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By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, ASME SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/asme/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/asme?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/asme?sb_code=rssen-us19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D20CA9357-2EF7-4A61-A9EC-79D13FC9595B%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D20CA9357-2EF7-4A61-A9EC-79D13FC9595B%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssNew technologies are finally catching up with comic books and fantasy novels, offering the prospect of invisibility, death ra -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTToday's Tech Buzzhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D51812765-2586-40EC-BE20-D86CD96C6FF1%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D51812765-2586-40EC-BE20-D86CD96C6FF1%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss3D printing has come to the aid of a disabled duck, producing a custom webbed foot.  -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTToday's Tech Buzzhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D5B790056-0A47-48D6-A098-4A2C1E342592%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D5B790056-0A47-48D6-A098-4A2C1E342592%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssTraditional collaboration between two surgeons during an operation can now be accomplished with two robots, writes Jean Thilm -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTToday's Tech Buzzhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D90F35EB1-7557-4A05-A8F7-81842697B2F4%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D90F35EB1-7557-4A05-A8F7-81842697B2F4%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssJapan says its new nuclear power plant guidelines bring the nation into line with the highest global standards, setting the s -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTGlobal Windowhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D183F65A6-EBB4-4308-B0F2-AD6AAFBC5C60%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D183F65A6-EBB4-4308-B0F2-AD6AAFBC5C60%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAirliners are about to take a leap forward in terms of how they're produced, according to Reuters.  -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTSpotlight on Transportationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D3DB07F1C-56D2-4337-921E-CB27B0EB8D3C%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D3DB07F1C-56D2-4337-921E-CB27B0EB8D3C%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHybrid cars make environmental and economic sense if drivers spend a lot of time in annoyingly heavy traffic, according to a  -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTSpotlight on Transportationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3DB960F713-704A-4264-B347-B3B41DFC35A4%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3DB960F713-704A-4264-B347-B3B41DFC35A4%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssActive-stabilization technology used to steady cameras has been upgraded and applied to the problem of larger tremors experie -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTInnovations & Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D6963D1FB-6F5A-49E4-AC43-59D6C251E35E%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D6963D1FB-6F5A-49E4-AC43-59D6C251E35E%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSci-fi-like predictions that human beings will eventually be able to upload their minds to computers and achieve a kind of im -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTInnovations & Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D48D85B39-3245-47FE-92FC-B43963A09F8E%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE19732A7-DEEB-4D94-91FD-BBCEBD80938F%26copyid%3D48D85B39-3245-47FE-92FC-B43963A09F8E%26brief%3Dasme%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssComplex projects inevitably run into problems, but following nine best practices can help ensure your projects don't get dera -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 13:31:56 CDTLeadership & 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