Artificial turf has come a long way since the 1960s.

"Pipeline Pumping and Compression Systems: A Practical Approach" is one of seven engineering publications featured this month in ME Bookshelf.

Materials and Assembly is the focus of the January 2009 Technology Focus column.

"Online Preservation Efforts," "Making Maintenance Manuals" and "Build a Supercomputer" are featured in the January 2009 Computing column.

News and Notes for January 2009 includes "Milestone for Codes & Standards," "Gains for a Hot Semiconductor" and a story on the ASME Federal Fellows program.

The January 2009 Letters column features "Steam Ahead," "Generating Questions" and "Back to the Drawing."

Throughout his campaign, Obama's overarching theme was technology and innovation. So what are we to expect from his administration during the next four years?

Micromanufacturing (micromachining) is a significant presence in Swiss industry, and the technology stems from luxury timekeeping.

Some surprising discoveries are made in the quest of practically frictionless mechanical operation.

Can a company that bases its business model on 3-D printing live long and prosper?

Now that it's a matter of economics as well as of political correctness, manufacturers are embracing environmentally friendly practices.

A composite section modeler, models within PDF, and navigation in AutoCAD are a few areas covered in this month's Software Exchange.

Hybrid connectors, brushless blowers, gas analyzers, addressable actuators and digital pressure gauges are among the Janauary 2009 New Products.