Newly-opened Innovation Center aims to aid Engineering students through discoveryKykernel.com (subscription)Whether you're someone with ideas for engineering you'd like to bring to life, or just a student looking for the proper resources to take ca …

Lexington Herald Leader (blog)Here's how another country hopes to avoid Kentucky's mistakes with coalLexington Herald Leader (blog)Models of oil platforms on display at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in Stavanger, a North Sea port city that has bec …

Reuters UKCrude Oil Futures - Weekly Outlook: May 15-19Seeking AlphaOil futures settled nearly flat on Friday, but still registered the first weekly gain in a month on the likelihood that key crude producers will extend output cuts beyond an agreed-on June …

CBC.caWest Texas oil boom threatens recovery in Canadian oilpatchCBC.caIn the last year alone, Big Oil has spent more than $25 billion US on deals in the Permian basin, an area of West Texas and New Mexico about 2½ times the size of New Brunswick. The land …

Chron.comNational engineering consultants set up outpost in The WoodlandsChron.comNational civil engineering and surveying firm Manhard Consulting has established an office in The Woodlands. The Illinois-based firm, which specializes in infrastructure and …

Former engineering firm exec guilty in Sandy insurance caseDanbury News TimesMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former director of an engineering firm charged with illegally altering reports about damage from Superstorm Sandy has pleaded guilty to unauthorized practic …

Bowling Green Daily NewsProfessor: Genetic engineering isn't necessarily bad for cropsBowling Green Daily NewsTimothy Kercheville of Bowling Green takes notes while Tobias Roberts of Bowling Green asks a question about farmers he worked with in El Salv …

HackadayWhy the Wright Brothers Succeeded | HackadayHackadayThe types of steps and missteps the Wright brothers took in developing the first practical airplane should be familiar to hackers. They started with a simple kite ...and more » Rea …

AlterNetWhy Oil Is the Glue That Bonds Trump and PutinAlterNetOil has fueled a bully bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Although this revolutionary union possesses a terrifying petro logic, it promises to be as volatile and tragic as any sho …

ReutersDollar, stocks log yearly gains, oil the biggest winnerReutersThe dollar logged its fourth straight year of gains against a basket of major currencies, while oil prices notched up their biggest annual gain since 2009. Global markets have fared surpr …