Engineering

As Layoffs Persist, Good Jobs Go Unfilled

AP | CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Nursing, Unemployment, Good Jobs, Economy, Energy Research, Jobs, Job Training, Recession, Engineering, Recruiters, Business News

In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus b...

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The Bronx: Making News Again... This Time in Science Education with GreenFab

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Science, Majora Carter, Hands on Learning, Green Collar Jobs, Bronx, Sustainable South Bronx, Jobs, Science, High School Science Education, Innovation, Bronx Guild, Engineering, Science Education, Dick Riley, Richard Riley, National Science Foundation, Vision Education and Media, Math, Clinton, High School Science, Sustainability, High School, Nyu, Technology, Bronx Week, Green Economic Development, Greenfab, Green News
Linda Cronin-Gross

Today, Kenny Nava, Cathy Jones, Jorge Flores, Samantha Bonilla and about 70 other Bronx high school students will "graduate" from a new, innovative sc...

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Big Science in a Small City (Part 3): In Praise of Cool Scientists

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Life on Mars, Thermal Emission Spectrometer, Gender Differences, Humor, Beer, Big Science, Octopus Tap, Engineering, Soy Supplments, Exercise, Planetary Geology, University of Colorado, Heart Disease, Boulder Colorado, Beer Kegs, Geology, Fhc, Living News
Sharon Glassman

"Science" is a wonderfully broad term, of course. Which makes life here even more fascinating.

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For Earth Day, Consider a Midlife Green Career Switch

Mark Miller | Posted 05.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Green Jobs, Earth Day, Second Career, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Engineering, Solar Power, Midlife, Business News
Mark Miller

Green careers have surfaced as a major area of interest for people steering toward encore careers. Overall, they are expected to be one of the fastest-growing employment categories in the years ahead.

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Let It Flow: Save Animals And Crops From A Water Crisis

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Games, Charity, Let It Flow, Water, Puzzle, Comic Relief, Matmi, Red Nose Day, Pipes, Engineering, Green News

This game was made for free to support UK's Red Nose Day. Rotate the pipes by clicking on them so that they connect from the pump to the crops and animals before the time runs out. Watch out for spillages, and don't forget to pump the water to get it moving. One of the most popular flash games ever. It's had millions of plays worldwide.

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Factory Balls: Engineering Puzzle

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Factory, Games, Falsh Games, Invent, Play, Fun, Puzzle, Iq, Facory Balls, Relax, Engineering, Comedy News

At the beginning of the game you will get an empty box with the image of the product needed to be produced, a container full of feedstock and a wide range of things to proceed with. You need to take one feedstock - a white ball - and using different instruments make it like the image on the box. If you failed you need to throw out a ball into trash.

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Peaceful Revolution: What Gen Y Really Wants -- And Why We Should Care

Astri von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta Kofman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Youth, Gen Y, Jobs, Vacations, Millennial Generation, Engineering, New York City, New York, Interviews, Gen Y Work, Corporate America, Corporations, Surveys, Millennials, Careers, Dance, Corporate Culture, Work Ethic, Business News
Astri von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta Kofman

If companies want to find loyal, dedicated employees from the Gen Y-Fi crop, it is in their best interest to insist that the government prioritize national health care and social security.

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Need a New Alarm Clock? I Dare You to Try...

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Gadgets, Health, Insomnia, Technology, Sleep Deprivation, Alarm Clocks, Engineering, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Oh, and wouldn't it be fun to be an alarm clock designer? I spent some time looking for some of the quirkiest alarm clocks out there.

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The 10 Pieces Of U.S. Infrastructure We Must Fix Now

Popular Mechanics | By Erik Sofge and The Editors of Popular Mechanics | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

Read More: 10 Worst Bridges, Infrastructure, The 10 Pieces of U.S. Infrastructure We Must Fix Now, 10 Worst Dams, 10 Worst Infrastructure, 10 Worst Highways, Disasters, 10 Worst Airports, Crumbling Infrastructure, Engineering, Popular Mechanics Infrastructure, Home News

No one can predict what bridge, levee or water main will fail next. But some problems are widely known, and work is long overdue. As PM's new special ...

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