Fresh Mesh: A New Route to Smaller 3-D Files - a USC computer scientist has created a powerful algorithm to compress large graphics files, usc.edu, June 23, 2004

Is Your Software Up to Date? - engineering websites are offering more online customer-service tools to manage accounts, deliver resources to help users get started quickly with new programs and provide interactive tools for personalized support and training, Robert Williams, Machine Design, June 3, 2004

Structural Software for the Masses - engineer Tim Garrison markets his own easy-to-use software for stick-frame buildings, Tom Gibson, Progressive Engineer, May 2004

Scratch the Patch - don't write your own patches for off-the-shelf codes, get your software vendor to do it, Paul E. Teague, Design News, April 5, 2004

Solid Engineering & Design - a small mechanical engineering consulting firm in North Carolina invested in 3D technology and watched its business bloom, Andrea Dace, Progressive Engineer, April 2004

2004 Engineering Salary Survey: It's Good to Be an Engineer - salaries are up, but engineers are feeling insecure about the threat of job outsourcing, Victoria Reitz, Machine Design, March 18, 2004

Toyota Unveils New Concept Car - CAD tools enabled Toyota Australia to design the new Sportivo Coupe, a concept car that demonstrates new styling, interior dynamics and a high-tech approach to road safety, iafrica.com, February 27, 2004

My, What Big Teeth You Have! - a team of design engineers has created a CAD program called Vertebrate Analyzer to create, mechanically articulate and animate skeletal models of ancient beasts - from sabertooth cats to dinosaurs - to try to answer some of the questions about how they lived, SciScoop, January 22, 2004

Exclusive 2003 Plant Engineering Salary Survey - despite a recent dismal industrial economy, salaries for plant engineers have rebounded, Richard L. Dunn, Plant Engineering, January 1, 2004

Catch the Wind - in 2004 GM will focus on digitizing the drawing-board stage, when car concepts are developed before being handed off to engineering, Yahoo! News, January 5, 2004

2003

Cleaning Up Efficiently - 3D modeling speeds up design and installation work at a nuclear waste site, Bruce Nielsen and Richard Christensen, Desktop Engineering, December 2003

48 To Fly - beginning at 7 p.m. this evening and for the following 48 hours, six industrial designers will inhabit a room full of techie toys, including PTC's latest software and some 19" Wacom tablets, to see who can create the best and most interesting designs  (you can watch live on the Web), Design-engine.com, November 13, 2003

Ultimate Engineer Challenge - test your engineering prowess in this short quiz, Design News, November 7, 2003

Google Searches the Web And Does Math Homework - Google now offers a built-in calculator function for basic arithmetic, complicated math, units of measure, conversions and physical constants as well as other numbering systems, including hexadecimal and binary, Leslie Walker, BizReport, August 18, 2003

Design Engineers - Getting Started - the evolution of 3D CAD has delivered product design tools easier to use and more in keeping with traditional design processes, Tim Hone, CADserver, August 6, 2003

How to Write a Recursive Routine in MicroStation VBA - tutorial to help manage complex element types in MicroStation, Yuedong Bi, MSM Online, May 5, 2003 (may require free registration)

Stadium Engineer Drives Toward 'Paperless' Project Sharing of 3-D - Chicago's Soldier Field makeover relied on 3D models to fit the new structure into the old one, Nadine M. Post, enr.com, April 14, 2003

The Bug Hunters - profiles of several CAD/CAM/CAE software testers - those engineers who find the bugs and suggest the features and fixes the code writers probably never considered, Laurie Toupin, Design News, April 7, 2003

The Silver Lining - engineering salaries are on the rise despite an uncertain economy, according to a recent salary survey, Machine Design, March 6, 2003

QuEST Focuses on High-end Engineering Services - once confined to high-volume, low-value projects, out-sourcing engineering work to India is moving toward more high-end services such as 3D modeling, 2D to 3D conversion and finite and CFD analysis, N. N. Sachitanand, The Hindu, March 13, 2003

Top Trends Impacting Design Engineers, Part 1 - a look at some of the trends likely to grab the spotlight in the coming months, including Lithium-polymer batteries, electromechanical drives and PLM software, Machine Design, February 6, 2003

Top Trends Impacting Design Engineers, Part 2 - explores more coming trends, such as hydraulics, servo-driven machines and Intelligent Transportation Systems,  Machine Design, February 2003

What Is Knowledge-Based Engineering? - this method for automated engineering design can reduce design and drafting time from weeks to hours, Jeannine Jones, TimeCompress, January 2003

