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...weed out the killer vegetation? One nursery, Bailey's, based in Newport, Minn., has turned to the lab. One of the country's largest wholesale chains, Bailey's has partnered with scientists at the University of Minnesota and the University of Georgia to design hybrid plants that would eventually take the place of invasive species. The company already sells hybrids that flower longer and smaller (to accommodate cramped outdoor spaces) and have richer color, but it hopes to create new breeds engineered for sterility that way, the garden blooms won't bud anywhere but in your backyard...
...AERODYNAMICS 50% Proportion of the primary structure of Boeing's new Dreamliner aircraft, unveiled on July 9, that is made of carbon fiber and other composites instead of aluminum. The new materials will reduce the weight of the plane 20% Percentage by which the design of the Dreamliner will reduce fuel usage compared to similarly sized planes. But some environmental activists argue that the jet, which is smaller than its Airbus rivals, will result in more overall flights and therefore more air pollution...
...Caterpillar's reman business is also influencing the design of the company's original parts. The firm's reman engineers now work closely with designers to produce components that will be easy and profitable to revitalize years later. "That's an absolute key," says Fisher. "It's designing for several life cycles." Take those cylinder heads, for instance. When they're first cast, they're now given a slightly thicker layer of metal on top in expectation that they will ultimately be milled down several times. Fisher says that makes the original manufacturing a bit more expensive...
Percentage by which the design of the Dreamliner will reduce fuel usage compared with similarly sized planes. Claims for the jet's main rival, the much larger Airbus A380, also include an environmental edge: by ferrying more passengers, it can reduce congestion and emissions in the skies...
...company that later became Oracle. Gupta is a rock star to young IITans, who say he understands their desire to take what they know and build something bigger out of it. "Everybody wants to start a company," says Deepak Goel, a 1999 IIT graduate and design engineer at Microsoft...