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• Chu as DOE Chief Greeted Favorably
  While expected energy secretary nominee Steven Chu faces a daunting set of challenges, engineering and renewable energy advocates applaud his expected selection given his stellar scientific... more >>
  Careers | Dec 11 2008 02:46 PM EST
• Dean Kamen Talks Engineering, Inventions
  Design News Editor-in-Chief John Dodge's interview with respected and accomplished engineer Dean Kamen in his New Hampshire home covers everything from his antique steam engine to innovations in... more >>
  Careers | Dec 08 2008 01:34 PM EST
• Official Says Free Trade Will Help U.S. Manufacturing
  A U.S. State Department official at National Manufacturing Week said free trade will help in the long run with the help of science and technology education in the... more >>
  Careers | Sep 24 2008 03:24 AM EDT
• The Power of Video
  Supplier websites offer nuggets of valuable information, making them a good video source for... more >>
  Electronics/Test | Sep 05 2008 08:00 PM EDT
• Career Advice from the Mechatronics Expo
  The 2008 Mechatronics Expo focused on the skills engineers need to create smart electro-mechanical... more >>
  Careers | Jun 22 2008 08:00 PM EDT
• Engineering Education: Reader Feedback
  For many of our readers, this probably won’t come as a surprise: Recently-released surveys from The Princeton Review show that engineering students aren’t always pleased with their professors.... more >>
  Careers | Nov 15 2007 06:41 AM EST
• Are Engineering Profs Really That Bad?
  A Princeton Review survey shows students at seven engineering schools think their professors deserve failing... more >>
  Careers | Nov 14 2007 07:00 PM EST
• Changes Afoot in U.S. Patent Law
  A series of Supreme Court decisions has started to change the dynamics of patents and patent lawsuits in the United States. What the Supreme Court has started, Congress may extend even further if... more >>
  Careers | Oct 21 2007 08:00 PM EDT
• What Do Engineering Employees Want? How About a Little Respect?
  Rodney Dangerfield could never get any respect. “I sent my kid to a private (engineering) school…He won’t tell me where it is!”Today a tale of two managers, one a CFO with minimal people... more >>
  Careers | May 07 2007 02:15 AM EDT