More Engineering on the Internet - customers now expect companies to offer plenty of services and information on their websites, while companies are increasingly using the Web to streamline operations, Machine Design, January 9, 2003

2002

Understanding the Pressures of an Engineer - engineers must somehow find a way to balance performance, budgets and time-to-market - without getting too stressed out, John Connolly, timecompress.com, November 2002

Raise Productivity with Good Working Drawings - advice on improving efficiency in CAD drawings for electrical engineers, Mark Lamendola, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Nov 1, 2002

Drawing on Experience - communication between engineer, CAD jockey and client remains a complicated issue, Robert O. Woods, Mechanical Engineering, November 2002

October 2002

Move With the Times - a recent survey found that a surprisingly high number of engineering companies are dragging their heels in adopting digital technology, including the Internet, Neil McPhater, e4engineering.com, October 15, 2002

Scanners Don't Live In Vain - a British firm is using 3D visualization techniques to help educate its employees and contractors about the potential hazards that exist on the company's gas process plants, Glenn Halton, e4engineering.com, October 15, 2002

Ticket to Ride - D.C. to Baltimore in under 20 minutes? Engineers are working to bring high-speed maglev trains to the U.S., Paul Sharke, Mechanical Engineering, October 2002

GM Designs Digital Future For Its Cars - and Future Employees - General Motors is changing how it prepares its next generation of engineers and technologists to design and build cars to compete in the global economy, Computer Graphics World, October 14, 2002

September 2002

Let the Bugs Do the Work - engineers at the Albany International Airport have implemented the world's first full-scale biological system for treating plane de-icing fluid, Tom Gibson, Progressive Engineer, September 2002

Converting Pollution to Profits - a profile of the chemical engineering professor Israel Wachs examines how he developed a catalytic process for converting pollutants in methanol wastewater at paper mills to chemicals the companies can use, Progressive Engineer, September 2002

 Sally Ride Toys with Engineering - astronaut Sally Ride has devised a design competition she hopes will encourage young students - especially girls - to pursue a career in engineering, Katie Dean, Wired.com, September 28, 2002

The Future of Engineering - will technology ultimately create the Engineer-in-a-Box?,  Robert W. Lucky, IEEE Spectrum Online, September 2002

The Virtue of Engineering Cynicism - engineers are natural cynics - and that's the key to their strength, David Weinberger, Darwin, September 25, 2002

 Engineering Evolves with the Internet - surveys show that engineers are depending on the Web more every day to do their jobs efficiently, Paula Porter, Design News, September 23, 2002 (pdf)

New Approaches Speed Product Engineering - CAD tools, collaboration and portals are helping automakers deliver cars to market faster, Rick Whiting, InformationWeek.com, September 23, 2002

Continued Growth in PLM Market -according to a recent study despite the general economic turndown, the product lifecycle management market grew 25% to reach $3.6 billion in 2001, John Krouse, Engineering Process Journal, September 2002

BOMs the Way for Supply Chain - bills of materials - the set of data that defines a product and its components - can be a potent tool for saving time and money and increasing productivity, Joanne Friedman, Janelle Hill, David Folger, David Cearley and Jack Gold, ZDNet, September 16, 2002

Designing for Sabotage - in the wake of 9/11, engineers are beginning to grasp how the prospect of terrorism fits into the scheme of designing for civilian and military projects, Emily M. Smith, Mechanical Engineering, September 2002

To Optimize, Analyze - engineers should look to the aerospace industry for the next trends in the CAD/CAM/CAE industry, Katherine Tyrka, Global Design News, September 1, 2002

Flexible Flyer - Lockheed-Martin engineers used CATIA to create the F-35 fighter, Rick DeMeis, Design News, September 9, 2002

August 2002

OpenHSF Initiative - The Future of 3D Viewing Over the Web? - the goal of those involved with OpenHSF is to create a standard format that is to engineering visualization what Adobe's PDF format is to document viewing over the Web, Greg Corke and Martyn Day,  CADserver, August 2002

Engineers of the Future - a competition that gives high school students hands-on experience building and designing robots is inspiring some of them to become engineers, Jamie Rudat, Design News,  August 19, 2002

Drew Landman: A Ground Effects Opportunity - an aerospace engineering professor has found a niche running the historic, newly revitalized Langley Full Scale wind tunnel, Progressive Engineer, August 2002

