In contrast to private industry, where nothing speaks louder than “results,” higher education puts a premium on thoughtful reasoning and analysis, writes Bernard M. Gordon, founder of the Gordon ...

Nature has spent millions of years perfecting movement, efficiency, and survival. Engineers are now ...

The essence of mechanical engineering is problem solving. MEs combine creativity, knowledge and analytical tools to complete the difficult task of shaping an idea into reality. Mechanical engineering ...

Electrical engineering is the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. With electrical engineering at Michigan Tech, you can define the future with society-transforming ...

Are we engineers? In some states that title is restricted to those who pass professional competency tests. The New Oxford American Dictionary (2 nd edition, 2005) defines the noun “engineer” thusly: A ...

Experts on cognition tell us that most people think they know more than they really do. One particular indicator for that is if someone is an expert in one field and they feel like all other fields ...

Airliners have become an unremarkable part of modern life, but unless you happen to be an aircraft enthusiast, you’d be forgiven for thinking the latest Airbus model looks more or less the same as the ...