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Today is the day the new iPhone6 will be released worldwide, and while it is much anticipated for its bigger screen, the jury is still ...

That's right. First we brought you robots that run and do somersaults. Then we brought you a guitar that flies. Now, it seems the l...

THE BOOM was a great success! Sponsored by the SPE, Russell Gold spoke to a packed house of more than 150 at the Petroleum Club in ...

Move over Robocop, there's a new sheriff in town and his name is ACHIRES. Engineers from the University of Tokyo have created a brand...

No, it's not the Philadelphia Experiment, but it is one of a kind: a nuclear power plant built on a cargo ship. It's called the S...

A new poll conducted by Harris Interactive shows that more than two-thirds of Americans, 68 percent to be exact, support offshore drillin...

Engineering was not just an important part of everyday life for the Roman Empire, it was the backbone of its military strength as well....

This year's Unconventional Resources Technology Conference in Denver was a great success. We want to thank the show's sponsors ...

Q: Which country is on its way to becoming the world's second largest producer of crude oil? If you said Texas, you are right. OK...

Researchers at North Carolina State University announce they have vertically aligned carbon nanofibers, or VACNFs, through the use of am...

Of course there are a multitude of devices on the market for scanning and detecting the level of materials in containers like bins, tank...

Once rising 15 feet high (with parapets rising an additional six feet above that), Hadrian's Wall stretched 73 miles from the west to...

Did you know that some Roman roads , built more than 2000 years ago, still exist today? That's right. When Roman engineers made roads...

SPE Events – Presented in cooperation with AAPG and SEG When: Aug. 25-27, 2014 Where: Colorado Convention Center – Denver, Colorado ...

THE BOOM is here! Registration for Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Russell Gold's speech on his new book is now open. Sp...

The US Coast Guard announces that it will widen its use of sonar when it comes to maritime security.  Currently the government agency ha...

Canada is looking to speed up the phase-out of its older railcar tankers.  These are railcars that are flawed and scheduled for retiremen...

Want to make big money right out of college?  If so, then you might want to know that the highest paying jobs straight out of college (w...

Lebanese Energy and Water Minister Arthur Nazarian thinks Lebanon can indeed be one of the leaders in geothermal energy. During a conf...

What's America's newest, richest city? If you said Miami Beach, or even Beverly Hills, you're way off the mark. The newest r...

Wages for all types of jobs in all types of industries are on the rise, and this includes quality control managers. In fact, according to...

The shale oil boom is huge, and nowhere is it having a greater impact than in Houston, Texas. In fact, Houston is now rated as the #1 c...

There are more and more stories turning up every day about how  mechanical engineers  are finally getting their due, especially in the...

ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers , has gone social.  The society has added a whole new array of social media network...

One thing’s for sure, to start with just theoretical principles on an electronic device and to end up with a real-world solution: that...

Well not really, but it is true that not only have salaries for chemical engineers skyrocketed since 2011, they are especially high in t...

On the surface it would seem like the fallout from the Great Recession left all job markets in tatters.  While in some industries this...

Everyone’s getting in on the action from the new shale boom and that means electricians too. Electrical work in what used to be dimly ...

If you’re a mechanical engineer you know, no matter how big your brain is there is just no way you can memorize all the laws and formu...

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the controversial new method for drilling oil and natural gas that is not just changing America, it...

Brown would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth at the recent South Texas Oilfield Expo . The show was a great success and we...