An NAE study initiated in 2006 concluded that “offshoring appears to have contributed to the competitive advantage of U-S.-based firms in a variety of industries, and the negative impacts of offshoring on U.S. engineering appear to have been relatively modest to date.” However, the study did note severe impacts in some industry sectors and for some jobs.

Due to high unemployment and hundreds of e-mails daily for an open position, hiring managers and recruiters are going online to investigate possible candidates — before the interview process even begins.

Today’s Engineer recently held a Q&A session with NCEES Director of Examination Services Tim Miller, P.E., who is responsible for preparing and scoring the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice (PE) examinations used by U.S. licensing boards to license professional engineers.

Engineers and high school teachers both impact many people on a daily basis. Unfortunately, for most engineers and teachers, that impact isn’t always tangible. The BEST Robotics competition offers an opportunity for teachers and IEEE members to help young people experience that "light bulb" moment in an exciting and fulfilling way.

A look at the challenges of total fuel-cycle emissions of biofuel pathways, and developing adequate transport, distribution and infrastructure systems for biofuel processing and delivery.

The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in In re Bilski has drawn much commentary from those who debate the patentability of “business methods.” However, many have overlooked a part of the Bilski decision that may unwittingly sanction the patentability of items and methods in virtual worlds.

It is increasingly common to hear people referring to the nanotechnology industry, just like the software or mobile phone industries, but will such a thing ever exist?

More than 1,000 nanotechnology-enabled products are already available to consumers around the world. Yet much remains remains unknown about nanotechnologies' environmental, health and safety impact. Some experts contend that NNI's EHS research needs to be strengthened through adoption of a “top-level, top-down” strategy.

Autumn is a great time to plan ahead for what you're going to do be doing this winter, and next summer, and how IEEE-USA could play into those plans.

For three weeks in October, the U.S. Department of Energy hosted the fourth biennial Solar Decathlon competition. More than 100,000 visitors toured the "solar village" located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

When Wendy Hansen first began her Mass Media Fellowship at the Los Angeles Times, she wondered what she had gotten herself into. Ten short weeks later, she had found here calling.

Developing a Workable Innovation Process is the second in a series of e-books by Gerard “Gus” Gaynor, a retired 3M Director of Engineering, on Doing Innovation: Creating Economic Value.

Government regulations are planned to dictate a corporate average fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, four years sooner than Congress decreed in the 2007 energy law. How will manufacturers manage to meet the new standard without compromising safety?

Today's Engineer's Students Voice Editor Sarah Rovito shares some of her favorite sites.

Planning to refight the last war has been an often-repeated mistake. But the U.S. Navy is getting out front with the development of a new ship class capable of modular reconfiguration to cope with various threats. The new ship is called the Littoral Combat Ship. At least fifty-five of these ships are planned, expected to be 17 percent of the total future fleet.

A roundup of news and notable developments in electrical engineering and computer or information technology reported by research universities and government agencies during October 2009.