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Bernhard Capital closes $1B deal for Bowman Consulting
Bernhard Capital Partners has completed its approximately $1 billion all-cash acquisition of Bowman Consulting Group, making the national engineering services firm privately held and ending its Nasdaq listing. The deal combines Bowman’s technical capabilities, established client relationships and national reach with Bernhard’s industry expertise and track record of growing infrastructure services businesses. The companies plan […]
WashU Student Selected for Anthropic AI for Science Program
Xu Ziqi Xu, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering at WashU McKelvey Engineering, has been selected for Anthropic's AI for Science
NJBIA launches litigation center to defend businesses
NJBIA and NJ Civil Justice Institute launch the New Jersey Litigation Center to protect businesses from regulatory and legal challenges.
European scientists spot new quantum state of matter at room temperature
Scientists have observed a new quantum state of matter called a supersolid in an exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensate, which is electrically tunable and is seen at room temperature.
In brief: Putting the squeeze on gene-editing techniques
Xiaojun “Lance” Lian, associate professor of biomedical engineering and of biology at Penn State, alongside biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Tahir Haideri contributed to a paper recently published in Matter. The research, led by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), introduced a physical system that squeezes cells, temporarily loosening the DNA inside and making space for gene-editing tools to reach the target genes. The team said this is an improvement upon previous approaches because it enables a better yield of cell reprogramming, when researchers can coax one cell type to turn into another cell type. Lian and Haideri supported the research by guiding the molecular engineering of reprogramming cells from one type to another, building on their prior work improving how gene-editing tools are delivered to the cell’s genetic material. Editor’s note: The full article describing this work can be found on the UCLA news site.
How plant biologist at MSU is engineering drought-resistant crops
MSU plant biologist Thelma Madzima researches epigenetics in maize to develop climate-resilient crops for future food security.
Introductory videos tailored to student interests boost data science test scores
A University of Tsukuba study of 8,509 students found that introductory videos matched to their colleges raised objective data science test scores by about 16 percent.
UNC Charlotte brothers restore Ricky Bobby’s Wonderbread Car, applying business and engineering expertise
UNC Charlotte brothers restore Ricky Bobby’s Wonderbread Car, applying business and engineering expertise Story by Alex Reynolds, Video by J.D. Angel and Harrison Hieb, Photos by Ryan Honeyman and courtesy of The Garage ShopThe Wonderbread Car from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is back in racing shape for the first time in two […]
10 faculty members win National Science Foundation award
The College of Engineering faculty members received the U.S. NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program awards during the 2025 cycle.
High-Speed Insect Brain Provides Evidence of Engineering Design
An important element that enables the enhanced processing involves microsaccades. In humans, these are small involuntary eye movements.
Blue Origin announces rocket upgrades aimed at lower costs, more performance
This is going to be a game-changer."
New AI tool speeds up food science research and development
A food scientist at Penn State University is using artificial intelligence to make food engineering research more accessible and easier to apply. Xu Zhou in the Department of Food Science tells Brownfield, “What’s really exciting to me for the future application is people do not need to read thousands or hundreds of scientific papers or […]
Four Florida State University faculty members named Rising Stars by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Four Florida State University faculty members have been named to the newest class of Rising Stars by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of
WashU engineers earn honors from aerosol science group
The American Association for Aerosol Research has honored two engineers from the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering.
Scientists Cracked the Code on a 400-Year-Old Padlock. What It Was Protecting Is Still a Mystery.
An engineer peered inside the brass lock and found a four-letter puzzle to open it. Unfortunately, it’s not locking anything anymore.
Parcel Health’s CEO wanted zero plastic. Growing a sustainable business meant changing course.
Melinda Su-En Lee traces her path from a Malaysian recycling center to building an award-winning startup in Pittsburgh
Anthropic engineer warns of 'cognitive surrender'
"When you can't explain the answer to a question, even by way of your agent, you've ceded ownership," Claude Code engineer Addy Osmani wrote.
Storhäug Engineering expands beyond Spokane
Storhäug Engineering Inc. is experiencing high demand for its engineering, design, and consulting services in Spokane County, prompting the Spokane-based company to expand its geographic reach, says principal Austin Storhäug.
La Plata County Public Health warns health hazards may lurk in aftermath of floods
Department advises clean up crews to remain wary of debris and possible contaminants
How Science and the Environment Fared in the 2026 U.S. Midterms
Science was on the ballot across the United States in Tuesday’s midterm elections. On federal, state, and municipal levels, hundreds of people with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine ran for office. Americans also voted on measures related to conservation projects, pollutant abatement, healthcare access, and environmental reviews.
As Holidays Approach, No One Cares About Amazon’s Biggest Business
Amazon quietly became America's largest company by revenue, yet holiday shoppers and Wall Street investors seem far more focused on its AI ambitions than its massive e-commerce engine, and that split attention may be hiding a serious risk.
