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See Clothes That Grow as a Child Does Featured in this issue: [Full Range of IEC 60320 Inlets from Stock](#g1) | [Looking to Advance Your Career as an Engineer?](#g2) | [Amphenol Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Memory Card Connector at Digi-Key](#g3) | [Engineered Ceramics for Severe Duty Applications](#g4) | [White Paper: Simplify and Cut Flare Gas Costs](#g5) | [Streamline Maintenance and Reduce Downtime with Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices](#g6) | [Find Your Favorite Optical Sensor](#p1) | [Celebrate 3M Scotch-Brite's New Look](#s1) | [Honeywell Aero LVDT: Pre-validated Platform Approach](#s2) | [Build Your Own Inflatable Seals Today](#s3) | [Flexible Liquid-tight Machine Tool Conduit](#b1) | [Drying Solvent Wet Materials](#b2) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 19 September 2017 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Full Range of IEC 60320 Inlets From Stock]( [Full Range of IEC 60320 Inlets from Stock]( Interpower Interpower® makes designing for export easy! 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As their desired option lights up, they focus on it, causing a minute change in brain waves recognized by the BCI. More from [Acoustics & Audio Technology](. [View now]( [Seven Things a Robot Can Do, and Three More That It Can't]( [Seven Things a Robot Can Do, and Three More That It Can't]( Robots — many of which look nothing like humans — are [present in many sectors of industry]( and they possess capabilities that often eclipse those of their flesh-and-blood counterparts. Here’s a list of seven things that robots can do, along with a few that they can’t. More from [Electronics360](... [Learn more]( CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH [] [{sec12_aditem1_img1_alt}]( [This Month's Challenge Sponsored by Adhesives.org]( Need help finding the right adhesive or sealant bonding and filling solution for your next application? The perfect [Web-based tool]( is available to guide you step-by-step. 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