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The article discusses the prior art and state of the art aspects of the Gem paper clip manufactured by stationery company Gem Ltd. It notes that prior art and state of the art tend to be synonymous in patent literature in which both serve as the standard against which any products with a claimed improvement is judged. It states that the Gem paper clip remained the start of the art and prior art until the start of the 21st century as new paper clip designs involve advantages and disadvantages.

Reports on the software upgrade solutions done by cash-handling money manufacturers in the U.S. that allow efficient retrofitting of bill acceptors to validate redesigned U.S. banknotes. Challenge posted by the release of the redesigned $20 U.S. banknote; Key function of the banknote validator according to Paul Pechniko, product manager of Money Controls; Software download boxes called information transferring units developed by Money Controls for the U.S. Postal Service.

The article offers information on the Handy Rival arcade game, that allows a person to play rock, paper, scissors against a robotic hand, created by Colorado State University students Jacob Dahlke, Kyle Hartson, RJ Miller, and Melissa Wills.

Focuses on the documentation phases in telecommunication networks in the United States. Characterization of the procurement process; Reduction of time in processing procurement documents; Impact of network deployment acceleration on carriers and service providers; Interaction between carriers and vendors; Proposals submitted by outsourced consultants. INSET: By Special Request..

Reports on the efforts of manufacturers of direct-recording electronic voting machines in the U.S. to promote voter-verified paper audit trails. Aim to boost audit reliability of the machines; Incentive for election officials and voters to adopt electronic voting. INSETS: A VVPAT EXAMPLE;ANOTHER STICKY ISSUE.

The article features the significance of plotters on engineering functions. Plotting technologies does not only simplify purchase process, but plotter's features and functions will best match the engineer's specific output requirements. The article also cites the different kinds of plotters, their specific functions and cost.

The article talks about the ME series of in-mold electronic inks developed by DuPont Microcircuit Materials.

Offers a look at the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology developed by International Paper Co. and Motorola Inc. Industrial application of RFID; Features of RFID; Functions of RFID.

Presents information on several technological developments in design engineering in the United States as of October 2000. Purdue University professor who developed a ceramic machining process; Details on the creation of multiport cylinder dryer to improve the drying rate in pulp and paper processing; Research on the corrosion of copper.

Provides information on the PAPERWORK SCORER machine invented by retired entrepreneur Jerome Y. Laettner which aims to reduce the flow of bureaucratic paperwork. How the machine works; Elements of Laettner's feedback loop.

Presents information on high-volume, monochrome network printers for offices. Benefits of a high-volume printer; Risks involved and the importance of a back-up plan; Printers at lower costs such as Minolta Pageworks 20, Apple LaserWriter 8500 and GCC Technologies Elite XL 20/600; Printers in the middle ground such as Advanced Technologies ATI LaserPrint 6838, QMS' QDOC and Sharp Electronic's AR-5132 and AR-LX532. INSET: Beyond the high end.

An excerpt from the article "Hybrid supercap completes UL certification, aims to replace Li batteries," is presented which focuses on a certification received by supercapacitor-based energy storage and battery enhancement technology company Paper Battery Co. from the nonprofit organization UL.

Illustrates the mechanics of some industrial equipments. Paper pusher; Beams; Description of the design; Applications.

Narrates the author's addiction to the Internet. Significance of the Internet for the newspaper industry; Evidence of the increased use of paper.

The article investigates the cause of a fire at a paper recycling mill believed to have been caused by paper accumulations on a skid-steer loader machine. The author found that hoses leading into the cabin heater unit were apparently improperly installed, meaning that a leak of engine lube oil ignited by the engine's turbocharger could have causes the fire.

Offers information on a design developed by Anoto AB that holds the promise of merging digital wireless technology with the pen and paper. Principle behind the technology; Advantages.

Reports that Faber-Castell Corp. and Lydall Inc. have collaborated to develop the American EcoWriter, the first pencil housing to be made of paper rather than wood in the U.S. Involvement of manufacturing process in mixing the newspapers and cardboards; Composition of recycled newspaper and cardboard fibers.

Focuses on industrial type bearings and the problems encountered in their use, with reference to an accident at the Wausau Paper's papermill in Maine. Circumstances surrounding the accident; Efforts made to solve the problem; Comments from Larry Castonguay, maintenance supervisor at Wausau; Contact information.

The article previews the 100-micron Willow Glass manufactured by Corning.

The article reports on the launch of a new A4-sized E-paper display by Nemoptic. The France-based company, which began large volume production of E-paper last April 2007 after reaching a manufacturing agreement with Seiko Instruments, said it has already shipped samples of its A4 BiNem displays to major office equipment clients. The new A4 BiNem display expands Nemoptic's e-paper product portfolio, which the company said now ranges from 3-inch electronic shelf labels to A4 size.

Introduces the M24T press machine from Peerless Machine & Tool Corp. in the U.S. Availability of the product; Product specification; Importance of the product in the advancement in paper press technology.

The article reports on print product catalogs which remain appealing to engineers despite the benefits offered by the Internet. Dwight Bues, a system engineer at Northrop Grumman Corp., feels that product searching in the Internet is frustrating because it is rare to find exactly what he needs on the first try. It mentions Mouser Electronics Inc., which ships 270,000 catalogs every 90 days.