HBSE names entertainment booking chief for NJ venues
HBSE appoints Joe Giordano Jr. as senior vice president of entertainment booking to oversee year-round programming at New Jersey venues including Prudential Center.
Scientists spot elusive particle decay in search for 'Zeptoverse'
Scientists have found evidence for a rare particle decay occurring once in 10 billion particles at the LHCb experiment at CERN.
But WHY Does Intelligent Design Predicts Ultimate Engineering?
A possible objection to Dr. Burgess’s case for ID might be that the apparent superb design of the human body is what you’d expect from evolution.
Wayzata Students Combine Technology, Sports in AI Project
Wayzata High School students recently combined technology and athletics to learn about AI, prompt engineering, and vibe coding.
FedEx uses dedicated logistics teams to win aerospace, automotive business
FedEx says its new strategy to provide premium logistics services for industrial companies has resulted in new contracts to move aircraft engines and auto parts.
Swedish Defence University establishes doctoral programme in Systems Science for Defence and Security
The Swedish Defence University has established its own doctoral programme in Systems Science for Defence and Security, allowing it to independently admit PhD students starting in early 2027. The interdisciplinary field blends social sciences and engineering to tackle complex defence issues, from cyber security and space capabilities to military capability development.
GE Vernova Foundation launches Engineers of Change program in Greenville
The program aims to provide 3,000 Greenville area middle and high school students with immersive programming about engineering careers.
OpenAI: ChatGPT Search Is About 20% of Google’s, 250 Million People Speak With ChatGPT, and Chat Is Merging With Work
OpenAI says ChatGPT growth is accelerating. The company added 200 million users over just the past two months, jumping from 1 billion to 1.2 billion weekly active users in 60 days. Its search volume, it says, is approximately 20% of Google’s. Its users create 1.5 billion images with it per week. And its voice mode, between dictation and speaking with ChatGPT, now has 250 million combined weekly active users. ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry told me this during a brief fireside chat at an OpenAI-hosted dinner in New York City on Monday night. “The growth is just going big,” he said. During our conversation, Fry also revealed plans to merge ChatGPT’s Chat and Work modes (so that confusing toggle up top will soon go away), agreed with feedback that ChatGPT-created restaurant signage looks too uniform, and addressed the cost to serve its personal assistant Dots. Here’s a look at our full conversation, lightly edited for clarity and length. We also cover image generation, interactive interfaces, advertising, education, and public unease about AI: Alex Kantrowitz: OpenAI has analyzed ChatGPT’s search volume and compared it with Google’s. What did you find? Adam Fry: ChatGPT has been growing quite quickly. ChatGPT’s volume of search-like queries is now roughly one-fifth the volume of queries of Google. It’s a pretty amazing statistic when you think about it, mainly because we started just about a year and a half ago. It’s hard to remember this, but ChatGPT at a time didn’t have any up-to-date information. You’d ask a question, it would say something like, “It’s past my training date,” and nobody had any idea what that meant. You’re saying ChatGPT’s search volume is one-fifth of Google’s. Bing’s share of the search market is around 5%. Does that make you multiple times larger than Bing? To say that more directly, ChatGPT has gone from one billion to 1.2 in just the last two months. That’s roughly 100 million users in 30 days, and another 100 million in another 30 days. The growth is just going big, and we’re staying very focused on how fast ChatGPT is growing. What counts as a search? I might have 20 prompts back and forth in a ChatGPT conversation. Does each one count as a query? Story continues below… A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR Move upmarket without a rebuild Moving upmarket means saying yes to what enterprise buyers ask for first: SSO, directory sync, and audit logs. WorkOS gives you all three, so your team keeps building the product instead of the checklist. Get enterprise-ready. Continued from above…. Adam Fry: What people came to ChatGPT for to start, if you go back about two years, is really writing help and coding help. Those wouldn’t be things that you really search for. What we’ve seen over the last year is people have grown into all these other topics. Things like you’re looking up a person or people or a place or a thing, and it requires up-to-date information. That’s a key element. Another big part is finance questions or health questions, where you really want to make sure it’s up-to-date information that’s quite factual, and we’ll do a web search for those questions. It’s basically anything that a user would have traditionally gone to a traditional search engine for, but is now deciding to go to ChatGPT for. Does each conversation with a search embedded count as one search, or does every question that requires a web search count? Every time you ask a question and go search the web, that’s a search. You used to work at Google. How would you say the nature of search is changing? One of the things that people really love about ChatGPT is this personalization and this understanding of the broader journey. If you look in the past, people would go for a Q&A box, and you’d ask a one-off question, like how tall is the Eiffel Tower. But there’s so much context in our lives around, “Maybe I’m taking a trip to Paris.” It’s actually helpful for ChatGPT to respond, “Here’s how tall the Eiffel Tower is, but I know you’re going on a trip to Paris.” It’s that ability for people to actually maintain context over time that has led them to start using ChatGPT in this way. You’ve also announced 250 million weekly active users of voice input, including dictation and conversations with voice mode. We are at 250 million weekly active users. What’s amazing about this is, if you look at those 250 million, what we’re seeing is it’s actually also incremental to the product. It’s