In a Wisconsin classroom, Kathy Biernat’s fifth graders have a problem. They have to send a potato chip to another classroom, keeping the chip intact. The problem? Her students can’t use any ...

Financial engineering uses mathematical formulas to resolve financial problems. It employs methods and skills from areas as diverse as computer programming, statistical analysis, macroeconomics and ...

Material science and engineering involves the design and discovery of novel materials. This discipline integrates the work of chemistry, physics, engineering with ceramics, metallurgy, nanotechnology, ...

A better public understanding of engineers and engineering will benefit not only the engineering community but the entire country, and to that end the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has ...