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• Advanced MIM applications complementary to injection molding

  Don Rosato Engineering

  Metal injection molding (MIM) relies on a thermoplastic polymer blend filled with about 60 percent by volume of a small metal powder. This mixture of polymer and powder is injection molded to form a complex shape. Once molding is completed, the polymer (binder) is extracted, and the small powder is sintered.

• SD-WAN: The new communication superhighway

  Geoff Shepstone Science & Technology

  ​"The network is slow today," your customer service call center rep explains. "So sorry, I can't access that information right now. Our network is down." If your company is plagued with a slow, inefficient network, it's time to start thinking about the next generation of communication connectivity: Software defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN). SD-WAN creates a powerful network that is flexible and adaptable to changing user needs. Telecommunication providers are making significant strides to advance this emerging networking solution.

• John Fitch: A storied life

  Michael Brown Transportation Technology & Automotive

  ​With the 84th running of the 24 Hours at Le Mans this month, I'm drawn back to that race six years ago. It was my first time there. The noise was deafening, and the crowds were overwhelming. The experience, however, was exhilarating.

• Does a 5-hour workday actually make sense?

  Ronnie Richard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  American entrepreneur and philosopher Jim Rohn once said, “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time." Now, another American entrepreneur is taking that approach to heart.

• Is summer vacation a relic of the past?

  Brian Stack Education

  ​This is the time of year when Alice Cooper's song "School's Out for Summer" can be heard playing on public address systems in schools from coast to coast. I am reminded of the days of my youth, busting out the front doors of my elementary school and charging into the streets of my Haverhill, Massachusetts, neighborhood filled with mixed emotions of what my life without an academic structure would look like for the next two months.

• 3 keys to planning your pharmacy career

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  Pharmacists today have more career paths to choose from than ever before. Once upon a time, pharmacists simply picked from a hospital or retail job. But today is a different story. Upon graduation, a new PharmD stands at the doorsteps of literally dozens of diverse professional settings. There are targeted clinical opportunities in virtually every medical specialty. There are also jobs within managed care or pharma or community or consulting or technology — the list goes on and on.

• Limping, not sprinting, to Porsche Parade in my vintage 911S

  Noelle Talmon Transportation Technology & Automotive

  "Sometimes you need to know your car's limitations," my co-worker said last week as he proceeded to look up trailer options for my 1976 911S. It's only a couple weeks away until the 61st Annual Porsche Parade 2016 in Jay Peak, Vermont, and I've been planning to drive "Smoky" to the destination, just south of the Canadian border. It's only a five-hour drive from Connecticut, but my co-workers are skeptical that I can make it without breaking down. My boyfriend has suggested alternative vehicles to drive. I'm still hopeful.

• Tablets: Tools for learning or distracting toys?

  Cait Harrison Education

  Classrooms have come a long way since the days of pencils, paper and textbooks. Now many school districts are trading those tools in for new ones — the latest tablets and laptops, to be exact. So what kind of impact is all this technology having on students, for better or for worse?

• The unintended consequences of the new overtime rules

  Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Proponents of the new regulations argue that many workers being paid a salary ("overtime exempt") between $23,660 and $47,476 are unfairly denied overtime compensation afforded to hourly workers ("nonexempt"). This move is being hailed as a way to put more money in the pockets of low- and middle-income Americans.

• Are we heading toward a future of low oil prices?

  Stefanie Heerwig Natural Resources

  ​As the third-largest oil price crash over the past 30 years, the latest oil price cycle has raised new questions about the current nature of of the oil market. Experts are split about whether the latest cycle has been a result of a structural change of the oil market or whether it is just business as usual. After all, the discussion centers around one question: "Will the oil price stay low for long?"

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