no longer just a novelty. People aren’t just trying out voice. We’re seeing them use voice input day to day in their daily life, and it’s grown so quickly. Those 250 million users are using voice input, and that could just be a quick question or a long conversation. We’re seeing both behaviors. We’re seeing people just not want to type. You just hold it and start talking to it, or it turns into a longer conversation where people just sit with it. The big reason for this is the frontier capabilities of our models that we’ve shipped. We shipped what we call GPT Live 1, and then we shipped GPT Live 1.1. The big change with this is that it’s much more natural to speak with. It’s something we call backchanneling and interruptibility. Mhhhm… What you just did there is what the model does, because it’s really good at having a bidirectional conversation. That push to the frontier—we were the first to really release this at scale—has made it so much more natural for people to chat. That’s still only about 20% of the user base. From the outside, that looks small. Why is it exciting from the inside? It’s very exciting for a few reasons. We see from the data that when people start using voice, they stay around using voice. One of the things, transparently, we can do a better job of is bringing more people into discovering it. We see that the number of people who discover it could be a lot higher. But once they do, it’s a really new way for people to interact with AI. We’ve made a lot of improvements to it too, where we’re just going to see the number go up. You have background mode, so now by default, if you close the app, it’ll show, “Hey, the conversation’s still going.” If you want to walk around the house or you’re putting away the groceries, you can still have a chat. That kind of continuity has also changed how much people use it. Dots launched on September 29 and is about a month old. How’s it doing? It’s doing great. We talk to people about their Dot, and the first thing that everyone says is, “I love my Dot.” One of the reasons we’re seeing this is the proactivity, its ability to reach out to you and figure out things. The biggest use case I see all the time is, “Did I forget something today that I was supposed to do?” You can just say to your Dot, “Remind me of things at the end of the day that I may have forgotten. Somebody emailed me or messaged me,” and it’ll do that. This Dot changes the paradigm of the relationship with AI, where it’s actually helping you and giving you time back. You’re more conservative with permissions than some competitors. I tried to give my Dot my credit card, and it wouldn’t take it. With the creator of OpenClaw in-house, why are Dots’ permissions more limited? This is a space where we want to be very thoughtful and conservative because it’s a new space where you’re entrusting your Dot to take care of things on behalf of you that matter and are meaningful. We’ve just talked about how you go to this 1.2 billion user growth and asking questions. Now we’re asking people, “Can you ask ChatGPT or your Dot to help get things done?” But when you ask it to help get things done, it’s a whole new level of trust. We’ve built up a tremendous amount of trust in giving the right answers to your questions, and we want to make sure that when we build this new product, it has a high degree of trust. It’s a long game. We think this is going to be a new market for a very long time, and we want to make sure that we’re being this trusted player in the market to start. I initially thought Dots would be available on my $20 plan, then realized I had to spend $100 a month to get it. I upgraded, but I’d like to downgrade at some point…. We hope to keep earning your business and make the value good enough. It’s a really good point. ChatGPT’s goal more broadly, which I think is unique for us in the market, is we are focused on bringing intelligence to everyone safely across the entire world. For Dots in particular, there’s no difference. We don’t have anything to share tonight about the date of when Dots will go to a broader set of users. But you can rest assured we’re working very hard, and there are a couple things we have to get right. Over time we’re going to work on more efficient, agentic models that are able and capable of doing things for you. The first one is, right now we wanted to make sure that your Dot is actually really helpful. We started with some of our best models, but over time we’re going to work on more efficient, agentic models that are able and capable of doing things for you. The second thing is around proactivity. We’re still dialing in: How much do I message you to help you get things done? We can always play around with that to understand how much usage should a user use to have a successful Dot. We’re going to work on both, and our goal and ambition is to bring it out to all users. How much background computing does a Dot require? I’ve read estimates that serving a $100 subscriber might cost OpenAI $3,000 in compute, and mine seems to read every email that arrives. How often is it checking connected data sources? Right now, Dots are on the compute-heavier side, and this is one of the things we want to make sure that we can dial back over time. But the goal is to give you the best product. This is our premium, always-on personal assistant. Once we nail that, we’ll figure out how to dial back the compute needs. The thing we’re seeing also from our models, as we train frontier models, is just how—I can’t even keep up with how quickly we have a new model, and each new model is more efficient. If you looked at 6.1 Sol when it came out relative to Astra, much more efficient. I’m very excited about the next set of models we have coming too that’ll be even more efficient that we can use. Elon Musk said the cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue. Is efficiency the key to winning against competitors, or is there more to it? There are a couple of factors that go into it. One is the cost side, but the other is the revenue side. On ChatGPT and on our consumer business, we’ve been extremely proud of our ability to diversify different revenue streams in a way that’s growing really fast. To give you another stat, we announced several months back that we had passed 50 million