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Photo: Engineering a flush

April 19, 2005 American Standard's Champion toilet replaces the flapper and chain with a flushing "tower." TAGS: American Standard Inc., engineering, photograph

Red Hat promotes engineering exec to CTO

October 12, 2005 The new technology officer has a long resume in high-end computing. TAGS: clustering, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, Red Hat Inc., CTO, engineering, exec, Novell Inc.

Engineering field must have diversity

October 5, 2006 Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos says greater diversity needed for its own sake as well as competitiveness. TAGS: diversity, women, engineering, men, study, art, Sun Microsystems Inc., leader

Science, engineering Ph.D. numbers buck downturn

December 13, 2004 Degrees awarded climbed 2.8 percent last year, likely easing some worries that the nation is losing its technological edge. TAGS: engineering, science, university, U.S., student

Kevin Mitnick, the great pretender

June 14, 2006 newsmaker Famed hacker says companies need to beware social-engineering techniques used to get sensitive data. TAGS: Kevin Mitnick, ruse, engineering, hacker, attack, policy, U.S., security

Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

February 20, 2008 A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., engineer, engineering, portal, Windows 7, vision, combination, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., work, Microsoft Windows

Engineering change: Plugging Africa's kids in to $100 laptop

April 11, 2007 Hassounah has lived with a significant pay cut and long hours on the road to help countries buy cheap laptops for children. Photos: Laptops in the classroom TAGS: engineering, margin, kid, laptop computer

Engineering a new curriculum

September 10, 2007 UC Berkeley is remaking its engineering program to attract new students. On the agenda: nanotech, biology, social engineering. TAGS: curriculum, engineering, science, health care, nanotechnology, biology, student, researcher, health, security

Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

November 4, 2005 Reformed criminal takes the measure of today's hackers and the current state of software security. Photos: Mitnick on the job TAGS: Kevin Mitnick, software security, hacking, engineering, evolution, hacker, practice, state, leader, security, Microsoft Corp.

Engineering change: Finding clean water for the slums of Buenos Aires

April 10, 2007 Day 2: Stanford University Ph.D. Rebeca Hwang has a plan for boosting the power of water treatment technology in Argentina.Photos: Tapping pure water TAGS: Argentina, engineering

Engineering, support executives leave Apple

November 22, 2004 Mac maker doesn't give a reason for the departures of Tim Bucher and Mark Wilhelm. Meanwhile, stock's trading high. TAGS: departure, engineering, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, leader, Apple iPod

Experts: Education key to U.S. competitiveness

April 17, 2007 Science, technology, engineering and math programs need a boost for the country to maintain its edge, panelists say at governors' forum.Photo: An innovation initiative TAGS: Governor, education, competitiveness, math, engineering, science, talent, initiative, Arizona, Silicon Valley, California, U.S., expert, tax

Microbe maker raises $30 million in funding

November 14, 2006 Start-up is genetically engineering microbes that can break down waste products to create ethanol through fermentation. TAGS: crop, engineering

Engineering the perfect Christmas tree

December 21, 2004 Don't get that fake evergreen just yet. Gene engineering and time-tested farming techniques are merging to form a better tree. Photos: Oh Christmas tree TAGS: tree, North Carolina, engineering

Nanotech to pave way for micro-machines

February 24, 2003 Disposable satellite transmitters, inexpensive medical testing equipment and other devices will become possible over the next 10 years, thanks to nanotechnology. TAGS: MEMS, nanotechnology, transmitter, powerline, energy, engineering, satellite, radio, development, researcher, conference, IBM Corp., battery

Invention kit takes tech design to kids

August 28, 2006 PicoCricket Kit lets tomorrow's young inventors fuse engineering with art, music and other creative fields. TAGS: Lego Mindstorms, LEGO Co., engineering, toy, robotics, girl, art, kid, robot, music, Apple Macintosh

Hurricane cleanup could take months, years

August 31, 2005 Katrina left a tangled mess, but human behavior has contributed to the problem. Engineering experts give their take. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico, cleanup, storm, feet, engineering, expert, professor, city

Engineering change: Photos

April 10, 2007 From Mongolia's wind-torn steppes to the slums of Buenos Aires, technologists are finding ways to help the world's poor. TAGS: OLPC, engineering, patient, photograph, laptop computer

Google-Sun pact brainchild of Sun engineer

October 4, 2005 Java director envisions partnership, reaches out to former StarOffice boss at Google. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, engineering, Google Toolbar, Google Inc., boss, Java, co-founder, toolbar, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Cisco turns 20

December 10, 2004 Can the networking giant build on past success and find new ways to grow? TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Tony Li, Procket Networks, core router, entrepreneurial, engineering, telecommunications, Juniper Networks Inc., networking, IP, router
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