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Fall 2007 — Volume 9, No. 3
Simulation: Making engineers better
Metals for tomorrow
A Sandia research team is forging a new approach to making alloys with atomic arrangements that give the metals extraordinary properties.
One step closer to fusion power
An automobile engine that fired one cylinder and then required hours to fire again wouldn't take a car very far. Similarly, a fusion machine intended to provide humanity unlimited electrical energy from cheap, abundant seawater can't fire once and quit for the day.
INSIGHTS: Multiscale modeling and simulation
Modeling and simulation will continue to play an important role in science and technology as engineers tackle problems over multiple size and time scales.
By Hanchen Huang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Biofuels on tap
If extreme enzymes can be enlisted to break down plant materials efficiently, they might unlock a new transportation economy based on ethanol derived from plants other than corn.
Structures with smarts
Future commercial jets might be fitted with networks of sensors that watch continuously for the initial signs that defects are forming, offering levels of vigilance and sensitivity to problems that periodic checkups cannot.
