September 1999
from the editor
Back to School

letters
Superconductive Transformers
Gassing Up
Pumping High
Material Concerns
The Personal Challenge
Clearing Air

news and notes
Take your Seat, Please....
The Smart Way Out of the Parking Lot
Furnace meets Heat Treating Demand
ME Metrics
Giant Coupling Dampens Torque
Speeding Catalytic Conversion
Briefly Noted

computing
Fracture Mechanics Software Updated
New CATIA Platforms Serve Old and New
Plant Insulation Simulator Developed
Adams Hits the Rails
Hydrodynamic Elements Handle Sloshing
FEA Studies Examine Hazards to Children
Lockheed Releases Image Library
Briefly Noted

technology focus

Siicone Beats the Heat
Spin Casting, Yes; Fishing, No
Light Diffuser
Saving Assembly Costs
Captive Fasteners

technology focus

Molding a One-piece Chassis for Electric Car
No Housing Shortage at these Prices
Trunnion Fixtures
Thixotropic Topic
Boeing's Cast of One


professionally speaking
Security? What Security?

input/output
So-new Snowshoe

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

call for papers
Entries for September

washington window
Congress Tackles Funding for DOE Programs


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