July 2002

Grooming Engineers: How the U.K. Does It - an organization in the UK, where there is a shortage of engineers, is trying to attract young people and women to the industry, Machine Design, July 25, 2002 (pdf)

Engineering Schools Change with the Times - colleges find ways to cope with teaching the new technologies, Machine Design, July 25, 2002 (pdf)

CFD Speeds US Navy Aircraft Modifications - using the programs Gridgen and Overflow to enhance the performance of the Navy's electronics surveillance workhorse, the E-2C Hawkeye, CFD Review, July 22, 2002

Tragedy or Comedy? - salary survey reveals 43% of Design News readers received less than 5% pay raise, Bruce Wiebusch, Design News, July 8, 2002

June 2002

MEMS' Rocky Road - taking a microelectromechanical design from concept to high-volume production can be a bumpy ride, John DeGaspari, Mechanical Engineering, June 2002

May 2002

Extreme Machines - earthquakes, intense fires, pressures of 400 atmospheres are daily considerations for engineers who work in extreme engineering. They are the designers and builders of technology that has to survive at 11,000m deep in the ocean or in collision with a freight train traveling at 100mph, Rob Coppinger, The Engineer, May 9, 2002

April 2002

Honey, I Shrunk the Technology - nanotechnology is the development and design carried out on the scale of less than 1 millionth of a meter, Ralph Underhill, The Engineer, April 11,  2002, in Mechanical

February 2002

Meet Your Newest Design Aid: PLM - product life-cycle management promises to speed up design through better collaboration and access to data, Paul E. Teague, Benjamin B. Ames and Louise Elliott, Design News, Feb 18, 2002

How PLM Helps - Frank Fernandez, Manager for PLM, MSC.Software Corp., Design News, Feb 18, 2002

January 2002

Salary Survey - average salary for plant engineers rose 6.4% in two years and now stands at $70,905, Richard L. Dunn, Plant Engineering, Jan 1, 2002

Forensic Expert Studying WTC Steel - forensics engineering expert studying WTC steel to determine precisely how towers failed, Deborah Snoonian, P.E., architecturalrecord.com, Jan 10, 2002

2001

What Every Plant Engineer Should Know About Selecting Software - includes checklist with many plant engineering software vendors, Jack Smith, Plant Engineering, Dec 1, 2001

Internet-enabled products get connected - engineers add remote monitoring, data collection and energy management to their designs, Adele Hars, Design News, October 15, 2001

e-Market Leaders - there may have been 2,000 e-market places but lack of buy-in has caused many casualties, Andrew Lee, The Engineer, Sep 20, 2001

Engineering Simulation in the Next Decade - how and when you do analysis is about to change, Paul Bemis, Design News, Sep 3, 2001

ASPs: Another Shallow Promise? - can application service providers live up to their claims? Kris VanHorn, Start, Aug 2001

Engineers Bank Better Salaries - annual reader survey reveals average salary of $64,490, up over 5% from last year, Design News Online, July 2, 2001

Engineering Website Resource Guide - the best engineering websites in five categories - includes TenLinks.com as best all around portal, Loren Werner, Tim Thompson, DE Online, June 2001

FEA Boosts Winston Cup Winner - engineering student uses FEA to strengthen part used in race car, Design News, June 18, 20

An ASP Hits the Fan  - the recent demise of CollabWare, an ASP vendor, may be proving that engineers are not yet ready to adopt web-based application, Benjamin Ames, Design News Online, May 9, 2001

CAD/CAM Starts Renaissance of Radical Design - how well design concepts can be transmitted to other team members plays a big part in the success of big engineering projects, Joe O'Holloran, Financial Times, May 1, 2001

A Fundamental Shift in the Product Design Paradigm - how solid modeling is affecting the way engineers, designers and manufacturers work, Michael Davis, MCAD Vision, May 2001

Key to Survival - engineers turn to the Internet in increasing numbers, Hailey Lynne McKeefry, EDN, May 2001

Are Engineers Stupid? - or are they just careful, wonders Dr. Joel Orr, Start, April, 2001

Collaborative Workflow Streamlines Engineering Change Process - CADinfo.NET, March 2001

Mechanical Design and Engineering - application service providers (ASPs), Joe Greco, CADENCE, March 2001

Measuring Electrical Currents with Current Probes, Part 1 - Mike Hertz and Don Whiteman, Desktop Engineer, February 2001 

Seeing Green: Annual Engineer Salary Survey - Machine Design, February 8, 2001

Engineering Goes Online Big Time - MachineDesign.com, January 11, 2001