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December 13, 2007
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December 13, 2007
Focus of the Issue :
Articles:
Leland Teschler's Editorial: Finally, the truth about engineering jobs
Letters - 12/13/2007
2007 M45 Sport Sedan
2007 Mustang convertible
Three signs of a miserable job
Mechatronics Q & A: When is it OK to break mismatch rules?
Sensor Sense: CMOS image sensors
Safety by design: Safety standards aren’t just guidelines
Industrial Design: Is all industrial design software the same?
Circut Ideas: LED driver lights three LED strings and provides constant voltage supply
FE Update: Use surface contact for more accurate simulations
Software Review: Spotlight on SolidWorks 2008
Toys that teach
Hydraulic hybrids are picking up
Component-life theory comes down to earth
The Myths of CFD
Programmable safety begets new standards
Scanning for ideas: Solar help for home water heaters
Scanning for ideas: Special housing keeps bearings cool
Scanning for ideas: Lathe handles large through-bore turning
Copper-jacketed germ buster
Scanning for ideas: A space-age refrigerator
No more PVC?
MACHINE DESIGN reader named Engineer of the Year
A game of giants
A “truss”worthy $12K bike
Making solar panels from scrap
Oceanic probes float free — thanks to a brush-dc motor
Quantum leap for digital cable
Second show-on-wheels hits the road
Is your company actually innovative?
Backtalk
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From art to certified biocompatible part in record time
Smooth sailing
The science of the Star of Bethlehem
Biomaterial-based stent makes clinical trial debut
Twist-Handle Control
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