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Lamborghini has unveiled the Temerario, a new hybrid supercar that replaces the Huracán. The Temerario features a downsized turbocharged V8 engine and three electric motors, delivering a total power output of 907bhp. Despite the trend towards efficiency, Lamborghini has engineered the Temerario to provide a driving experience comparable to its previous combustion engine models. The car boasts impressive performance figures, including a 0-62mph time of 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 213mph. The Temerario also incorporates aerodynamic design elements and a range of customizable options. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the potential for conflict when engineers transition from the public to the private sector. It presents a case study of an engineer who, while still working for a federal agency, seeks employment with a private sector supplier that competes for contracts with her agency. The engineer uses her position to favor the supplier and discloses confidential information, ultimately leading to her indictment for unlawful disclosure of procurement information. The article highlights the ethical issues involved in such transitions and emphasizes the importance of upholding professional integrity and avoiding conflicts of interest. [Extracted from the article]

Since the late 1960s technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE) and simulation, have continually evolved to lessen the dependence on physical prototype testing and thus shorten development cycles. Quality inspection testing is used at the manufacturing stage to detect structural flaws or to validate conformance to customer specifications before that product leaves the manufacturing floor. Product development cycles and associated costs have been reduced as the number of physical prototypes needed to validate next generation products has been reduced significantly. [Extracted from the article]

Why shouldn't engineers study success? Because failures tell you so much more, civil engineering professor Henry Petroski contends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the issues with regards to piping codes and standards in chemical processing plants in the U.S. In the applications of the codes and standards, engineers and designers are often confused with its applications and frequently leads to interchanging the two terms without considering their meanings. In addition, code compliance has caused more fabrications and pipe installation systems with a high degree of integrity. Also presented are the factors that will be considered that the company has complied with the codes. Moreover, in providing guidelines for code application on a project basis is a direction that should be included in the specifications.

The article offers information on how Bode Plots describe servo valves specifications. It mentions that Basic Bode plots graph two lines of data representing the magnitude or gain and phase. It discusses that e amplitude and phase of the valve spool compared to the amplitude and phase of the valve's input.

The article presents best practices in sensing and control systems. It suggests to simplify or relax specifications in planning stage to allow some expansion of the system functionality. It mentions that to have an appropriate tools during troubleshooting can raise effectiveness and the tools should include appropriate testing, modification and human capabilities. It mentions that day-to-day operating issues and hands-on experience can be attained from engineers working on quality systems.

The article discusses the importance of grease specification in sleeve-bearing operation among engineers. It states that predicting grease-lubricated bearings' performance is more complicated compared to oil-lubricanted bearings and that solid and liquid phases of grease must be considered by engineers. It also mentions the need of special additives by grease due to its high amount of asperity contact against plain bearings and lower viscosity level.

The article discusses the test challenges of high-speed interfaces. The rapid improvements in performance of high-speed interfaces have created significant test challenges which require major changes in test methodologies and true cross-domain test approaches. It mentions all the improvements in major standard interfaces. The two main users involved with test contractor selection are the test engineer or product engineer and the production engineer. Electrical specifications that test contractor need to meet is discussed as well as the mechanical factors that affect overall interconnect electrical performance.

The article presents troubleshooting techniques that can help system engineers achieve compliance with the requirements imposed by the Windows Logo Program (WLP) on the audio performance of personal computers (PCs) and notebook computers using the Windows Vista operating system. The audio specifications that Microsoft Corporation's device-test manager (DTM) monitors include total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N), full-scale output voltage, dynamic range, crosstalk, and interchannel-phase delay.

This article focuses on the engineers' call for standards to provide consistency from jurisdiction to jurisdiction during plan review stage in the U.S. When it comes to official approvals for a nontraditional performance-based design (PBD), engineers can feel like turtles trying to make progress by sticking their necks out. Encountering hostile environments, they often retreat into their shells. When they do push on, they find the journey slow, arduous and risky. PBD for commercial buildings, considered on the cutting edge of practice, marries defined demands with defined performance objectives through rigorous engineering.

An interview with the Center for Energy Performance senior energy engineer Julianne Laue is presented. Topics discussed include the things which must be considered by engineers who are considering the variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems, the positive aspects of the specification of VRF systems, and the codes or standards which must be considered by engineers when specifying VRF systems.

The author identifies his top three causes of confusion and misalignment between contractors and engineers concerning information sharing inefficiency including varying work styles and motivations, overeliance on email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) communications, and discrepancies in drawing specifications.

