Study explores why 'progressive teetotalers' may emerge from college engineering programs  Phys.OrgFirst-year engineering students who gravitate toward progressive ideas, including about gender equity in the workplace, tend to drink less alcohol, …

Engineering cellular function without living cells  Science DailyScientists have come up with a systematic method for studying and even predicting gene expression - without using cells. Using their innovative, quantitative ... Read more https:// …

Tissue engineering: Hydrogel for enhanced cell encapsulation and delivery  Science DailyCellulose nanofibers (CNF) hydrogel has great potential as a cell-encapsulation delivery carrier for sustained release of paracrine factors and for tissue ... …

Engineers chosen for five downtown Augusta street projects  The Augusta ChronicleMuch-anticipated upgrades to several downtown streets are making headway, although actual construction is unlikely to start until 2021.Concept work for seven ... Rea …

University of Glasgow appoints architects for its new engineering building  Infrastructure IntelligenceThe University of Glasgow has selected architects Woods Bagot to design and deliver the new building as part of redevelopment plans. Read more …

Train collision in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro injures 9  FireEngineering.comRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two commuter trains have collided just north of downtown Rio de Janeiro, injuring nine people, including the train's driver. Read more https://www.fir …

Attackers kidnap, kill 2 policemen in southern Thailand  FireEngineering.comHAT YAI, Thailand (AP) — Police in southern Thailand say two of their officers were abducted and later found dead in a ditch, with the pickup truck of one of the ... Read …

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Statesville (NC) Church Fire  FireEngineering.comFirefighters responded to a massive fire earlier this month in a century-old church in Statesville, North Carolina. Read more https://www.fireengineering.com/artic …

When Engineers and Psychologists Meet  Press HeraldTwice a week, in laboratories in Little and Barrows halls, University of Maine graduate student researchers meet to pore over algorithms and clinical data. Read more https://www.pressherald.com/ …

Farmer missing as severe storms lash Greek islands  FireEngineering.comATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire *service* crews are searching for a missing farmer on the Greek island of Crete where severe storm weather has grounded flights, ... Read more https …