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Engineers Without Borders “Beat the Crap Out of Poverty”
This week, Engineers Without Borders held its third annual Beat the Crap Out of Poverty event at Memorial University. For a small...
Awesome Bridge Swings Back and Forth to Allow Boats to Pass Over Long-Divided Scottish River (LOOK)
In a delightful show of Scottish engineering, a new moveable bridge to span the Clyde River works like a drawbridge but horizontally.
It's one of...
Multiplayer Online Gaming Associated with Better Teamwork, Problem-Solving at the Office
At the University of Houston, online video gamers are the focus of a new paper on productivity at work, and the results may not...
New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
A private-public partnership has paved a section of Minnesota road with an experimental low-carbon concrete mixture that resulted in greater strength and lesser cement...
In 10 Seconds, an AI Model Detects Cancerous Brain Tumors Often Missed During Surgery
Researchers have developed an AI-powered model that can determine in 10 seconds during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could...
Good News in History, November 17
151 years ago today, the Rival cities of Buda and Pest put their differences aside and their names together to form Budapest—the capital of...
When Your Muscles Work Out, They Help Neurons Grow and Heal 4x Faster, MIT Study Shows
There’s no doubt that exercise does a body good—strengthening muscles and bolstering our bones, blood vessels, and immune system—but now, MIT engineers have found...
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
World’s First Wooden Satellite Aims to Tackle Space Debris Problem with Sustainable Solution
One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for any organic molecules.
However, Japanese engineers just created a wooden satellite called LignoSat,...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Good News in History, November 11
203 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
Aging Voyager 1 Restarts a Radio it Hasn’t Used Since 1981–Prompted from 15 Billion Miles Away
Facing one obstacle after another, the operators of NASA's Voyager 1 probe continue to find creative solutions to keep the farthest manmade object from...
Grove of 100 Giant Trees Discovered in 2019 Are Tallest in the Amazon–and Now Protected by State Park
From the depths of the Brazilian Amazon comes the incredible news that a massive new protected area, guarding the tallest and most valuable trees...
Newly-Found Metropolis with Pyramids Shows We’re Not Even Close to Discovering Every Mayan City
A major Mayan urban center has been found in a recent lidar survey on the Yucatan Peninsula that includes pyramids and ball courts.
The archaeologists...
This Innovation Could Extend Little-Used Zinc Battery Lifespan Hundreds of Times to Create Battery Revolution
German scientists have found a way to extend the lifespan of zinc-ion batteries more than 100-fold, allowing the fringe battery technology to potentially replace...
Good News in History, October 30
51 years ago today, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed, linking mainland Europe with Anatolia over the Bosporus Straits for the first time. It's a...
Scientists Perfecting New Way to Turn Desert Air into Water at Much Higher Yields
With government funding, a team of engineers at Univ. of Las Vegas are poised to revolutionize how water is supplied in desert climes.
Their new...
14-Year-old Wins ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for Inventing Pesticide Detector For Fruits and Vegetables
A 9th grader from Snellville, Georgia, has won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, after inventing a handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on...
Eight Ounces of This Powder Removes as Much CO2 from the Air as a Tree
Included in the broad scientific consensus on climate change is the notion that it's unlikely humans can prevent the worst events of 2°C of...
Relief as Man Recovers His Stolen Car–and His Father’s Ashes Stowed Under the Back Seat
A man who visited Syracuse, North Carolina had his pickup truck stolen—along with his father's ashes still lodged under the back seat.
Mr. Tom Rice...