Future of Mechanical Engineering

Dixit, Uday Shanker; Hazarika, Manjuri; Davim, J. Paulo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42916-8_8

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Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest but evergreen branches of engineering. It is continuously evolving and adapting to new developments in science and technology. In the near future there will be more emphasis on developing sustainable technologies. Micro and nano technologies, biotechnology, mechatronics, and 3-D printing are some of the technologies that will grow tremendously in the twenty-first century. The world has become a global village now. The development of mechanical engineering will continue tackling global challenges.

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Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India
Uday Shanker Dixit
Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, Assam, India
Manjuri Hazarika
Campus Santiago, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
J. Paulo Davim

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Dixit, U.S., Hazarika, M., Davim, J.P. (2017). Future of Mechanical Engineering. In: A Brief History of Mechanical Engineering. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42916-8_8

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42916-8_8
Published: 14 August 2016
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
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