***Editor’s Note: The “I Became An Engineer” blog runs every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story is brought to us by Nita Patel, Chair and Founder of the IEEE Women In Engineering International Leadership Conference and Systems and Software Engineering Director at L-3 Warrior Systems. When I was growing up, my […]
Why We Need To Stop Walking And Texting
While we all like to laugh at the videos of people falling into fountains and running into things while texting and walking, we’ve officially gone too far. Because we’re all children who can’t be trusted with nice things, Augsburg, a city about 35 miles outside of Munich, Germany, has decided to install a little something […]
San Francisco Law Requires Solar Panels On All New Buildings
Last week, San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to take a strong stand on solar by passing a rule requiring all new buildings to be fitted with solar panels. The city’s Board of Supervisors passed the rule requiring all buildings under 10 stories to have the panels in an effort to help the […]
This Car Offers 107 Miles to the Gallon
I Became an Engineer: But “Nobody Knows” Why
***Editor’s Note: We’re starting new weekly section called “I Became An Engineer” that will run every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story comes to us from ECN reader Bob Scoff: The best that I can answer is that from the time I was 12 years old, I always knew that I […]
How Autonomous Cars Will Deal With Snow
While some people contend that humans are the problem with autonomous cars, critics continue to point to situations in which they insist a computer could never handle chaos of driving as well as a human. One of the situations that is frequently mentioned–even in the comments here at ECN–is snow. After all, for those of […]
Here’s How To Avoid Power Leakage In Wearables
When discussing wearables, it’s almost impossible to avoid a discussion about battery power. Consumers are demanding batteries that last for days, but they’re also looking for batteries that support more and more power-hungry applications. While those issues both have a simple solution, no one wants to lug around a massive battery to power their portable […]
When Desire for a Smarter Partner Limits Women’s STEM Interest
While women make up half the population, they only make up 24 percent of the STEM community. Many things can influence career paths–including stereotypes about female intelligence–but part of the problem might be the type of romantic partners specific women envision themselves with. In this week’s installment of Stuff For The Readers To Argue About […]
I Became An Engineer: Because I Was A Really Lucky Nerd
***Editor’s Note: We’re starting new weekly section called “I Became An Engineer” that will run every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story comes to us from ECN reader Bob Curran: What made you want to be an engineer? This question raises an interesting twist: Did I ever become an engineer? While […]
APEC 2016: An Engineer’s Perspective on a Power Conference
You might have seen some behind-the-scenes tweets from the life of the ECN editor (and News Director) and while a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes an engineer’s perspective on a conference is worth a little more. With that in mind, I reached out to some APEC engineers and attendees to get the lowdown […]