Engineering

We are desperately short on engineers—but slow to remove obstacles that prevent talented women and members of ethnic minority groups from joining the profession.

The first year of rule was the deadliest for Roman emperors. The risk of meeting a violent end decreased over the next seven years, plateauing and then increasing again after 12 years.

The teaching of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for America to compete globally. And in order to educate the inventors, entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow, we must transform STEM education today.

As engineering systems become ever more complex and omnipresent, it is vital that the profession properly reflects the society it serves.

The research adds to the evidence that tests don't only measure how smart individuals are, but also other skills like perseverance and motivation, an expert told "Newsweek."

The material is considered to be two-dimensional because all of the atoms—which are laid out in two layers, one on top of the other—are surface atoms.

The two-dimensional material has a number of remarkable properties.

The wing can deform itself to adapt to different situations.

In the past decade, ten cargo ships and their crew have got lost at sea.

Mattel wants to inspire young girls who are interest in science, technology, math and engineering.

To date, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated more than $2 billion towards fighting malaria.

The new technology could potentially provide a solution for the problem of water scarcity in arid climates.

The thruster devours molecules it plucks from the air.

Imagine plants used as streetlights, illuminating work spaces and as desk lamps.

The discovery rewrites the history of early Chinese engineering.

The flexible sensor gives robots similar sensitivity to a human hand.

"To work with this administration in any capacity is to normalize it, and all of the hate and bigotry it represents," Reshma Saujani wrote in an op-ed.

Social stigma and gender stereotypes about studying STEM subjects are still holding back young women.

Data science is really succeeding when it becomes the primary decision-making tool inside organizations.

When the St. Francis Dam burst 88 years ago, 12.4 billion gallons of water rose 140 feet, surging 54 miles to the Pacific Ocean.

Students from ETH Zurich are developing an exoskeleton for paraplegics that will keep them from struggling on uneven terrain.

Slick when frozen, a silicone finish doesn't let ice stick.

A pressure group says the supermarket chain knowingly delayed paying its suppliers.

The material could revolutionize production of automobiles, airplanes and spacecraft.

The Next MacGyver competition hears pitches from 12 finalists Tuesday. Five will win money and get help developing pilots.

Engineering students at the Technion created a complex system to tell snippets of the holiday's story.

The consultant engineers have been part of constructing some of Apple's most exciting buildings.

The elevators will use mag-lev technology to circulate around buildings, cutting waiting times