This article provides information on Form Manager 6.0 software from Adobe Systems. Designed to support up to 100 users on one server, Form Manager offers compelling features on its own, but its power is fully realized only when it is working with Adobe's other products. Adobe's products require an IBM WebSphere or JBoss application server, as well as a corporate directory and a relational database for Form Manager's standards-based ebXML repository. The installation was not simple, the products required intensive configuration before they were up and running. Although getting the products to work with the existing infrastructure was tedious, the integration between Form Manager and the other Adobe products was seamless, requiring only that Form Manager be told during the preinstaliation configuration that the other Adobe products were also online. Form Manager can manage and publish any type of file but provides significant value-add if those forms are XDP templates. Forms are published to a configurable hierarchical database repository, with access rights assigned per directory or form. For easy searching, forms can be assigned to multiple categories, which are also configurable and can be assigned access rights.

Reports on the documents uncovered in the legal battle between Rambus Inc. and several dynamic random access memory makers that incriminate the company for breaking the rules of the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council. Business plan of the company dated June 12, 1992; Electronic mail message from Richard Crisp, former senior executive officer; Claims against Rambus by Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd.

Describes the Document Scanner 7500/9500 series machines from Kodak Digital Science. Projected market growth of the document-imaging sector; Main drawback of scanning systems; Production capacity of the Document Scanner; Details on the design of the machine.

The article reports on the introduction of a 10.1-inch black and white flexible E-paper display by L.G. Philips LCD. The new color E-paper uses electronic ink from E-Ink Corp. to produce a maximum of 4,096 colors. Like the black and white flexible display, the color version uses a substrate that arranges thin-film transistors (TFT) on metal foil rather than glass, allowing it to recover its original shape after being bent.

The article reports on the plan of E Ink Corp. to use Actel Corporation's flash-based ProASIC3 Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) in its next-generation electronic paper display controllers. E Ink's technology displays a paper-like high contrast appearance, with low power consumption and a thin, light form. E Ink's deployment of Actel's single-chip in its technology underscores the advantages that nonvolatile FPGA provide, said Martin Mason, director of silicon product marketing at Actel.

The article offers information on the Paper Jamz toy electronic guitar.

The article offers brief information on the white paper coating from Fabco-Air Inc.

The article evaluates the color e-paper technology from Philips Research.

The article reports on the possible release of a 1.5 volts battery that is thinner than a millimeter and lighter than a gram by the end of 2009 in Germany. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) in Chemnitz state that paper-thin battery can be produced cost-effectively using a printing process. Moreover, it mentions that the new type of battery is composed of different layers such as zinc anode and manganese cathode.

The article reports on a rechargeable nanoengineered battery developed by researchers at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. The battery boasts paper-thin dimensions and a completely flexible design and is geared toward meeting the trickiest design and energy requirements for future electronic gadgets, implantable medical equipment and transportation vehicles.

This article states that Cambridge, England-based plastic electronics maker Plastic Logic said that it will build the first factory to manufacture plastic electronics on a commercial scale. The facility, planned for Dresden, Germany, will produce flexible active-matrix display modules for what the company has dubbed "take anywhere, read anywhere" electronic reader products that it claims enables a reading experience similar to reading from paper.

The article reports on the forecast of Glen Allen, Virginia-based market research firm NanoMarkets LC on the sales of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and paper-like display by 2011 and 2013. The firm noted that display production are becoming increasingly viable to make the manufacturing process more efficient. The firm also predicts the OLED televisions will reach $2.2 billion in revenues in 2011.

Reports on the launch of a film substrate-based bendable color electronic paper display that contains an image memory function by Tokyo, Japan-based Fujitsu group of companies. Applications; Advantages; Components.

Comments on the emergence of electronic books in Europe. Impact of the technology on traditional paper books; Electronic books contained in pocket personal computers; Skepticism on the practical use of electronic books; Availability of free electronic books from several Web sites.

States that the National Fluid Power Association in the U.S. calls for paper for the 2003 Industry/Educator Summit to be held on October 24-25, 2003. Theme; Contact numbers.

Recommends several ways to reduce the use of paper in office works. Management of working habits; Control of office equipment; Technological breakthroughs.

Reports on the benefits of a paperless design process on the engineering profession. Reduction in defects due to the use of computer programs; Comprehensive solutions offered by computer-aided design and manufacturing; Development speed from combination of concurrent engineering and paperless design; Examples of paperless designs.

The article offers a preview of the EFL700A39 EnFilm solid-state thin-film lithium chargeable battery produced by STMicroelectronics for low-profile consumer and industrial devices.

Describes how the IPC is seeking a call for papers for the IPC SMEMA Electronics Assembly Process Exhibition and Conference (APEX).

Discusses the changes Novell has made to its Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE) training program. How the CNE program will contain product specializations and a two-tier structure of CNE and Master CNE; How Novell hopes to deflate the `paper CNE' criticism that has plagued the program in the past; How the new program will address the need for more practical, problem-solving experience; Details of the revamped CNE program.

Focuses on the development of a paper-based lidding material, known as Ensolid, by researchers at the Finnish Enso Paperboards, for the packaging of applica-tions. Features of the bio-degradable packaging; Provision of the material; Contact information.

Presents information on Ryeco's Incorporated Edge Detection System which detects edge cracks on paper rolls. Description of the system; Operation of the system; Benefits of its use.

Discusses a technology using application of a direct-current electric field in removing ink from paper fibers for recycling. Patented technology from Georgia Institute of Technology; Process.

Reports on the 1995 World Standards Day paper contest. Theme; Prizes; Contact information.

Reports on the use by Wepa and Co. of a electronically controlled converting machine developed by C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Company. Features of the machine; Improvement over previous paper control system.

Announces the National Standards Week Paper Competition on the second week of October, 1993 sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. `Standards: A Strategic Investment' as theme; Plaque and $2,500 prize money; Deadline; Contact information.