function today?
carbon composites fly high
Improved techniques of resin transfer molding are being used to fabricate flight-critical carbon-composite structures for aircraft and jet engines.
an explosion in microsystems technology
As software design tools help speed new developments, applications of microsystems are expanding to microrelays, magnetic position sensors, and other products.
re-engineering virtual prototypes
A new approach to digital product development is enabling engineers to assess the impacts design changes will have on products and systems that function much as they would in the real world.
ceramics for turbine engines
Ceramic materials for gas-turbine engines have been in development for decades, but only now are those efforts showing signs of success.
managing turbine-generator outages by computer
Software is being developed to address the need for computerized planning and documentation programs that
Anselm Franz and the jumo 004
Designing a jet engine for Germany during World War II, Anselm Franz decided to keep the specifications conservative. The result was the world's first mass-produced turbojet.
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