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May 08, 2008
Focus of the Issue :

Robots limber up; Inside the Navy's new Railgun; When to review foreign patents;
Articles:
Leland Teschler's Editorial: One Less Conspiracy
Military Develops Electric Slingshot
Intellectual Property: Should you patent globally?
High-Tech Jobs Slowing But Still Growing
Careers: Report Shows Engineering Jobs on the Decline
The less-is-more approach to six-axis robot design
How to Apply Direct-Drive Linear Servomotors
Materials Engineering: Little-known facts about precious metals
Show Notes COFES 2008: From Quantifying Innovation, to a New RP Format, and More
PM2008 World Congress
What’s the Best Way to Capture Shape Data?
Sensor Sense: Inductive Position-Measurement Sensors
Basics of Design Engineering: Thinking Cables
FE Update: Making Analysis a design feature
Hardware Review
Scanning for Ideas: Adding sensors to gearboxes
Scanning for Ideas: Throwing gutter balls? Now bowlers can’t blame it on the lane
Scanning for Ideas: Power drawbar holds tool despite loss of hydraulics
Scanning for Ideas: Shaft collar with adjustable clamping
“Dad, Can I Take the Car for a Swim?”
Faster Programming for Pavement Pounder
Speedy Leadscrew Lets Robotic Assistant Prep Lab Samples Fast
Easy Flow Polymer Steers a Winning Course
All Quiet on the . . . Motocross track?
Assault and Batteries
Software Calms Machine Jitters
Will Hybrids Heat Up the Grid?
Looking Back
World Spends Over $100 Billion on Materialhandling Equipment
Vantage Point: Want a Higher Standard of Living? Encourage Others to Attend School.
Plastics Maker Opens New Korean Line
“Just One Word, Won . . . Bicycles.”
Letters - 05/05/2008
Backtalk - 05/05/2008
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