subscriptions, and the number has grown considerably since then. On ads, within 200 days, we reached more than a billion in ARR, and that business is growing extremely quickly. We also have credits. Rather than paying for subscriptions, users can buy more credits. Between credits, subscriptions, and ads, I’m confident that the value of a Dot is going to be able to pay for itself. Elon has subscriptions too. This is clearly an expensive product to serve. One thing we continue to bet on at OpenAI and ChatGPT more broadly is that the models will continue to get much better and much cheaper, way faster than any of us think. If you look back at the historicals on it, it continues to be true. From what I’ve seen, I see no slowing down of that. What is Meta doing right with Muse? It has spent a lot of time atop the App Store charts. There are a couple of things they’ve done well. The first is people have been craving simplicity in their products. One of the things we have stated publicly as well is, at times AI products can be too complex. We’ve announced we’re merging ChatGPT’s Chat and Work. We’re making it much more simple in the products. You don’t have as many toggles or sliders between efforts and different model pickers. One of the things they’ve done well is this simplicity. You just go in and you can ask a question. You don’t have to think too much about what you’re doing. That’s one thing that seems to have resonated with users, which we also believe in. Second, there’s something really nice about being able to access your agent across many different channels. We just announced and launched Dots on iMessage. Whether you talk to your Dot on email or iMessage or within the ChatGPT app, the ubiquity in getting your assistant out there is going to be key. Those are two things that, if I had to be nice to our competitors, I would say were two big ones. So Alexandr Wang’s meme-tweeting strategy isn’t something you’re going to emulate? I have a different tweeting style. ChatGPT still asks me to choose between Chat and Work, even though some people call this technology AGI. Will that distinction go away? Couldn’t agree more. We have to solve this. Asking users to choose — we’ve heard repeatedly from all of our users it’s too much to understand. When should you go to Chat? When should you go to Work? It’s solvable. There’s real research to solve to make sure the models can understand what your intent is. Are you asking for a fast, quick reply? Are you asking me to go do a long agentic task? We’re going to solve it, and the plan is to bring Chat and Work together. So one interface will work out whether I’m asking for a conversation or a task. When? Coming soon. You told me the majority of ChatGPT’s 1.2 billion users are using image functionality. What are they doing? Today, 1.5 billion images are created per week. It’s hard to even wrap my head around that number. They’re doing a wide range of things. One of the most interesting things they’ve started to do is really use it for productivity use cases. The first thing it started with—I don’t know if you saw the ’80s trend, but it was quite fun. You could take a photo of yourself and say, “Put me and my family in ’80s outfits.” I did this for my family, and it was a really fun poster. But what we’re also seeing is businesses for their menus, or posters for birthdays. People are using it almost in a productivity-like fashion to create visual diagrams of what they would like to see. We’ve actually brought the latency down on images as well, so it’s gotten a lot faster. It went from a very high number of seconds to getting much faster. As it comes down even further, the number of images people are creating and the number of use cases is going to grow a lot. My feature request: When a restaurant makes a menu or sign, prompt it for more specificity so it doesn’t look like every other AI-generated restaurant sign. Or offer a shuffle button for a different style. I agree with the feedback, and we’ll take it to the team. I’m seeing ChatGPT generate little interactive interfaces within its answers. What’s the direction for Intelligent UI, and how are people using it? I am extremely excited about Intelligent UI. If you go back a couple years, these chat apps were all text, and now that’s changing. They’re going to be visuals. Intelligent UI and our first attempt at this with GPT-6 Intelligent UI is really just the beginning. As you go to the extreme, what you can imagine is, let’s say you’re using voice mode, and you just say, “Show me how offside works.” Immediately it should show you a visual diagram, and you say, “No, I don’t quite understand it.” It should just repopulate. That’s where the future of this technology goes. It’s almost like you’re talking to a canvas that will update and change. People are finding it helpful for a lot of things. My favorite one is—it’s hard to admit that I had no idea how hearts work. The last biology course I took was in high school. I just asked it, “How does the heart work?” and it instantly gave me a beautiful interactive diagram of where blood flows and how it goes through. I’m really, really bullish on this for learning in particular. You’ve described useful applications in finance, health, and learning, and ChatGPT has 1.2 billion users. If people are getting so much value, why is public polling on AI so negative? The reality with AI is it is going to change the nature of how work gets done. For a lot of people, that is something that can feel scary at times, and we’ve all felt that. But I remain confident that when people actually use the product and they use AI, it very quickly changes how they perceive it. We’re at 1.2 billion, but there are still a lot of people who haven’t used it. The more people use it, get familiar with it, how it can actually help you in your life, it’s going to feel a lot less scary. Big Technology is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Thanks!! Subscribe
Vodafone Business Joins NYU WIRELESS as the Research Center Expands its Work on Network Resilience
Vodafone Business has joined NYU WIRELESS, the research center at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, as an industrial affiliate, in a partnership that will connect NYU’s Brooklyn and London locations with the UK’s largest mobile operator.
