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The article focuses on the collaboration of Springfield Technical Community College, the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, and the Western Massachusetts chapter of the National Tolling and Machining Association to discuss about the dilemma facing machine shops and the ways to mitigate it. The organizations offer several initiatives to address the problem such as a one-year certificate program in mechanical engineering technology and an internship program.

The article focuses on the implication of self-help in various aspects. In terms of popular psychology, self-help is use to solve personal problems without the intervention of any professional help. Meanwhile, with regards to mechanical design, it is letting the design deal with a problem from within, rather than the involvement of more structure or force. It cites some examples that depict the principle of self-help in mechanical design including scissors, broom holders, and lift bridges. Information about the Design I course introduced by Alexander Slocum, professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is offered.

Reports the integration of mechanical engineering and water chemistry principles on aquarium design in Massachusetts. Importance of proper system operation of dissolved organic carbon and suspended organic carbon management; Reliance on water filtration principle; Definition of the fundamental principle of life-support design. INSETS: A Short History of the Aquarium Boom;Controlling Water Temperature.

Focuses on developments related to the use of computers in mechanical engineering programs in the United States. Experiment of students at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in injection molding; Use of a computational software to eliminate the need for prototype tooling and testing at GE Plastics Automotive; Plan of Dassault Systemes to purchase the component business of Spatial Technology Inc. INSET: Briefly noted.

The article profiles Toni Schuman, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There were a total of 60 undergraduate women on campus and only 16 in Schuman's class when she first enrolled to MIT as a student. She was a high-school athlete playing field hockey, softball, and basketball before enrolling to MIT. She had successfully convinced the institute to let women use the basketball courts, but the plan had faltered when too few women wanted to play. She had drawn on her MIT training for about six months after earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Her involvement with MIT included 45 years as an educational counselor, and had been a member of the MIT Corp. and five visiting committees.

The article reports that small, lightweight robotic devices are proving to be valuable tools in helping stroke victims regain movement in damaged nerve cells. Mechanical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working with physicians at a Veterans Health Administration research facility in Baltimore, have developed a prototype machine, dubbed "Anklebot," that helps stroke victims re-learn ankle movement control so they can walk again. The device monitors, then guides and assists a patient's ankle in repetitive exercises. The $50,000 prototype uses a technology similar to the MIT-Manus, a robotic device the MIT team developed seven years ago to help stroke victims regain arm movement.

The article offers information on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Innovation Showcase at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Massachusetts on October 31, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The competition, which offers cash prizes of $10,000, $7,000 and $5,000, aims to cultivate the qualities of entrepreneurship and innovation among young men and women pursuing engineering careers. It features a project called Whole Tree by a team from Baylor University and a Surgy Pack device for bowel packing from John Hopkins University students.

The article highlights the Power Transmission (PT) Distributors Association's 2006 Industry Summit at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts from October 26-28, 2006. Workshops, social events, the annual conference booth program and the Motion Control Showcase were featured in the Summit. The Motion Control Showcase was aimed at bearing and PT distributors planning to expand into the motion control arena. INSETS: PENNYCOOK WINS WARREN PIKE AWARD;PTDA, FPDA TO HOLD JOINT CONFERENCE IN '09.

The article offers information on the products and services offered by Photonis USA Inc., a developer, manufacturer and supplier of scientific detector products and components for scientific and analytical instrumentation systems, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. It states that the company specializes on ion, electron and photon detection with expertise in designing and delivering standard and custom products. Moreover, its products and services include micro pore optics and glass capillary arrays.

This article reports that the space shuttle contractor, Payload Systems Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has expanded its network of suppliers, and a spokesperson says the company can obtain specialized parts for its customers' space vehicles more quickly and cost-effectively, thanks to an online service that matches supplier to companies. Payload Systems makes special devices and components for space flight for customers like Boeing, NASA, and the U.S. Navy. The company recently began using the online marketplace MfgQuote.com of Atlanta. Edison Guerra, a mechanical engineer at the company, remarked that since turning to that service, Payload Systems has exponentially increased its stable of suppliers with the credentials for its highly specialized contract jobs.

Presents schedules of several conferences and events on technological innovations in the U.S. from October to December 2004. Annual American Vacuum Society symposium in Anaheim, California; AAPS Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland; 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo in Anaheim, California; 2004 Fall MRS Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

Presents information on various systems of mechanical engineering released by various companies. Introduction of Mathcad 11 by the company Mathsoft of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Launch of a software by a Leuven, Belgium-based company Materialise.

Presents quotations printed on a t-shirt by mechanical engineering students at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst as part of their fund raising campaign.

The article reports on the computer analysis method that will allow circuit board designers to do more "what-if" analysis in the design process. This method was developed by Vincent Manno, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. Manno have come up this system to overcome thermal problems in board design and will give greater reliable information in detecting thermal problems earlier.