Yesterday, I watched my 85-year-old uncle cut up a cheap tarp to make seat covers for some wet chairs at a outdoor family gathering. He went about the task like the engineer he has always been, ...

Oscar season is upon us. With the Academy Awards looming and the categories expanded, there has been non-stop talk about which film is going to win. Really though, as geeks and engineers and so on - ...

While we all know it's not easy being green (and geeky) how about being green and being an engineer? Well, Todd over at An Engineering Mind has been challenged to go green by the National Instruments ...

The nature of engineering design -- The mind's eye -- Origins of modern engineering -- The tools of visualization -- The development and dissemination of engineering knowledge -- The making of an ...