September 2004

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Glass Beats Wire

Lehigh University's Center for Optical Technologies researches fiber optics and photonics to advance the science and grow companies.

By Tom Gibson

Metro Transportation Group makes its mark in traffic analysis, signal system design, and transportation planning

Ross MacArthur: Mechanical engineer keeps planes safe at Southwest Airlines

By Jim Romeo

Robert Langer : Chemical engineer invents drug delivery systems that save and improve lives

By Kellie Speed

Congress shouldn't make taxpayers pay for the MBTE crisis caused by oil companies

By Paul Granger, P.E.