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DEPARTMENTS
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ME Bookshelf
"3D Manufacturing Innovation" is one of the engineering titles spotlighted in the June 2008 M.E. Bookshelf section.
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Input/Output
Albert Folch has created an online gallery of his own microscopic images, which were taken from his microfluidics work.
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Technology Focus
The June 2008 Technology Focus section includes "Tailgater's Fail-Safe," "The Nag Necklace" and "Molecule Spotter."
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Computing
"Victorian Computer," "CAD Doing Well," "Super 3-D Camera" and "Rethinking IC Engines" are among the items in the June 2008 Computing section.
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News & Notes
The June 2008 News & Notes column includes "Electric Superhighway," "Controls for Coal Plants" and "International Language."
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Letters
June 2008 Letters to the Editor address nuclear power in South Africa, the Generation IV program, global warming and nuclear waste.
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Editorial
Virgil Carter retired in July 2008, after six years as executive director of ASME.
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FEATURES
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Health Care for Aging Equipment
Collaboration between ASME and API extends Fitness-For-Service principles to industries beyond refining.
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Origami Cycle
How an Oregon businessman designed a bike -- the Tikit -- that goes from zero to suitcase in under six seconds.
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Who Owns Mechatronics?
Mechatronics: Mechanical, electrical, control, and software engineers all play a vital role in building electromechanical systems. But who will lead?
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The Record of Choice
Feeding engineering information from the Bill of Materials, or BOM, to other systems isn't easy, but it can be profitable.
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Taking Engineering's Pulse
Much of the future for mechanical engineers will involve integrating systems of all kinds, according to participants in the M.E. Global Summit.
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Right the First Time
New tools can help mechanical engineers avoid common pitfalls in designing complex mechatronic motion control systems.
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MARKETPLACE
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Software Exchange
The June 2008 Software Exchange section includes "CAD Instruction Online," "General-Purpose Design" and "Flow Illustrated."
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New Products
New Products for June 2008 include a bench scope, roller bearings, vertical conveyors and an infrared thermometer.
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