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NEWS & ARTICLES

High-Tech Jobs Slowing But Still Growing
The U.S. gained 91,400 high-tech jobs last year, bringing the total to 5.9 million, according to a report by AeA, a high-tech trade association.

Faster Programming for Pavement Pounder
HydraForce Inc. in Lincolnshire, Ill., says software from Caterpillar OEM Solutions, Peoria, Ill., helped it program the electrohydraulics controls for the Multi-hammer Processor.

Assault and Batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories must hate batteries: They heat them to extreme temperatures, overcharge them, drive nails into them, and generally do whatever they can to destroy them.

Software Calms Machine Jitters
Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks drive many modern production lines.

Will Hybrids Heat Up the Grid?
The growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks may or may not require new electrical plants in the U.S., depending on when they’re charged.

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FEATURES

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Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Engineering “Extremist” Mindset
Do engineers have a “mindset” that makes them prone to become Islamic terrorists?

At the Top of Their Game
Engineers aspire to change the world with their work. Here are some who did.

Dream Jobs - Who’s Got Them and How to Get One
As part of our annual salary survey, readers tell us what the ideal career looks like.

Berke on Safety: The Case of the Flaming Hair Dryer
Hair-dryer users have reported fire shooting out of the handle or the snout end of their hair dryers.

Leland Teschler's Editorial: How Not to Make Engineering Appeal to Kids
Programs that introduce engineering to school children make headlines today.

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NEW PRODUCTS

New Product: Rocker Switches
The JWL Series of dc-rated power rocker switches, rated at TV-8, handle large inrush currents.

New Product: Gigabit Ethernet Switches
The 661x Series of 3U cPCI Gigabit Ethernet switches offer nine autosensing ports including Quality of Service with four traffic classes, IPv4 and IPv6 Layer 2/3 protocols.

New Product: Electronic Timer Relays
A new family of electronic timer relays (ETDs) monitor different time functions without using complicated controllers.

New Product: Pushbutton Switch
The RP8100 illuminated pushbutton switch comes with either a threaded or snap-in panel mount.

New Product: 40-A Relay
The J115F3 Series 40-A relay comes in panelmount- style QC for both coil and contacts.

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E-NEWSLETTERS

The Machine Design Tech Insider - March 20, 2008
Quieter Ride for Long-Haul Truckers - Here Comes the $2,500 Car - Recycling carbon dioxide into fuel - Armed robots assist soldiers in Iraq

The Machine Design Tech Insider - January 24, 2008
The I-35 Bridge: The truth is out there - Wind tunnel tests future space planes - An uplifting experience - Machine Design Editor Leland Teschler: Are CFLs really a bright idea?

The Machine Design Tech Insider - January, 18, 2008
Detecting reflective targets - Unmanned seaplane takes off and lands on water - Engineering an ad - Machine Design Editor Leland Teschler: Why you can't always believe published research

Electrical/Electronic Monthly - 01/15/2008
Ac LEDs get brighter - Hot tips on thermocouples - Resistor networks with enhanced precision and stability

Electrical/Electronic Monthly - December 2007
Software helps build a 244-mph stock car - Energy-stingy coolers - Getting high on hydrogen

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Makingd cars in India
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Looking for the detailed documentation of any car motor
Does anybody have any detailed documentation with the specific dimmensions for whole set up of any car engine? I try to learn SolidEdge and I need to cut...

Flaming Hair Dryers!
The April 24 Machine Design column Berke on Safety asks you to come up with problems one might encounter when using hair dryers in your...

Guide to Measurements
National Instruments Corp. recently alerted me to their How-to Guide for Most Measurements. They cover the most common measurement functions of temperature...

Green Vehicles
I love the articles in the April edition about CAT & Volvo developing the next generation of heavy equipment. With skyrocketing fuel costs and...

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