October 1997





from the editor
Beyond the Abacus

letters
Who Will Pay for Solar?
What Goes Around Comes Around
Testing Acoustic Emissions
Engineers Without Academic Degrees
Robotic Paint Strippers

news and notes
Cleaning Up Two Centuries of Brass
Advanced Stitching Lightens Wing Loads
Taking Aim at Industrial Odors
Flywheel Supplies Standby Power
Sponging Up Organic Contaminants
Sealing Duct Leaks
Remote-controlled Strike Aircraft
Briefly Noted

computing
Solid-model Viewer
Design and Drafting
CAM Software for a Smoother Finish
Inverse Modeling for Casting Simulations
The Next CPU Generation
Crashing Comets in 3-D
Online Resources
Briefly Noted

input/output
CAD/CAM Comes to Tinsel Town

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

call for papers
Entries for October

washington window
Debate on Global Warming Heats Up

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