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Pity the poor thermodynamics student of the future. As difficult as thermo can be for budding engineers to learn, it is going to get a lot more complicated if a recently published theory is...

An increasing number of observers say the culture and environment within the U.S. does not foster innovation. Gerard “Gus” Gaynor is in this camp. He was once an engineering ...

The Army’s Future Combat System fires guided 120-mm shells to over-the-horizon distances. Unfortunately the guidance and control hardware in the shells see 10,000 g’s of...

In response to a recent safety column about an eye injury caused by rental equipment, a reader chimes in sarcastically, "Hopefully...

Read about one engineer's struggle to call himself an engineer and how the National Society of Professional Engineers and other PE groups are...

Our June 4 editorial about the economics of rail travel continues to generate feedback. Among the latest letters is this one: "I've just read your editorial, and I have doubts about...

With the unemployment rate at a 26-year-high point, it may seem odd to be talking about a looming labor shortage. But that is what some demographers are predicting...

Engineering career expert Joel Orr has some advice for the unemployed: Your “forced retirement” or separation pay won’t let you live in the style...

Career expert Joel Orr recently fielded the following question from a farmer: "I have been a farmer all my life and always enjoyed the engineering side of it. I enjoy being able to put...

Consider an improvement that makes ordinary ladders safer as described by safety expert Lanny Berke: Historically, workers screwed a mounting plate directly into the side rails of...