by gossamer | Jun 4, 2019 | Feature
By Tom Gibson Nigel Clark, the George B. Berry Chair of Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU) has a birds-eye view of heavy-duty truck technology and sees the advances made in tractor-trailers. As an expert and researcher in the field, he sits on the Committee...
by gossamer | Jun 4, 2019 | Feature
A chemical spill in West Virginia highlights the role engineers play in disasters By Tom Gibson In early January of 2014, Andrew Whelton, then a civil and environmental professor at the University of South Alabama, gathered some students and headed to Charleston, West...
by gossamer | Jun 4, 2019 | Feature
Siemens 3D-prints a turbine blade By Tom Gibson As a form of additive manufacturing, the process of 3D printing has been used to build myriad plastic prototype parts to serve as a model to show a design’s fit and form. But never has a 3D-printed part been...
by gossamer | Jun 3, 2019 | Feature
John Deere engineers apply high technology such as GPS to farming, improving efficiency and reducing costs and environmental impactBy Jill BrimeyerIn 1994, top engineers from agricultural equipment maker John Deere found themselves huddled around a conference room...
by gossamer | Jun 3, 2019 | Feature
More than a recreational venue, the BWI Trail circles Baltimore-Washington International Airport to link neighborhoods, communities, and several modes of transportationBy Tom GibsonAfter motoring south on I-83 into Baltimore, I exited at North Avenue just north of...
by gossamer | Jun 3, 2019 | Feature
Employing conservation and reuse, the Denver Water Recycling Plant in Colorado treats water to get the most out of it in a water-scarce regionBy Carol Carder”We set this plant up for tours because educating our public on water reuse is our mission,”...
