Engineering

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Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 John Keller	Nuclear proliferation raises the specter of EMP attack What if an enemy of the United States could shut off the lights, computers, telephone networks, bank ATMs, factories, motor vehicles, and electric appliances in a large chunk of the continental U.S. with one surprise terrorist attack?
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2009 Erin McCarthy	Lost's Dart Gun Tech Misses the Mark Are tranquilizer guns routinely used on humans as they appear to be on the hit TV show, Lost? Here's a look at how such methods might -- or might not -- work.
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2009 Andrew Moseman	Plumbing the Planet: The 5 Biggest Projects Taking on the World's Water Supply Around the world, countries are trying to combat water supply problems with ever-more-clever engineering: bigger and badder treatment plants, pipelines, tunnels and reservoirs. Here are five projects hoping to be big and bad enough.
Popular Mechanics February 2009 Emily Masamitsu	Robots That Help The Disabled (With Video) Help for disabled people has increasingly been the domain for skilled dogs. But one robotics Lab has another solution: EI-E, a robot that can see, hear, push, pull and twist in order to perform basic household tasks for its disabled commander.
Food Engineering February 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	Engineering R&D: Water Cooled and Stainless Improved motor performance and unparalleled energy efficiency were realized in a medium-sized motor project.
Food Engineering February 1, 2009	Youngsters Say No to Engineering as a Career While the engineering workforce continues to age, the looming question is who will replace them? According to the American Society for Quality, it won't be today's American children. Engineering isn't even on the radar for most kids.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Peter Fairley	Software Looks at the Road Ahead to Boost Hybrid-Car Efficiency Algorithm uses trip plan to maximize the use of battery power.
Popular Mechanics February 2009 Amber Fields	Sonar and Cancer Detection: An Unlikely Marriage in Tech A powerful form of sonar has provided the unlikely inspiration for a new way to identify breast cancer. Specialized sonar signals sent through dense breast tissue may give us a glimpse of the future of the mammogram.
Popular Mechanics February 2009 Erin Scottberg	Location Sound Engineer Scott Carter captures the grunts, chatter and tackles on the playing field for NFL Films. And he uses more than 300 pounds of gear to do it.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009	Dream Jobs 09: Special Report Building a solar-powered plane, creating stunning effects for Bollywood films, designing search-and-rescue robots -- it's not just a job, it's engineering.
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