Our Most Popular Stories from Past Issues

Features

Engineers at EnerDel face the challenge of mass-producing cutting-edge lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. (January/February 2010)

Engineers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory research carbon sequestration as a possible solution to global warming. (October 2009)

Meeting an Important Need In San Diego, the C5 center employs many innovations in helping service members severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan recover and readjust. (July 2009)

At the Stapleton Airport brownfield development site in Colorado, a creek once relegated to culverts now serves as a centerpiece for sustainable communities. (January 2009)

Georgia Tech's Center for Biologically Inspired Design works to decipher the secrets of design from nature in a field known as biomimicry (October 2008)

Las Vegas Valley Water District powers operations with solar panels (April 2008)

New River bioreactor landfill in Florida extends its life and generates methane (April 2007)

Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona explores uncharted territory in the universe (January 2007)

Compatible Technology International volunteers design equipment for developing countries (October 2006)

Spent limestone mines make ideal space for business parks (January 2006)

Denver Water Recycling Plant gets more out of water (October 2005)

BWI Trail around Baltimore-Washington International Airport links several modes of transportation (September 2005)

Profiles

Bernard Gordon: Electrical engineer and prolific inventor parlays his entrepreneurial skills into a leadership institute for engineers (November 09)

Victor Li: Materials engineer develops a new type of concrete that lasts longer and reduces maintenance (September 2009)

Tricia Compas: Civil and environmental engineer takes a worldly approach to helping those in need (May 2009)

Alan Thiele: Mechanical engineer becomes a patent attorney (February 2009)

Colwyn Sayers: Geotechnical engineer inspects bridges by diving underwater (August 2008)

Maynard Hill: Piloted a radio-controlled model aircraft across the Atlantic (February 2007)

Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering industrial engineer did more than raise a big family (February 2006)

David Friedman: A Safer, More Fuel-Efficient Automobile (September 2005)

Ryan Wotipka: Engineering student designed a wind turbine for an Indian School (August 2005)

Company Profiles

TST uses visioneering and experience design to produce better community development projects. (January 2010)

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest: Construction projects boom, even in the recession (August 2009)

BLR Aerospace:Applies boundary layer phenomena to devices that improve aircraft performance, safety, and fuel efficiency (December 2008)

Princeton Power Systems: Seeking a Clean Wave Form from AC-DC Power Converters (Sept 2008)

Earth Tech: Environmental engineering firm seeks a culture after expanding (March 2008)

HESCO Bastion offers a modular building unit for flood control and many other applications (June 2007)

Calpine: Power company generates electricity using natural gas and geothermal energy (March 2007)

R.W. Beck: Infrastructure engineering firm focuses on business too (December 2006)

Mid-Penn Engineering fosters community development (September 2006)

Jones Edmunds: Engineering firm keeps its roots in water and wastewater (June 2006)

Solarcrete: Hits stride with its insulated concrete wall panel for energy-efficient buildings (March 2006)

EBI Consulting: Environmental engineering firm helps myriad businesses (December 2005)

Interface Engineering combines MEP with with sustainability and green building (October 2005)