EurekAlert (press release)Maintaining canola oil qualityEurekAlert (press release)Canola and other edible oils are easily affected by light irradiation or heat treatment. Since such processes deteriorate the oil quality such as flavor or taste, understandi …

Diesel vehicles in oil sands operations contribute to regional pollutionEurekAlert (press release)Wildfires, cigarette smoking and vehicles all emit a potentially harmful compound called isocyanic acid. The substance has been linked to several health condi …

Engineering electron pathways in 2-D-topological insulatorsEurekAlert (press release)IMAGE: Schematic representation of the electronic behavior in the device described in the article. The arrows represent quantum channels where electrons propagate. Eectron …

Engineering electron pathways in 2-D-topological insulators ...EurekAlert (press release)In a recent article published in Physical Review Letters researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics of Oxford, together with coll …

Elsevier updates cutting-edge chemical engineering referencesEurekAlert (press release)Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering, Second Edition, edited by Enrico Drioli, Lidietta Giorno and Enrica Fontananova, elaborates on recent and future developm …

EE JournalAttacking Ageism in EngineeringEE JournalWhen I started my engineering career in the early 1980s, I was drawn into electronic design automation (EDA). (But we didn't yet call it “EDA” in those days.) In particular, I was interested in place-a …

EurekAlert (press release)Researchers look to patterns to envision new engineering fieldEurekAlert (press release)In their new study, mechanical science and engineering professor Harley Johnson his co-authors recast a detail previously seen as a defect in …

ENGINEERING.comInteractive 3D Presentations in One ClickENGINEERING.comCL3VER, a plug-in for turning 3D models into interactive presentations, has received a refresh that introduces simplified one-click use and a host of other new features. The presentatio …

Independent OnlineWhy engineering schools globally need more creative womenIndependent OnlineWhile other fields of study continue to make significant advances towards gender equity, engineering schools are still struggling to pull their numbers of women st …

Tandon researcher engineering antidotes to chemical weaponsEurekAlert (press release)Jin Montclare, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is participating in a U.S. governm …