Imagine a world where only one car could use the highway at a time, where only a single train could run on a track, and where only a solitary person could stroll down the sidewalk.

Materials and Assembly is the theme this month. Items include "More Durable Prototyping" and "Robots for Job Shops."

"Funding for Efficiency" and "Complex Dewrinkler" are part of News & Notes this month.

"Mapping a Sinkhole" and "Easy Pass" are part of the Computing section this month.

"Looking Into the Void" and "Turbine Efficiency" are part of this section of Letters.

A funny thing happened to us at the top of the engineering food chain: The rest of the world caught up.

A new study affirms that U.S. schools are turning out high-level engineers, but many are returning to their homes abroad.

Corrugated metals may save money in earthquake country.

Masters of many arts, the craftsmen of early firearms advanced the standard of precision manufacturing.

Software upgrades have made analyzing for fluid and structural interaction easier and more common than in the past but, alas, not much quicker.

Offshore Technologies: Researchers are rethinking the weather of the Gulf to protect investments as well as lives.

This month's Product Information includes "Catalytic Sensor" and "Automation Handbook."

"Accelerometer" and "Protective Vents" are part of this section.

Software Exchange includes "Feature Removal" and "Looks Like a Photo" in this issue.