Engineers at NASA have found more than one use for their Laser Scaling and Measurement Device for Photographic Images (LSMDPI). This device, contained in a small black box, was initially designed to provide a non-intrusive means of adding a scale to a photograph of an object in space when there is no [...]

Are you reading this on your BlackBerry? You may not for long. Since NTP won its patent infringement lawsuit against Research In Motion (RIM), the creator of BlackBerry’s technology, RIM has been involved in an extensive legal battle to continue its operations. After NTP won, an injunction was issued in 2003 but [...]

In the ongoing debate over the impact of offshoring on the American workforce, BusinessWeek notes a new study arguing that the engineering deficit may be a myth. This new study by Vivek Wadhwa of Duke University points out that “Indian and Chinese numbers [of engineers] can be wildly exaggerated, while America’s are understated.” [...]

Is the shortage of engineers a myth? The Wall Street Journal certainly seems to think so. According to a recent article, companies that employ engineers in large numbers, such as Raytheon and Boeing, have been experiencing great trouble in filling their staffing needs. Their difficulties with finding engineers are not a result [...]

New innovations in medical technology are always crucial to the success of our economy’s biomedical sector. Until recently, work in biomedical engineering has been primarily auxiliary in nature – from high-tech wheelchairs and breathing aids for paraplegics to chirping traffic signals to help the blind cross the street safely. Thanks to the newly [...]