March 2007 COMMUNIQUÉ

:: ENGINEERING NEWS

ENGINEERING.com has updated it's news section. You can now access the same news you receive monthly in the Communiqué on a daily basis on our website. Watch for new features!
: Civil Engineering :
	Kentucky dam gets emergency treatment In late January, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE), Nashville District began lowering the level of Lake Cumberland to an elevation of 680 feet in response to USACE and independent studies ...	Putting the super in superhighway A stretch of highway in Phoenix would be wider than a football field if it grows from 14 lanes to 24 lanes to ease traffic congestion in the fast-growing city ...
: Chemical Engineering :
	'BioCar' parts to come from the farm Farmers will also be auto parts manufacturers if local scientists succeed in developing materials for automobiles using crops like corn and wheat...	Silicon From Sea Life The ornate glass cages that diatoms call home are getting a high-tech makeover, courtesy of chemistry. Materials scientists have developed a way to convert the unicellular algae's intricate silica exoskeletons into silicon without destroying their architectural finery ...
: Industrial and Electrical Engineering :
	Record-beating run for downhill racer Lotus Engineering's stunning Type 119B gravity racer beat the course record for downhill racing at the Brooklands Soapbox Derby in Surrey recently with the help of Iglidur G polymer bearings from Igus ...	Novel Salamander Robot Crawls Its Way Up The Evolutionary Ladder A group of European researchers has developed a spinal cord model of the salamander and implemented it in a novel amphibious salamander-like robot ...
: Just For Fun :
	If the Beatles were Computer Programmers The Beatles are one of the world's most famous rock bands. But what would their songs sound like if they were computer programmers? WRITE IN C ("Let it Be") When I find my code in tons of trouble, Friends and colleagues come to me, Speaking words of wisdom: "Write in C." As the deadline fast approaches, And bugs are all that I can see, Somewhere, someone whispers: "Write in C." Write in C, Write in C, Write in C, oh, Write in C. LOGO's dead and buried, Write in C. I used to write a lot of FORTRAN, For science it worked flawlessly. Try using it for graphics! Write in C. If you've just spent nearly 30 hours, Debugging some assembly, Soon you will be glad to Write in C. Write in C, Write in C, Write in C, yeah, Write in C. BASIC's not the answer. Write in C. Write in C, Write in C Write in C, oh, Write in C. Pascal won't quite cut it. Write in C.