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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, attack, hacker, policy, U.S., security

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, nanotechnology, health care, biology, student, researcher, health, security

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

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, chairman, portal, combination, vision, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, work, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

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, competitiveness, education, math, engineering, science, initiative, talent, Arizona, California, Silicon Valley, U.S., expert, tax

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, robotics, toy, girl, art, kid, robot, music, Apple Macintosh

Tech vets making leap to green tech

May 29, 2007 Clean-tech companies are hiring IT veterans as they look to bring Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship to slow-moving industries. TAGS: entrepreneurship, venture capital, green tech, information technology, engineering, investor, energy, CEO

Art, engineering and a few bicycles

June 16, 2006 Duane Flatmo's Arcata Kinetic Lab is a place where Picasso's spirit is alive and well--in human-powered movable sculpture. Photos: Extreme sculptures TAGS: bicycle, 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, energy, engineering, powerline, satellite, radio, development, researcher, IBM Corp., conference, battery

Singapore: America's next college town

July 7, 2006 For some American universities, the new frontier lies over the ocean, as other nations looks to gain U.S. expertise. TAGS: Singapore, Qatar, university, faculty, nation, biotechnology, graduate student, professor, expertise, engineering, U.S., America, school, satellite
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