Engineering manager finds fulfillment in renewable energy, unique outdoor pursuits
This week's Up-and-Comer is Dominic Boyer, operations engineering manager at POET.
Learning ‘blasts off’ for sixth grade students in St. Jude science lab
Saint Jude School in Mountain Top figuratively transformed its sixth-grade science lab into the International Space Station as a culminating activity for the unit on space and rock, with students taking on the roles of astronauts, engineers, and mission control specialists for a day.
Deloitte Forms US Oracle Business Group to Power End-to-End Enterprise Transformation
Deloitte today announced an expansion of its alliance with Oracle with the formation of the Deloitte Oracle business group, bringing together Deloitte's Oracle-focused capabilities across AI, applications, cloud infrastructure, data, cyber and managed services. The new group is designed to help clients modernize their Oracle environments, explore and scale agentic AI deployments — and draw on Deloitte's AI-infused service delivery platform Ascend™ and Deloitte Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
Munich Re Specialty launches Australian commercial cover
London-headquartered Munich Re Specialty has entered Australia’s primary specialty insurance market, initially offering property, construction and engineering, mining and surety cover for commercial…
Elon unites engineering, computer science in new school
Elon University officially celebrated the launch of its new School of Engineering and Computing on Oct. 30, a milestone in the university’s continued growth and commitment to preparing students for
Salina Science Event to Feature Astronaut
A NASAS Astronaut who piloted the Space Shuttle Columbia will host an event in Salina. Students, families, and community members are invited to experience the excitement of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics at Liftoff to STEAM, a free community event taking place Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the campus […]
Researchers target PFAS with lower-temperature destruction method
University of Utah engineers develop process that could destroy “forever chemicals” after they are removed from contaminated water.
Law enforcement to beef up in Dallas entertainment district after shootings and nationwide violence
Dallas police officials remain on the scene of a shooting on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at Deep Ellum in Dallas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)(Shafkat Anowar/…
In Run-Up to Midterms, Legacy of 2020 Looms Large Over Justice Dept.
The refusal of top department officials to acknowledge Donald J. Trump’s loss that year is the engine driving an intensifying effort to intercede in state administration of elections.
NH is destination for space sector
The two-day Space, Technology, Trade and Research expo on Oct. 28-29 in Durham convened innovators, producers, scientists, engineers, investors, bankers, students and representatives of the U.S. Space Force and Department of War. The goal: Increase networking, collaboration and awareness of what’s happening here, including on the campus of UNH, which provides tools, expertise and facilities for product development and testing.
Chemist Linda Nazar nabs Canada’s top science prize for pioneering next-gen batteries
Professor Linda Nazar from the University of Waterloo has won the $1-million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
'No Amount of Competition Will Ever Unseat Steam' – Former Epic Games Engineer Rails Against Valve
Epic's rivalry with Valve isn't anything new, but while it's usually CEO Tim Sweeney taking shots at Valve, an ex-engineer posted a long list of problems Steam has caused in the industry.
Underwater technology showcase brings ocean researchers and industry to URI Narragansett Bay Campus
KINGSTON, R.I. — Nov. 2, 2026 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, based at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus, hosted an underwater systems and autonomy showcase with two blue technology companies, Sonardyne and Voyis, in early October. The two-day event brought together oceanographers, ocean engineers, industry experts, and other participants […]
NASA’s Mission to Study Sunlight Completes Vacuum, Vibration Testing
Bright white lights reflect off the metallic hardware of a satellite poised for inspection. Engineers outfitted with bunny suits traverse the clean room, past
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual Meeting
Laurencin spoke on Regenerative Engineering at the 2026 ATiO Conference in Berlin, Germany.
Pumpkins take flight at UTC's inaugural Pumpkin Chunkin' - Gary W. Rollins College of Business
Business and engineering students came together to launch pumpkins across UTC's Chamberlain Field in the inaugural pumpkin chunkin' event.
The Missing Engine Behind Quantum Computing Is Literally All Around Us
Scientists say they can corral up to 40 quantum-ready photons from everyday light, even at room temperature.
Machine learning and winter storm predictions to be the focus of Nov. 6 talk
Song Zhang, a graduate student in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State, will give the talk “Understanding, retrieving and predicting winter precipitation with polarimetric radar and machine learning” at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in 117 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building on the University Park campus. The talk also will be available via Zoom.
Brittany Mahomes Jumps Into Chiefs Controversy After Costly Late Call
Brittany Mahomes has seen plenty of football over the years. She’s watched her husband, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, pull off some ridiculous plays, engineer incredible comebacks, and find ways to win games that looked all but lost. But Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos? That one left her absolutely fuming. And judging by…
Deep-sea 'chimneys' found by Chinese team could help submarine warfare
Chinese researchers have identified underwater "inertial chimneys" that channel wind-generated energy thousands of feet into the deep ocean.
US scientists rediscover rare firefly species missing for 43 years
There are around 28 more from a total of 178 firefly species that remain lost, accounting for around 16 percent.
