What is the latest trends in mechanical field?
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Focusing on electromechanical engineering is the latest trends in mechanical field.
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Of course (but perhaps I am biased :-)  ).  Mechanical Engineers are involved in practically every industry.  I feel that is practically the most versatile engineering degree.  Pretty much every product has been touched by a mechanical engineer, but you can't really say that about other types of engineering.  ME's work with electronics, aerospace, chemical-related companies, food companies, HVAC, structures, materials, cars/transportation, manufacturing & production, biomedical companies, and the list goes on and on...  \n\nAero/Astro engineers... aero/astro companies\nElectrical engineers... electronics\nCivil engineers... buildings/bridges/structures, etc.\nChemical engineers... pharmaceutical, foods, chemicals...\nMaterials science engineers... materials.\n...Just to list a few other fields.\n\nLike I said before, I am a recent ME grad, so of course I am biased towards my own degree.  But ANY engineering is a great field to get into in general.  I have always felt that there seem to be a lot more opportunities for ME's than a lot of other engineering majors, however.  We can work with practically every industry, and there will never be a lack of jobs in this field, because practically everything requires it.
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Modern...with a pump.\nPrehistoric...with a bucket on a string.
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There are really two.\n\nFirst, the most recent, popular trend has been development of AJAX applications.  These are Asynchronous JavaScript and XML pages.  To put it simply, no reloading of pages to see new content.  A user can search for products inline with the rest of the site without having to wait for page reloading.\n\nSecond, the up and coming trend is going to be the semantic web.  There's already talk of the Web 3.0 online.  This will lead to more meaningful searches and better organization of aggregated content.  I'd provide references, but there's far too many to decide.  Do some searching on AJAX or Web 3.0 or check out w3c.org for plenty of information on both.
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you can go to :\nhttp://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress06/CallForPapers.cfm\nor\nhttp://www.asme.org\nin there you can see so many topics and field in mechanical eng.
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You want the latest technologies in SM? And SM tips?\n\nWell, we have the whip (2nd century BC), the stake (middle-ages), hand-cuffs (19th century) and of course electricity (beginning of 20th century).\n\nI am making fun of you, but really... if you want good answers, take the time to write understandable questions.
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There are new inventions / discoveries practically every day.  The best catalog of them I've seen used to be the McGraw Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology.  But the IEEE and ACM both have great tech newsletters talking about new discoveries and inventions.\n\nIf you're tlaking about non-tech stuff, you only need look as far as the discovery of new islands just off Togo... a couple of weeks ago, a yachter discovered "pumice rafts" drifting in the ocean from an underwater volcano, and within a week an island had formed.\n\nFor a start, check out the Science News section of Yahoo.
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Yes! Electrical engineering, especially with a concentration on electric propulsion is our future. Internal combustion engines are on the way out and electric motor controls, fuel cells and hybrids are on the way in. You have no idea how tough it is to find engineers with experience in these areas and they are commanding large salaries when you do find them.
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In 35 plus years of experience of materials sales , I can say without a doubt , that the materials used today are :\n1. Friendlier to the environment  2. More affordable \n3. Are safer to use  4. When used according to Manufacturer's recomendations, will provide superior performance.   \nIn summary : Developments in materials through research has made the above possible!
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I bet it will be nanomachines.  Microscopic machines that work at the molecular level will be crucial in the biomedical fields and in new tech innovations that we use everyday, like today cell phones.  Did you ever see that add for microsoft where it was in the near future and this girl was jogging and she got a video conference call from her dad over her sunglasses? He brought up schematics of art works he was thinking of buying and talking to her while she was jogging... well thats all going to be possible with molecular computers.  Unfortunately though, so will other really bad things, we'll just have to see how it goes.
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The latest developments are very technical and hard to translate into non-mathmatical terms that lend themselves to this format.  Check the physics journals for the latest (see the link below).\n\nIn general lay terms, some of these developments include time evolution, D-branes, a variety of developments on tachyons, guage fixing, and time lumps.
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What interests you? Road and bridge building or electrical things such as radar signals, electronics, electric power generation, etc.?? To me that should direct you to the right field. How about Mechanical ? Mechanical Engineers have to learn a bit of everything - no specialization. Aeronautical Engineering is a specialized field that has gained a lot of interest. Ultimately, you will have to choose what you career goal is and go for it. Good luck.
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Hello. \nI'm an Materials Engineering undergraduate from the University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka) and this is from my experience.\n\nThere's is no 'best' field in engineering. Civil and Mechanical Engineering are equally good fields. And both these fields have a very broad view. If you happen to be a Civil or Mechanical Engineer you'll be able to apply your knowledge in just about everywhere. \n\nIf you are into structures, (designing & constructing houses, bridges, skyscrapers) or if you like coastal engineering or transportation then Civil Engineering is for you.\n\nFor civil engineering you should have a keen sense of Force balance which you've probably done in school and a insight into how structural componants are balanced and held together. \n\n\nMechanical Engineering, is more into designing machines and their componants. You'll get to learn the basics of today's machine componants ranging from simple nuts and bolts to more complex valves and engines. \n\nMechanical Engineering is further specialized into areas such as Mechatronics, Aerodynamics Engineering etc. The new trend in Mechanical Engineering (as with any other field) is computer software. Software like Solidworks, pro-engineer, and Autocad have really made the designing part easy for the engineer.  \n\nHope this helps.
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In a Positive way.\n\nThe automotive industry is one of the largest users of Robotics.\n\nAlthough, Robotics has eliminated many manual tasks performed by people...there has been an increase in quality and an ultimate cost reduction.\n\nAdditionally, The repetitive and dangerous tasks have been replaced by robotics. \n\nRobotics Engineering has emerged as a science and engineering discipline.\n\nThe use of Robotics in industry created the need for Engineers, Technicians, operators and Maintenance people.\n\nSee the attached URL for additional information:\n\nhttp://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/6/19/20340/6404\n\nRegards.
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On your first question, what is mechatronics; Well it is a combinations of Mechanical, Robotics and Electronics. This is a new fields that rise after people realized on the needs of the this 3 fields engineering to be combine and have as mechatronics. \nUsually in this field,\nMechanic - the knowledge of gears, material selecting, motors..etc.\nRobotics - program, IC design & programing, ..etc\nElectronic - circuit board, IC installing, wiring, power supply... etc.\n\nautomation is a separted division where this field is under the mechanical division while the mechatronics is under electric and electronic division.
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the most up to date tecnology that i have seen is most modern electronics in equipment laser guided planters gps is huge in the agriculture industry a gps unit can along with sensors tell you what parts need certain types of fertilizer monitors can tell you what your yeild or moisture is it can also tell you where you have sprayed and keeps you from over spraying also equipment sensors tell you when there are problems with the engine or other things the best way to keep up to date with the latest in farming tecnology check out you local ag equipment dealer or cooperative also tecnology is inpacting grain and livestock with bioengineered crops
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fast moving consumer goods