The field of engineering evolves daily. The marvels of engineering far outweigh the failures/disasters. These failures and/or disasters result when engineers and designers push boundaries by building ...

On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of China caused nearly 90,000 people to lose their lives, with hospitals and schools filled with children ...

Engineering has built the most spectacular wonders of the modern world, but what happens when the technology that people trust their lives with fails? Premiering on HISTORY Saturday, April 11 at 10 PM ...

So begins a typical episode of Well There’s Your Problem, a self-described “podcast with slides” on YouTube. Each installment explores a different engineering ...

Fighting a two-front battle is never an ideal arrangement, but it is something we must consider. After all, we will almost certainly face another natural disaster in the coming year, on top of the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A look at engineering licensing and licensure-exemption laws. Engineering ethics codes. What is the current culture of licensing-exemptions? The October 2018 and March 2019 crashes of Boeing 737 MAX 8 ...