***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 Eric Swensen: There are probably three things that made me want to be an engineer besides the reasons mentioned in your article. 1) […]
Have You Entered The 2016 ECN IMPACT Awards Yet?
ECN is proud to announce the launch of the third annual ECN IMPACT Awards. The 2016 ECN IMPACT Awards are the culmination of a Product Technology Awards history stretching back 60 years. The awards a little bit different this year, but we’re working just as hard to make it a great competition. If you’d like […]
Why Women Aren’t Becoming Engineers or Scientists (Spoiler: Sexism)
Despite the fact that women outpace men in high school science and math courses and earn the same grades in college-level science and technology courses, they remain underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and technology fields. With the exception of biology, where women represent 46 percent of the profession, women are also graduating with fewer […]
Behind The Scenes: The Applied Power Electronics Conference
APEC is all about applied power electronics, and while certain editors–like myself–are lucky enough to head out to Long Beach, CA and hit the show floor for a day or two, our readers aren’t always so lucky. With that in mind, here are some quick highlights from the show, but stay tuned for more blogs […]
A 21st Century Battle: iPhone 6S Vs. Molten, Hot Tar
As someone who is currently in the market for a new phone, I’ve been doing a lot of research about the varying benefits of different types of phone. I moderately dig Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 Edge and its funky wrap around screen. Motorola, HTC, and LG all have fairly generic offerings. Microsoft is still just […]
I Became An Engineer: Because I Can’t Stop Asking “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 Dan Zeilermeir: Although not considered an engineer by title, my duties at work and at home fit this mold. I think a main […]
All Cars Will Have Automatic Emergency Braking by 2022
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been fairly sporadic with its announcements about autonomous vehicles, but they’ve recently taken a step to ensure all future cars on the road have at least a few advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). On Thursday, the DoT, in conjunction with the Insurance Institute of Highway […]
Editor’s Note: The ECN IMPACT Awards
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the March 2016 edition of ECN magazine. It’s that time of year again—or a little past that time, but we’ll get to that in a minute—and I’m very excited and proud to announce the launch of the third annual 2016 ECN IMPACT Awards. For those of you […]
I Became An Engineer: Because of Uncle Chet
***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 James Boyd: I am a broadcast engineer. When I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad gave me a car radio. I […]
I Became An Engineer: Despite Being Bad At Math
***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 Dave Telling: As far back as I can remember, I have always been fascinated with technical/scientific things. As a very young boy, I […]