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    What it Takes to be a Commercial Aviation Jet Engine Lubricant

    Debbie Sniderman
    Few lubricants are asked to do so much or endure such a rigorous approval process.
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    Linear Guides for Cleanrooms

    Alex Polo
    What precautions should be taken to ensure linear motion devices don’t contaminate cleanrooms?
    A technician at the Air Force Research Laboratory on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base holds the prototype of a sweat sensor that could help in safely training soldiers and monitoring them while on missions.

    Biosensor Tracks Health by Looking at Sweat

    A personal biosensor analyzes a soldier’s sweat to determine his health during training and missions.
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    Solution to Fun with Fundamentals Puzzler: Badger banter

    Elisabeth Eitel
    What is the angle θ at which Roger begins to leave the surface? Let's find out.

    Solution to Fun with Fundamentals Puzzler: Free for ball

    Elisabeth Eitel
    Review the problem: Free for Ball. The ball's spin is directed as shown in the sketch. It tumbles towards one very tightly covered receiver. It's gyrating at Ψ = 4 rad/sec. So...
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    Try your hand at these physics puzzlers

    Elisabeth Eitel
    Try your hand at these puzzlers and you may just remember a thing or two from all that physics and calculus tucked away in the recesses of your brain.
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    Saving time and money with brake replacement

    Field report: One anodizing plant switched to using shear brakes on its overhead cranes to reduce costly downtime.
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    Analyzing motion system efficiency with software

    If only it were as simple as choosing an energy-efficient motor. The truth is that many components must work together for motion design efficiency. Software analysis can help ...

    Global motion control market contracts in 2012

    According to a study recently published by IMS Research, Austin, sales of motion control products decreased in 2012 in China as a result of overcapacity, and the global motion...