HEADLINES ARCHIVE
3D Printed Airplane Partition Is 45% Lighter
The design represents one of the first large-scale uses of Scalmalloy inside an aircraft component.
Flood Protection Devices Installed at NYC Subway Entrances
Hurricane Sandy's storm surge flooded New York's subways and shut the system for two days while water was pumped out.
Engineering for the Developing World: Meeting Market Demand
Jodie Wu noticed something when she demonstrated the pedal-powered thresher for villagers: they were more interested in her solar-powered light.
Ethical Issues in Product Design Can Be Tricky
Ethics for engineers call for making public safety and welfare paramount, resisting fraud and corruption and working only in areas where the engineer is competent.
Engineering a Rail Tunnel to Manhattan
More than 100 years after they were completed, the Hudson River rail tunnels continue to serve although their future continues to be debated.
"Cyber Sexism" Putting Girls Off Engineering Careers
One quarter of the photos reviewed at stock image sites that portrayed engineers showed females.
Robotic Grippers Take on Complex Industrial Tasks
Next-gen robotic grippers combine ease of use and versatility to improve the efficiency and accuracy of process industries.
Toyota to Invest $1 billion in AI, Robotics R&D
Automaker will invest $1 billion over five years to establish a research and development center to pursue artificial intelligence and robotics technology research.
Engineering for the Developing World: A Thresher for Tanzania
Threshing grain by hand is a labor-intensive process, yet the high cost of mechanized threshers results in millions of people continuing to thresh by hand.
Virtual Reality Tool Is Immersed in Royal Navy Projects
Multiple aspects of the construction and operation of ships ranging from an anti-sub vessel to an aircraft carrier will be tested in a virtual, digital world.
Technique Can Join “Un-Weldable” Metals
The pieces do not melt so there is no seam of weakened metal between them. Instead, the impact bonds the atoms of one metal to atoms of the other.
Engineering Is the Profession Most Vital to Economic Growth, Survey Finds
Profession eclipses business leaders, lawyers, doctors and teachers are most important, according to the Create the Future Report.
Making Knowledge Management a Part of Your Organization’s Culture
Knowledge loss doesn’t occur just due to turnover—a good deal of valuable information is lost because it’s not well-organized or classified.
Naval Academy to Reintroduce Celestial Navigation in Nod to Computer SNAFUs
Three hours of lessons on celestial navigation is now required for all 2nd class midshipmen.
Data Scientists: Key to the Competitive Enterprise
Harvard Business Review calls data science the century’s sexiest job. Who are these scientists and why are they turning heads?
Scholars Challenge Colleges to Reform STEM Learning
College students are expected to learn too many facts that do not connect across their coursework, a group from Michigan State says.
The Lab-on-Chip Revolution: Finding the Right Niche
The field is on the verge of a major breakout across applications that range from medicine to oil production.
Psychic Robot “Knows” Your Intent
Mathematical algorithm “sees” intent while performing ordinary action.
Immigrants Increase Presence in U.S. Science and Engineering Jobs
Immigration represents a factor in 10-year growth of total science and engineering workforce.
Continuing Education and the Time-Pressed Engineer
Changing demographics and greater collaboration among disciplines means that engineers have to do their 9-to-5 job and learn for the future, too.