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Last week, novice and experienced scientists alike flocked to Reno, Nevada to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. This event is the largest of its kind, affording millions of high school students around the world the opportunity to compete for nearly $4 million in prizes and scholarships. These young scientific [...]

The famous Sears Tower in Chicago, IL will be getting more than a name change this year. Engineers have created a “skydeck” on the 103rd-floor of the famous building. Visitors will be able get a view of not just the city skyline, but down below as well. The glass box will extend almost 4.5 feet [...]

Engineers at the University of Southampton are part of a team developing new “green” power cables which can be recycled at the end of their lives.
The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is being undertaken by a multidisciplinary team drawn from the University of [...]

According to an article in The Washington Post, many local utility companies are taking the initiative to improve energy consumption through smart-grid technology. The Maryland technology firm, Current Group, is on the forefront of this breakthrough.
Current Group aims to improve the communication between consumers and energy suppliers using a broadband network. Current’s Senior Vice [...]

Want to Rebuild the Economy? Ask an Engineer.
By U.S. Senator Edward E. Kaufman (who has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University)
America’s economy is in crisis. We can either drown under the weight of the problem, or we can surf the wave of opportunity that it brings - to put science, [...]

Science and Technology Celebrated in Oldham County
In the early nineties, one man, an inventor by the name of Dean Kamen, set out to solve this problem. Dean founded, FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, an organization dedicated “To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and [...]

In 1903, two brothers who owned a bicycle repair shop believed that man could fly, and set out to prove it. Now, 105 years later, engineer and Star Systems’ founder Morris Jarvis believes that “anyone who wants to should be able to take a trip into space.” His Hermes Spacecraft is intended to do [...]

Fantastic Contraption seems like a spin off of Phun, the software that allows the user to design and explore 2D multi-physics simulations. Like Phun it allows users to create machines that behave according to simulated laws of physics. Players create a machine and then test their creations to see how they might work [...]

Boston Dynamics, a Boston-based engineering company, has recently demonstrated its prototype of BigDog, a robotic dog.

Engineering Students from the U.S. had a chance to work with other engineering students from Japan in a cross-cultural classroom setting. The students meet to learn about innovation in the field of glass science. The International Materials Institute (IMI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the pioneering program. Experts in the [...]