BBC NewsWhy are there so few female engineers?BBC NewsBut I talk to so many experimentalists and work with them to help design these massive test facilities so that we can look at different aspects of the jet engine. I work with industry sponsors and get t …

US Army Research Laboratory exploring engineering-grade plastics in 3-D-printed UAV partsIHS Jane's 360The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is exploring a variety of engineering-grade plastics in its additively manufactured, or 3-D printed, parts on small …

HackadayReverse Engineering A Pirate Nintendo Arcade BoardHackadayA Z80 is pressed into service to emulate the original audio hardware, too. With much of the functionality recreated in TTL logic chips, the board is power hungry, drawing a ridiculous 3 amps …

Wall Street JournalGerman Engineering Yields New Warship That Isn't Fit for SeaWall Street JournalBERLIN—Germany's naval brass in 2005 dreamed up a warship that could ferry marines into combat anywhere in the world, go up against enemy ships and st …

Boing BoingPlummeting oil prices and 13 years of official looting leave Iraq on the brinkBoing BoingFor 13 years, Iraq's post-Saddam elites have run amok, looting the country's riches while creating a pervasive culture of corruption that spreads al …

Mideast Defense Spending Seen Flat on Cheap Oil by IHS Jane'sBloomberg"2015 saw the first defense budget cuts for a decade as oil prices crashed," Caffrey said. "We saw the first marginal cuts in 2015, but, those cuts are now expected to …

ReutersBAE Systems Picks Oil Executive as New Operating ChiefWall Street JournalLONDON—BAE Systems PLC on Monday confirmed the appointment of oil-industry executive Charles Woodburn as chief operating officer, making him heir apparent to the company's …