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Chemical Challenges in ‘Deepwater’

Amanda Moreno June 14, 2013

Introduction For some time now the oil and gas industry has been exploring, developing and producing from deep-water reserves of oil and...

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VIDEO: Celebrating ‘What’s Next’ in Engineering

Amanda Moreno May 14, 2013

Engineers: You Dream. You Act. You Build the Future. We are in awe of all you accomplish. What’s next in engineering? We...

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GRAVITY: See the First Trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s New Film

Amanda Moreno May 10, 2013

Gravity is the latest feature film from Alfonso Cuaron, who is best known for his sci-fi movie Children of Men. See the...

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Solution Story: Lead-Free Solder in Electronics

Rebecca Green June 18, 2013

Knovel Solutions are the stories of engineers who have used Knovel to solve real life problems. This Solution Story comes from Mrinalini (Meera) Sharma of Drexel University in Philadelphia. Eutectic, or near eutectic, tin-lead solder has been used for many years as the principal joining material for electronic packaging. Due to the toxicity of lead and concern… Continue Reading »

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What’s Next for Chris Hadfield, Science Education?

Amy Burnis June 18, 2013

His photographs of the Earth and life in space are everywhere on Facebook. His YouTube videos entertain and educate. His retirement, announced on Twitter, was met with both disbelief and support by his million followers.

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Chemical Challenges in ‘Deepwater’

Amanda Moreno June 14, 2013

Introduction For some time now the oil and gas industry has been exploring, developing and producing from deep-water reserves of oil and gas. Exploitation of these reserves has presented, and will continue to present, a number of unique engineering challenges. In addition to these challenges, a number of world “firsts” have also been achieved in… Continue Reading »

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The Revolution Continues

Craig the Rocket Scientist June 12, 2013

I confess: I’m one of the sick and twisted few who subject themselves to Revolution week after week. The acting is lame, the plots are full of holes, characters make dumb decisions, but most of all, the idea is just bad. For those of you with the good sense not to watch here’s a quick… Continue Reading »