The article discusses five steps that can help engineers maintain engagement during the construction-phase commissioning by being proactive at the design-phase commissioning. The author explains that for the documentation of the owner's project requirements (OPR) to be useful, it needs information including the vision of the owner, project objectives and business objectives. The commissioning plan outlines the process and contains commissioning design-review schedules and responsibilities.

The article examines the results of a survey on the safety of electrical system work practices. According to the author, many plant and controls engineers are not following workplace standards and regulations, particularly NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. The author reports that the survey found that about 96 percent of the respondents worked on applications requiring the electrical personal protective equipment (PPE) specifications in NFPA 70E.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Why engineers shouldn't worry about social justice," in the September 9, 2010 issue, "The case of the hollowed-out engineering department," and product engineering.

The article focuses on the view of several people on the refashion of engineering curriculum in the U.S. Gerald Jakubowski, president of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, said that national problems demand new approaches to the engineering curriculum. Moreover, James Gover, electrical engineering professor at Kettering University, adds that to make engineers a much broader people, individuals have to sacrifice some depth.

The article reports on the increasing reliance of engineering, technical and industrial professionals on the Internet when accomplishing their jobs in 2007 based on the GlobalSpec Engineering Trends Survey. Thirty-one percent of the respondents said they spent more than eight hours each week on the Internet for work-related purposes. Ninety percent of them have used the Internet to find components and suppliers. Eighty-five of the professionals seek product specifications online.

Reports on the launching of the two-way interactive wireless communications systems by several information technology professionals in the U.S. Significance of the products in improving the business performance of various telecommunication companies in the country; Affordability on the costs of the items; Product specifications.

Presents an article about a defective heating and air-conditioning system. Specifications of the system; Role of the engineer in the incident; Effect of operating temperature on the system.

The article reports on the findings of a 2014 survey on lighting and lighting controls. Results reveal a total annual revenue of $7.3 million for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection, an increase of engineers' involvement in lighting research, and the changes in product design. Other findings include industrial challenges, design factors, and product specifications.

The article presents the author's insights on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controls programming over design during the construction phase. The author discusses when the control contractors cuts and pastes the operation text's sequences from the specification of design engineers into the control submittal. He states that timing of conversation and coordination with the controls contractor is challenging and they are not in the position to assign a programmer to the job.

In this article the author focuses on the dire shortage of engineers. The author states that shortage is a myth but there is a shortage of some critical engineering talent in some sectors which includes analog and microwave design engineers. The author further discusses that this shortage is creating crisis in education like students are not getting enough science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

The article discusses the trend in engineering disciplines of becoming very narrowly focused since being an expert in every aspect of a field has become something impossible to accomplish. It notes that most engineers do not know what they do not know about the requirements of their jobs after they graduate. It offers suggestion on how engineers can find out that they need to know such keeping their eyes and ears open and asking if they hear something they do not know about.

The article presents the duties and responsibilities of the engineers commissioned to a construction project during their warranty phase. It states that design engineers at this phase are required to continue the monitoring of the design compliance and confirm system performance. The need to strengthen the standard office specifications is also important, as well as to work closely with the facility manager and simulation software.

The article presents guidelines and specifications for engineers in the printed circuit board and fabrication industries developed by the Association Connecting Electronics Industries. "Drilling Guidelines for Printed Boards," offers guidelines on how to generate good quality holes in printed circuit boards made from various materials. "Resin Coated Copper Foil for Printed Boards Guideline," includes requirements for resin coated copper foil used in forming high-density interconnect surface microvias.

The article focuses on the change made by the European government on the status of British engineers. British Engineering Council stated that the government decided to redefine professional engineers as accredited degree graduate with no work experience. It mentions that the change would allow newly qualified engineering graduates to be considered for jobs in Europe. However, the Engineering Council believes the importance of experience and qualifications for professional engineers.

The article suggests that one of the problem areas in project specifications is coordinating the control panels furnished with mechanical equipment with the standards that apply to the balance of electrical equipment used in the project. When using the external branch circuit breaker to meet the overcurrent protection requirement, engineer should ensure that it is sized for the components and a standard 20A breaker may be too large.

This article presents the responses to the August Question of the Month published in the journal "Mechanical Engineering," as "how often does your company make technology upgrades?" Also it is informed that this month only in Mechanical Engineering Online, an ASME Life Member, Sam Yedidiah, considers the qualities that make for successful engineers. Also, research engineer Harry Roman and writer Barbara Wolcott encourage engineers to remain agile in the face of technology changes impacting the profession.

Reveals the findings of a survey on the roles of engineers in the mechanical and electrical equipment specification process. Approval of brand substitution; Responsibility for system design; Evaluation of brands and suppliers.