Engineering

Science and technical awards give credit to innovators behind spectacular visual effects and animation techniques.
Emilie Lorditch, Staff Writer
A peculiar electrical property in arteries could lead to non-invasive heart disease treatments.
Brian Jacobsmeyer, Contributor
Maintaining wildlife habitat connections under pressures of human development requires new problem solving techniques.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Magnetically guided devices could swim inside the body, helping to treat patients.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Biologically inspired surfaces could end up in electronic devices, infrared imaging detectors and chemical sensors.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
All you need to know about the physics behind Slinkys.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Web videos trigger physicists to further explore a striking phenomenon.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
A novel technology increases the global appeal of New England lobsters.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Why science in the U.S. needs consistent support from the federal government to stay competitive.
Inside Science Contributor
Genes from antibiotic-resistant bacteria are found in water discharged from a state-of-the-art plant.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Senior engineering students compete in live-action version of popular game.
Alan S. Brown, Contributor
Engineers find ways to reduce energy use in open-case refrigerators by 10-15 percent.
Mike Lucibella, Contributor