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The article presents an argument that small schools can offer better education in engineering students in the U.S. The paper cited Harvey Mudd College, Olin and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as an example of small school that offer a successful alternative to the big university model. Moreover, the programs, projects and teaching strategy of these schools are also being discussed.

The article reports on the survey conducted by Design News regarding the quality and value of the education that colleges and universities had provided to prospective engineers in the U.S. Accordingly, two group were surveyed such as students who are currently enrolled in engineering programs at colleges and universities and engineers who graduated with an engineering degree within the last few years. Results of the survey is also being presented on the paper.

Focuses on UGS' sponsorship of a series of "Battling Complexity" seminars in response to a PLM white paper indicating design process complexity as the most important issue for engineers.

Focuses on the e-paper design contest co-sponsored by NEC Electronics America and "EDN" magazine, which features designs using NEC Electronics' microcontrollers.

Reports developments related to engineering in the U.S. Significance of the electronic ignition key that will send a unique signal to the engine control system, developed by GTE Laboratories; Features of the new copier from Xerox Corp.; Collaboration of steel companies with the U.S. Department of Energy and researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University to find a new way to make steel.

Reports on developments related to design engineering in the United States. Impact of the collision detector rule on airliners; Improvement of design time by application-specific integrated circuits; Recycling of polystyrene food containers.