Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers
Vaclav Smil, writing at IEEE Spectrum: There is a fundamental difference between what can be designed and built and what makes sense. History provides a lesson in the shape of record-setting behemoths that have never since been equaled. The Egyptian.....»»
Stemming the tide of antibiotic resistance: Researchers shed light on the complexities of hospital wastewater treatment
In a paper published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, a multidisciplinary team including biologists, chemists, chemical engineers, and environmental scientists have investigated the characteristics of wastewater samples from o.....»»
Curving light in a record-setting way
A team led by scientists and engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Southern California and Washington University in St. Louis, has created a unique, record-setting material that can bend one infrared ray of light in tw.....»»
How fast are Arctic glaciers melting? Engineers explored the north with a robot and cameras to find out
Equipped with snow jackets, gloves and luggage containing a host of cameras and sensors, professor Hanumant Singh and a team of Northeastern robotics researchers recently traveled to the Arctic with a noble goal to help address the climate crisis......»»
Video: Student engineers develop early warning system for blue-green algae
With temperatures rising due to global warming, blue-green algae blooms have become increasingly common on Alberta lakes. Early detection is crucial because the algae produce toxins that can be harmful to humans and animals......»»
Apple modem chip project failed because it’s harder than CPUs, engineers tell WSJ
Attempts to design an Apple modem chip to replace the Qualcomm radio chips used in iPhones have been ongoing since at least 2018 – but some five years later have been deemed a failure by engineers who worked on the project. Even by last year, th.....»»
CloudBees unveils a new DevSecOps platform
CloudBees has unveiled a new cloud native DevSecOps platform that places platform engineers and developer experience front and center. The platform is built on Tekton, uses a GitHub Actions style domain-specific language (DSL), and adds feature flagg.....»»
Researchers enhance the function of natural proteins using "protein Legos"
Johns Hopkins engineers have helped develop and characterize an artificial protein that triggers the same response in the human body as its natural counterpart—a breakthrough that not only has the potential to facilitate the design of drugs to acce.....»»
Team develops technique for building DNA-based programmable gate arrays
A team of chemists and chemical engineers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working with a colleague from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both in China, has built a DNA-based programmable gate array for use in general-purpose DNA computing. In their.....»»
Microsoft finally explains cause of Azure breach: An engineer’s account was hacked
Other failures along the way included a signing key improperly appearing in a crash dump. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said the corporate account of one of its engineers was hacked by a highly skilled threat.....»»
‘iOS App Icon Book’ creator launches campaign to ship hardcover dedicated to Mac apps
Designer and app icon connoisseur Michael Flarup is celebrating the Mac, desktop icons, and the designers who make them with a new project called The macOS App Icon Book. more….....»»
Exclusive: How Apple inspired creators to take a risk on its $3,500 Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro headset couldn’t have happened without developers. In an exclusive interview, Apple and third-party app designers tell us how it went down......»»
Chemical engineers draft a roadmap for research into metallic "sponges" for clean hydrogen
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) could deliver a major efficiency boost to the photocatalytic production of clean hydrogen. Chemical engineers have drafted a comprehensive overview of the state of their field and a plan for where it needs to focus......»»
New data shows Google and Meta pay engineers more than Apple, but Apple is ‘more consistent and fair’
If you’ve ever wondered how well Apple engineers are paid in comparison to other tech companies, new data from Blind offers some insight. According to the data, Google and Meta are the best-paying tech companies for engineers, while Microsoft and A.....»»
Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact
Cambridge study says carbon offsets are not nearly as effective as they claim to be. Enlarge / Paiter-Surui volunteers alongside "forest engineers" from a Brazillian Government support program using GPS equipment to map and measu.....»»
5 Reasons to Switch to Remote Work of DevOps Engineers
Do you work in an office, but you would like to work from anywhere? This is quite real.If you are truly a professional in your field (you know how to work with Linux and other operating systems) you will be able to realize your potential both in the.....»»
Tesla didn"t fix Autopilot after fatal crash, engineers say
Tesla is in the cross-hairs of multiple investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over possible defects in Autopilot linked to at least 17 deaths since June 2021......»»
Study finds talented scientists and engineers join technology startups for love of the job and not the pay
New research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and ESMT Berlin uncovers the factors influencing the job choices of talented STEM Ph.D.s, showing how and why startups can hire high ability scientists and engineers......»»
How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever
The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers worked to bring it back......»»
Watch NASA engineers put a Mars lander"s legs to the test
Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet......»»
A biochip that can be used to perform rapid genetic screening of thousands of molecules
A team of materials scientists and engineers at Stanford University, working with a colleague from ETH Zürich and another from Washington University in St. Louis, has developed a biochip that can be used to screen thousands of molecules and that was.....»»