FEATURE ARTICLE ARCHIVE
September 2010
Two University of Oregon (UO) biologists and a professor of architecture will lead a scientific journey into what may be the most underexplored frontier on the planet – the closed, indoor environment…
August 2010
Stony Brook University received a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to build what its creator described as the closest thing in the world to Star Trek’s “holodeck.”
July 2010
A detailed computer modeling study released June 3rd indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon…
June 2010
Verifying the accuracy of network analyzers—instruments used to measure key performance characteristics of electronic networks—was once an awkward process involving…
May 2010
In an advance that might interest Q-Branch, the gadget makers for James Bond, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and partners from industry and academia have designed and tested experimental antennas…
April 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Engineering presents Senior Design Expo 2010, an annual public event where teams of engineering students share their innovative research and design prototypes with the greater Richmond community.
March 2010
Over 140 candidates from Virginia successfully passed the October 2009 Professional Engineer licensing exam.
March 2010
An engine’s fuel injection is programmed to produce the optimal gasoline-diesel mix based on real-time operating conditions.
February 2010
Engineers Week, celebrated February 14th-20th, raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers’ contributions to society.
January 2010
A group from Virginia Tech will build a team of fully autonomous cooperative battle-ready robots as part of a 2010 international war games challenge.
December 2009
Tests by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide independent data on how electromagnetic radiation penetrates aircraft.
November 2009
Virginia’s roads, water systems, schools and other critical foundations are underfunded, and in many cases, sliding toward failure…
October 2009
Information exchange processes developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be at the center of the effort to design and build the next generation of modern, highly efficient nuclear power plants.
September 2009
Designing affordable housing for those most in need is enormously complicated. But how to do it while adhering to LEED® recognized green building standards, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and a low carbon footprint?
August 2009
Over 130 candidates from Virginia successfully passed the April 2009 Professional Engineer licensing exam. The newly licensed PE’s include…




