The History Behind the Invention of the First Cell Phone  Interesting EngineeringLike just about every other great invention, the invention of the cell phone was born out of a desire to beat the big guys to the patent office. Read more https://i …

Scientists Manipulate Brain Cells With Smartphone  Interesting EngineeringResearchers have engineered a device that can manipulate brain cells with a smartphone. Read more https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-manipulate-brain-cells-with …

Russia's September ESPO Blend crude oil exports fall 7.69% on month  S&P GlobalRussia's exports of medium sweet ESPO Blend crude oil are expected to total 2.4 million mt in September, down 7.69% from August, according to the latest ... Read more …

Portland man pleads guilty to discharging oil into Willamette River while distracted by cell phone  KPTV.comPORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A Portland man faces up to a year in prison and $25,000-per-day fine after pleading guilty in federal court to disch …

Muscatine JournalMuscatine native honored by University of Iowa for contributions to engineeringMuscatine JournalWilliam C. Ditch, of Muscatine, graduated from the University of Iowa in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering paid for w …

The PunchPolice: Kidnappers release 15 oil workers in NigeriaFox NewsThe employees of oil industry service company Nestoil were abducted by gunmen on Sept. 2 near Nigeria's southern oil capital, Port Harcourt. Police Deputy Superintendent Nnamdi Omoni …

CBC.caOil and gas companies looking for corporate suitors not feeling the loveCBC.caTD also provided a list of 29 companies that launched strategic alternative processes from 2011 through 2014, a period of much higher oil and gas prices. Twenty-one of thos …

Toronto StarOlive oil helps free Rhode Island man stuck in jettyToronto StarNARRAGANSETT, R.I.—A man who got stuck head-first between two rocks on a Rhode Island jetty while trying to retrieve his cellphone has been rescued with the help of olive oil. WJAR …