HackadayReverse Engineering Hoverboard Motor DriveHackadayThe must-have toy of the moment last winter was the “Hoverboard”. We all probably secretly wished them to be the boards from the Back to the Future series of films made real, but the more achievable …

Irish TimesLeaving Cert Engineering: Selfie sticks and 3-D printingIrish TimesSelfie sticks, 3-D printing and crash barriers were among the topics to feature on a relatively unsurprising higher level Leaving Cert engineering paper. Ciaran O'Callaghan, …

NPRNew Genetic Engineering Method Called Promising — And PerilousNPRAs such, the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes that it's far too soon to release any organisms altered with the technique, known as a g …

MIT NewsEnergy grads launch careers in research, engineering, and analysisMIT NewsCarolena Ruprecht, a nuclear science and engineering major with a minor in energy studies, will be operating nuclear reactors on aircraft carriers as a U.S. Navy nuclear surf …

UR names first female engineering deanRochester Democrat and ChronicleWendi Heinzelman has been named dean of the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences — the first woman to serve as dean of the engineering school. S …

EurekAlert (press release)Pascali honored for contributions to engineering educationEurekAlert (press release)The program has almost 800 students today, including 250 at the University's campus in northwest Houston, where Pascali is the coordinator for …

WXXI NewsNew Engineering Dean At The U of RWXXI NewsThe University of Rochester has named a new dean for the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Wendi Heinzelman will become the Hajim School's first female dean and she's been appointe …

New York TimesGenetically Engineered Crops Are Safe, Analysis FindsNew York TimesGenetically engineered crops appear to be safe to eat and do not harm the environment, according to a comprehensive new analysis by the advisory group the National Academies o …

ComputerworldSlack has hired away a new engineering chief from PinterestComputerworldSlack, the fast-growing workplace collaboration startup, has snagged a new engineering chief from Pinterest. Michael Lopp left the social bookmarking site earlier this mon …

The Straits TimesNew 3D printing centre at NTU for precision engineering and manufacturing technologiesThe Straits TimesSINGAPORE - A new $42-million 3D Printing Centre will conduct research and develop innovations for manufacturing technologies and precis …