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NSF awards inaugural TRAILBLAZER grants for groundbreaking engineering ideas – National Science Foundation (.gov)
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced the first grants in its Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) program, a new $18-million activity to enable researchers with established records of creativity and paradigm-shifting outcomes to pursue novel engineering research projects that will open unexplored frontiers. "Through the TRAILBLAZER program, NSF is enabling innovative researchers to explore new directions beyond todays frontiers," said Susan Margulies, NSF assistant director for Engineering
Worley Selected As Engineering Partner For UK Carbon Capture Project – Carbon Herald
Worley has been chosen as the engineering partner for a carbon capture project in partnership with VPI, a leading power company based in the UK. The project, known as the Humber Zero Carbon Capture project, aims to capture and store CO2 emissions from industrial operations
UVA Engineers May Have Solved a Vexing Problem of Hypersonic Flight – UVA Today
As part of a new NASA-funded study, the team published data this summer in the journal Aerospace Science and Technology showing, for the first time, that airflow in supersonic combustion jet engines can be controlled by an optical sensor. The finding could lead to more efficient stabilization of hypersonic jet aircraft, allowing new opportunities to break Earths bounds.
Floating offshore wind: the engineering headaches of an essential sector – Power Technology
The total installed global capacity of wind grew to upwards of 900GW in 2023, making the sector an essential part of the energy transition. However, with almost all online turbines being fixed in place, there is a significant obstacle: space. According to Deborah Greaves, professor in ocean engineering at the University of Plymouth: Were running out of space in the shallow water sites, so we need to go further offshore
If you want a career in tech, computer engineering is versatile path toward a high-paying salary – Fortune
Computer engineers help the world turn. While that may be slightly exaggerated, the modern world would certainly not be the same without the pioneers of computer engineeringeveryone from Bill Gates to Alan Turing.
Willaim Rockensies named Top Engineer – liherald.com
William Rockensies, of West Hempstead, has been named the top engineer on Long Island by Long Island Business News. He received the accolade last month at the 2024 Real Estate, Architecture and Engineering Awards, at the Crest Hollow Country Club.
Aerosols, water vapor from Tonga eruption cooled Earth, researchers say – Interesting Engineering
There have been a lot of mysteries lying around the climatic impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption. There was initial speculation that it might account for the extreme global warmth in 2023 and 2024.
The identity deficit is the cause of engineerings broken female pipeline – Times Higher Education
The UK is not alone in facing an engineering skills shortage that threatens its ability to thrive in a globalised economy and to contribute to solving the problems facing the human race. Despite growing demand for a skilled workforce, there is an annual shortfall of 59,000 engineers. To make matters worse, nearly afifth of the current UK engineering workforce is expected toretire by2026, resulting in a skills gap of1million engineers by2030
Princeton Lab uses liquid lithium to cool nuclear fusion reactors – Interesting Engineering
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a US Department of Energy facility, are using liquid lithium to cool down fusion reactors.
Meet the small nuclear plants powering tomorrow’s cities – Interesting Engineering
The nuclear power industry is experiencing a paradigm shift, moving away from colossal, high-cost projects towards more compact and economical alternatives.