December 2001

from the editor
The Waiting Game

letters
Supply, Demand, And H-1B
Reflections on Water
Professional Standards
Consistency vs. Practice
Global Warming Details

news and notes
Mowing With Water
New Toy in Dearborn
Heads Up
Keeping an Edge Longer
Addressing the Ball
This Scale Weighs Risk
Computer as Eye Doctor
Briefly Noted

computing
PPNL Technology Can Streamline Operations
Cutting CAD Translation On Helicopter Design
Investing in Advanced Motion Technology
Software Streamlines Headboard Design
Rocket Maker Relies on CFD to Design In-House
From Breadboard to Spectrometer
Technology Details Depths of Ocean in 3-D
Predicting the Office Of the Future
Briefly Noted

technology focus, part 1
Salty Pumping
Cleaning Bean Machines
Leak Test and Patch Keep 'Em Flying
Taking the Pulse Of Pipelines
Delivering Tiny Doses

technology focus, part 2
Washing Down Processing Plants
Quick-Change Inking
PEEK for Dialysis
Purification Through Ionization
Promoting Cultural Growth

input/output
Bladework Under the Microscope

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

washington window
Addressing a Crisis in Aviation Research

professionally speaking
The Changing World of Consulting


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