August 1999

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Special Section:
Trilogy Part I
In celebration of the Designfax 20th anniversary, more than 40 thought-stimulating pages provide insights and perspectives on the future of technology. Highlights include:

* Dr. Paul MacCready:
An Ambivalent Luddite at a Technological Feast

* Kurt Vonnegut: On Technology

* Thom Hartmann:
Change the Focus of How We Use Technology

* Bruce Sterling:
Heavy Weather and Viridian Green

* World of Medicine:
MEMS in the New Millennium

* Defense, DARPA:
Browsing the Looking-Glass Store

* Computers:
By the CRTs of Babble, There We Sat

* MP3:
You Say You Want a Revolution...

Layer One
Engineers having fun, chasing stars set the tone of this month's issue

Five Star Product of the Month
Software adds new flexibility to sensor system

Bird-Doggin' the Internet
A Primer on Graphics Formats
The basics of moving graphic information around the planet

Just One More
Computer-Aided Engineering Selection -- the next software tool?

Reader Favorites

Up Front The Butterfly Effect

Technology Spotlight  

Reader Connection

Electrical/Electronics Spotlight
Sensors & Transducers

Fluid Power Spotlight
Controls

Mechanical Spotlight
Fasteners

Materials Spotlight
Metals & Alloys

About the cover
Through the porthole and into the future. P. 22 - Thought leadership from industry visionaries on the future of technology.