When You Should—and Shouldn’t—Use AI to Search the Web
Chatbots are often quite good at retrieving the information you want from the web. But sometimes you’ll get better results by typing your query into a good old search engine.
Business and engineering majors need ethical education
This October, the film “You Can See Everything” hit United States theaters. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, it quickly rose to the top of the box office rankings, a r…
PRG PROJECTS OPENS NEW LONDON STUDIO TO COLLABORATE WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY
PRG Projects, part of global entertainment technology company PRG (Production Resource Group), today announced the opening of Project Studio, a new collaborative space in central London that expands the company's custom engineering and technology integration capabilities, bringing its technical expertise closer to the creative teams shaping the future of live entertainment.
Give a dog a clone: A startup wants to engineer military canines
The process could be helpful or harmful
Novel e-skin advances personal health monitoring
Innovative nano-engineering uses biocompatible materials to simultaneously monitor cardiac signals and measure sweat metabolites.
Novel e-skin advances personal health monitoring
Innovative nano-engineering uses biocompatible materials to simultaneously monitor cardiac signals and measure sweat metabolites.
Sopra Steria Completes Acquisition of the Manufacturing Engineering Business From Daher Industrial Services a Group Daher Subsidiary
PARIS, November 02, 2026--Regulatory News: Sopra Steria (Euronext Paris: SOP), a major tech player in Europe, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Manufacturing Engineering business from Daher Industrial Services to bolster its expertise in aerospace engineering.
Pushing the limits of optics with noise
Bo Xiong uses engineered noise and AI tools to expand the multiplexing capabilities of ultrathin optical structures called metasurfaces.
NJIT project aims to tackle mental health issues in construction industry
NJIT partners with IUOE Local 825 to launch a mental health program to connect construction workers with support and resources.
Sam Royka discusses Tulsa engineer’s adaptive fitness tech on KFOR
Sam Royka discusses Tulsa engineer Kevon Martorell’s adaptive fitness platform, designed to make exercise more accessible.
High schoolers step up at elementary Olympiad
From engineering coolers that keep ice cubes frozen to analyzing mystery powders in simulated crime labs, about 60 elementary students across the Jonesboro School District put their scientific curiosity to the test Oct. 31.
The secret to finding aliens may be hidden in firefly's flashing pattern
A new study suggests we may be overlooking an entirely different approach to finding extraterrestrial signals, one inspired by the flashing patterns of fireflies.
How to get Washington’s business climate back on track
“The check engine light for Washington’s business climate is flashing.”
Computer science grad lands software engineering job despite AI fears
A computer science graduate's job search offers a hopeful lesson about AI, automation, and the future of work.
Computer science grad lands software engineering job despite AI fears
A computer science graduate's job search offers a hopeful lesson about AI, automation, and the future of work.
Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbara Weigand could not have prepared more for retirement. She stayed healthy and saved diligently for years.
The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D.
Big law firms, legal tech vendors, and in-house legal departments at companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are all hiring legal engineers, a new position for lawyers with A.I. skills.
Rethinking Modern Workspace Lighting: The Design and Science Behind BenQ ScreenBar
JC Pan, Head of the Digital Lifestyle Product Business Unit at BenQ Corporation, unpacks how the brand has engineered precision optical lighting tailored for high-end digital workspaces.
Lines Under the Sea: The Politics of the Middle East’s Data Corridors
The Middle East is using fiber to rebuild the transit economy it once framed around oil and the Suez Canal. Which routes get laid will depend as much on security and sovereignty as on engineering, with the question of Palestine central to the choice
UTC Nanoengineering Center receives $600,000 for Army materials research
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Nanoengineering Center, a research center within the UTC Research Institute, has received a $600,000 award to contribute advanced computational modeling expertise to an Army-supported research project focused on developing and manufacturing advanced materials for demanding applications. Dr. Murat Barisik, director of the Nanoengineering Center and an associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is leading UTC’s work on the project.
This Week’s Leadership Moves: W. R. Berkley, Truist, and PENN Entertainment
CDO Magazine’s weekly leadership brief: Key data, AI, governance, and security executive appointments at W. R. Berkley, Truist, PENN Entertainment, and more.
Column: America’s innovation economy runs on small business
Small businesses are the engine of America’s economic and technological future, and the Trump administration knows it. Administration officials have repeatedly cited startup formation and entrepreneurship as key to addressing the nation’s m…
700 GB in 15 seconds: Smart system helps scientists keep pace with atom-scale microscope
Researchers run an advanced electron microscope in plain English, from tomography to ptychography, with data processed in seconds.
AI Moves to the Heart of Particle Accelerator Science
A new editorial collection documents how artificial intelligence is reshaping particle accelerator science, from surrogate models already in practical use to reinforcement learning still confined to sandboxed studies.
Scientific advisory committees dominate emergency science-policy advice, review finds
A scoping review of 87 studies found that formal Scientific Advisory Committees dominated science-policy interaction during public health emergencies, while informal practices and committees played crucial but underexplored roles.
