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The Monday Blog Alert from IEN Connects features direct links to items of interest or concern to the greater manufacturing and industrial community, written by IEN's editors. The Blog Alert is designed to raise issues, introduce technological advancements, invite reader comment, establish community dialogue and, at times, even generate a few laughs! New this week...

November 5: The Beginning of the End
By Mike Botta, IEN Staff
If you think things are bad now, just wait until the fifth day of the next month...

5 Fast Facts About Fire Prevention Week
By Mary O'Hara Smith, IEN Staff
Remember Mrs. O’Leary and her cow? Well, you may not realize it, but the Great Chicago Fire is directly related to National Fire Prevention Week...

The Power of Nanoleaves
By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff
Interested in a product that will spruce up your backyard and, at the same time, help reduce your energy bills? How about an artificial tree fitted with heat, wind, and light reactive devices to generate electricity...

Sensing a New Bridge
By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff
The reopening of the new I-35W bridge in Minneapolis made national headlines. Let’s step back and look at the instrumentation in the new bridge that will prevent a sequel...

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