ticket to ride
High-speed maglev trains hover within reach of the United States, as China puts one on the ground.

FEA finds its place
Engineers examine innovative ways to fold their analyses into their design cycles.

transition engineering
U.S.-funded programs rely on experienced professionals to help companies design processes for economic change.

where the plumes go
Controlling hot exhaust—with the aid of computational fluid dynamics—is one of the critical design elements in airplane construction.

a little push
When machine dimensions run in millionths of a meter, a tiny movement could go a long way.

input/output
Dark, Dank and Dismal

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