Japanese Safety Science Symposium Brings Everyday Health Risks to the Public
The Japanese Environmental Mutagen and Genome Society opened its 2025 symposium to the public, presenting research on pharmaceutical and food safety, PFAS, radioactive substances in food, indoor formaldehyde, and colibactin.
John A. Logan College STEM Day gives high school students hands-on lesson in science, engineering
More than 160 area high school students took part in STEM Day at John A. Logan College in Carterville, putting their engineering skills to the test by launching homemade gliders carrying eggs from a 20-foot ramp.
NASA’s TSIS-2 Mission Aces Vacuum, Vibration Testing
The bright white lights reflect off the metallic hardware of a satellite poised for inspection. Engineers outfitted with bunny suits traverse the clean room,
These students solve research problems with their hands - College of Arts and Sciences
Scholars in the UNC computer science department’s Experimental Engineering Lab learn skills applicable across disciplines.
Metroid Prime Trilogy engineer explains why he thinks the motorcycle sections in Metroid Prime 4 were ‘just a waste’
Jack Mathews thinks the Sol Valley Vi-O-La sections led to a “split focus”…
Research report: The prince and the scientists
A commentary in EMBO Reports argues that scientific leadership is a distinct, neglected skill and that institutions should be managed as ecosystems built on trust.
Support Hubs Help New Researchers Break Through Bottlenecks at Big Science Facilities
A formative evaluation of a Horizon Europe project finds that dedicated support hubs significantly raise the odds that new researchers clear technical feasibility checks at European research infrastructures, while a downstream gap between laboratory validation and industrial
Photo Essay: College of Science and Engineering Research Showcase
Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Jess Visaya and Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Dorette Pirie show off their soft robots. The robots are made to mimic worms, whose bodies bunch up before extending to propel themselves forward. The robots use pneumatic actuators to make linear movement outwards. Visaya and Pirie set up two of their worms with syringes attached to tubing which was then threaded through the end cap into the worms. Visitors to their station were encouraged to race the two worms by pumping the attached syringes. Third-year Biochemistry major Ira Evetts worked in Dr. Christopher Whidbey’s lab studying the vaginal microbiome, in an attempt to better understand the different microbes that build it up and how it affects health outcomes. Evetts’ research was specifically focused on lactobacillus iners, one of several bacteria naturally present in a healthy vaginal microbiome, and methylation systems. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major John Diesko Boehm and Fourth-Year Mechanical Engineering major Ian Agopsowicz hold up their “DAQMobile.” They built their project, a modified RC kit car, to help teach mechanical engineers about circuits and electrical design through real-world application. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Ben Murphy holds up his mole crab and crawfish-inspired burrower. Murphy wanted to imitate the motion of a crab’s legs through robotics, with the primary goal to “turn the rotation of one motor into four alternating legs that would successfully displace soil.” Murphy was inspired by works that take inspiration from the natural world, and he found mole crabs particularly interesting. Although a mole crab is at an advantage with its burrowing being underwater, thus the sand being fluidized and easier to displace, Murphy’s machine is able to successfully burrow three centimeters into the ground. Second-year Mechanical Engineering major and Physics major Arabelle Miller shows off her rubber gripper, inspired by kirigami and origami. She took a piece of rubber and strategically cut slits into it to make it fold the way she needed, then glued googly eyes to the front. The gripper is able to hold up to 38 times its weight, or 226 grams. Third-year Mechanical Engineering major Joonseong Park talked about how his project took an unused and broken 3-D printer and transformed it into a testing platform for soft robotic grippers. The former-printer was reprogrammed and had its extruder part modified to be a mount for the grippers. Park shows off some of the other grippers that can be attached to the testing platform. Park classified grippers into two large categories. The first set of grippers is designed to deal with small delicate objects with great precision, and the second is made to lift heavy or large objects. Third-year Mechanical Engineering major Jiashuo Liu set out with a goal to deploy free open-source AI models to pre-existing robots to integrate object recognition and retrieval and command. The models are used to process the data received from the robots’ cameras in order to detect certain objects and their locations. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Cole Purohit focused on agricultural automation of raspberry picking. His project utilizes kirigami to make grippers to close around a raspberry when the two ends are pulled. “Nobody wants to eat a squished raspberry,” Purohit said. Fourth-Year Biochemistry major Mariel Nolan’s project focused on bacteria and proteins within the bacteria whose functions are unknown. Nolan’s research is finding a way to isolate those proteins with the ultimate goal of determining their functions. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Kai Boydon and Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Evan Nguyen show off their project, which uses custom extensors to help with the rehabilitation of stroke patients. They compared their project to a “party-popper” in the way it unfurls itself when placed under a patient’s fingers, helping the stroke patient rehabilitate finger movement. Boydon shows off the testing rig built for their project. It works as a mount for their extensor, as a way to test against resistance. Their program inflates the extensor through an air pump, which then makes the extensor push against the bed whilst an arduino calculates the force created and air pressure associated with the force. Navigate Left Navigate Right
Cummins’ Engine Business president recognized as distinguished IU alumni
A Columbus resident was honored as one of Indiana University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ most inspiring alumni, receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award last week.
