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Ideas, even good ones, are plentiful. Everyone has ideas, and often, the same concept strikes multiple minds at the same time. Leibniz and Newton invented calculus independently. Darwin and Wallace ...
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Why Engineers Invent Floods
Flooding is one of the biggest challenges of building and developing the modern world. Nearly every part of the constructed ...
Now, basketball is one of the most-recognized games on the planet. Its stars are larger-than-life and command major media attention no matter where they go. However, it wasn't always this way. There ...
Ivar Giaever, Norwegian scientist who made Capital Region his home before winning Nobel Prize in 1973, died on June 20 in ...
Foundation EGI has raised $23 million in Series A funding to transform how industrial engineers design and manufacture ...
A new documentary film tells the story of Ralph Teetor, whose vision for innovation produced dozens of inventions.
The automatic transmission may seem like it's been around forever, but it's the product of some hard work. And, of course, ...
A new theory suggests the wheel may have been invented not in Mesopotamia, but by copper miners in what is now Hungary nearly 6,000 years ago.
The history of the wheel is one of many quiet revolutions, says Dr Kai A James from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Todd S. Purdum's biography explores the impact on American culture by the Cuban-born entertainer who (as husband and business partner of Lucille Ball) changed the rules of TV.
As we look ahead, the relationship between engineers and AI systems will likely evolve from tool and user to something more symbiotic.
A viral moment from Shaboozey and Megan Moroney at the American Music Awards has sparked debate online about country music's origins. Here's what to know.