Quad City TimesDay appointed to Engineering Advisory BoardQuad City TimesTinker, of Ankeny, Iowa, is retired process safety engineer in the ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. After graduation from the University of Iowa, she joined the Exxon Chem …

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 …

ReutersDollar, oil and stocks look to end year with gainsReutersThe dollar was on pace for a fourth straight year of gains against a basket of major currencies, while oil prices were headed for their best year since 2009. Global markets have fared surprisi …

ReutersGerman engineering orders plunge as growth in manufacturing slowsReutersBERLIN Weaker domestic demand caused a plunge in German engineering orders in July while growth in manufacturing slowed slightly in August, data showed on Thursday, suggesting f …

ReutersGerman engineering orders plunge as growth in manufacturing ...ReutersWeaker domestic demand caused a plunge in German engineering orders in July while growth in manufacturing slowed slightly in August, data showed on ...and more » R …

SmithsonianSelf-Lubricating Swordfish Secrete Oil to Swim FasterSmithsonianNow, after years of puzzling over its purpose, scientists believe they finally have the answer: the gland helps swordfish swim faster by coating their heads in oil. In a recent stud …

Oil Funds Hold Down Risk, Eye Volatility After Weak First HalfFortuneThe second half could be as difficult for oil-focused funds. After touching a 2016 high of nearly $53 a barrel, oil has been trading in a choppy fashion, with volatility of late due to a …

Fund Manager Franklin Templeton Bets on Higher Oil PricesBloombergFranklin Templeton Investments, a fund manager with $740 billion in assets, is pouring money into shares of independent oil exploration and production companies, betting that crude prices wi …

Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierOn command: Students show off robot at engineering conferenceWaterloo Cedar Falls CourierSixty-one companies booked booths for this year's event, in which hundreds of engineers representing nearly 60 engineering firms from a …