The Key: Politics in Research a Danger to Innovation
Since the Bayh-Dole Act passed in 1980, the commercialization of federally funded research has contributed trillions of dollars to the American economy and made possible the launch of tens of thousands of start-ups, according to the Bayh-Dole Coalition. Inventions like Google’s search engine, tests for cervical cancer, lithium car battery recycling and high-definition video and audio are all products of the Bayh-Dole system. U.S.
Local mother says business owner followed her, revved engine in road rage incident with kids in car
Lane said she thought the man was trying to run her off the road. She said she cut off another car to get away, but the man still followed her up the street.
New Open-Access Journal Biomedical Materials Science Launches to Link Materials Innovation with Patient Care
The new open-access journal Biomedical Materials Science has launched with an editorial outlining its mission to connect biomaterials innovation with real clinical needs and patient outcomes.
VIDEO: Local mother says business owner followed her, revved engine in road rage incident while she had kids in the car
A mother says a business owner followed her, revved his engine and rode her bumper while she had her three sons in her car after she drove around his stopped truck at a train crossing.
UCSF scientists develop smart CAR-T cells to fight childhood brain tumors
Scientists at UC San Francisco have engineered CAR-T cells that stay dormant until they reach the brain, where they switch on and destroy tumor cells.
Experts Call for a Rigor Reset in Wildfire Social Science
Three veteran wildfire social scientists argue in Fire Ecology that the field's rapid growth demands renewed agreement on methodological rigor, field-based training, and honest evaluation of new technologies.
Charting new pathways for the next generation of scientists, engineers and Ai specialists
We had two or three representatives from Agriculture, Education, Labor, National Science Foundation, and we really worked well together," said Jan Tyler.
STEM•X makes science an adventure
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics aren't just subjects taught in school. At STEM•X, which returns to Cradle of Aviation Museum, they're opportunities for children to experiment, create and discover — all while having fun with their families.
Katherine Johnson among 2026 Engineering and Science Hall of Fame inductees
Dr. Stephen Tsai, Dr. Asad Madni and Katherine Johnson have been selected as the 2026 class of inductees of the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame.
Politicians are afraid to fix taxes. So 100 citizens tried.
Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades and the politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now, they’re trying something new: a citizens assembly. (Citizens assemblies are also old. They go back to Ancient Greece, when lawmakers were chosen not through elections, but through random lotteries.) Today on the show, Connecticut’s citizens assembly. It's like jury duty, but for taxes. About hundred random people from all around Connecticut come together to try to solve the state’s property tax problem. They wrestle with whether they should raise taxes, cut spending, find efficiencies, or a mix of everything. Will this alternative attempt to solve the unsolvable succeed, or will it be politics as usual?It’s a modern case study of what happens when politicians step aside to let citizens decide what’s best. Come along as we talk to the professor who helped put this assembly together, learn from the citizens involved how this experiment changed them, and meet the politician who agreed to take their proposals to the state legislature. Planet Money will be at Kilkenomics Festival 2026. Tickets here.Read: - Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life - Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter- Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: - Instagram- TikTok- YouTube- FacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode of Planet Money was hosted by Erika Beras and Jeff Guo. It was produced by James Sneed with reporting help from Áine Pennello. It was edited by Jess Jiang, Sierra Juarez is our fact-checker, and Jimmy Keeley & Travis Hagen engineered the show. Alex Goldmark is the executive producer of Planet Money..
PENN Entertainment Appoints Gary Hunter Chief Information Security Officer
PENN Entertainment appoints Gary Hunter as Chief Information Security Officer to lead enterprise cybersecurity across its gaming, technology, and digital experiences.
Pellissippi State students discover engineering is more than rocket science
Building a rocket is exciting. Launching one is even better. But for students in Pellissippi State Community College’s Engineering Club, the biggest discoveries may have nothing to do with how high a rocket flies. Students are learning that engineering requires creativity, persistence, teamwork and a willingness to try something that might not work the first […]
U. Connecticut recruits ‘LGBTQ+’ scholars for high school ‘Queer Science’ event
Annual event aims to ‘counter the stereotypical image of a “scientist” as a straight, white, cisgender man,’ university says The University of Connecticut’s College of Engineering sought LGBTQ+…
FACT FOCUS: Kennedy’s claim that Arabs ‘don’t produce science’ meets a Nobel Prize reality check
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast Univer…
Antarctic sea ice loss batters ocean’s freshwater engine
The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) – a vast layer of fresh water spanning much of the Southern Hemisphere’s ocean – has rapidly reversed its long-term trends in salinity and density, according to new research. The AAIW helps store carbon, supply oxygen and drive global ocean currents.