Engineering and the quest for peace: Experts challenge profession to move beyond weapons and defense

Engineering can create weapons systems or systems for defense and well-being. But can engineering create peace? In a ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

Engineering-driven startups at ASU advance biomedical innovation

The future of engineering-driven health innovation is currently unfolding at Arizona State University. In the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of ...

Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Video: 6,000-pound robot helps Cornell team 3D-print concrete underwater in trials

Since its invention in the 1980s, 3D printing has steadily moved from research labs ...

Why NASA, IMSA, and tech companies are teaming up on tech transfer

A company like General Motors, which competes in IMSA under both the Cadillac and Chevrolet brands, mostly does it to beat ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

‘Lasers and Photonics’: The Class Where Building a Laser Is Part of the Lesson

Students in the class ENGRI 1100: "Lasers and Photonics" engage in hands-on learning and build a laser for an assignment.
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Our Work

For more than 160 years, the National Academies have provided nonpartisan, evidence-based advice on decisions that affect our nation. Browse the listing of projects and activities to see examples of ...