Last week, while I was roaming the exhibit hall at the U.S. News STEM Solutions conference, a new picture book for young kids about engineering caught my eye. (OK, likely it was the bright colors and ...

Editor's note: This 5 Engineers question first ran in November 2011. Welcome to our 5 Engineers section — part of this blog and our Fun Friday newsletter, where we toss out a question and invite our ...

In an almost uncanny development, Dr. Ahmad Hamid, professor in the Drexel College of Engineering Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE), co-authored the forthcoming ...

I have ten separate barrel-sized weights that I need to move around. You rent fork lift trucks for a living. I tell you that the average weight is one thousand pounds. Is that enough information for ...