December 13, 2004Degrees 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
April 10, 2007Day 2: Stanford University Ph.D. Rebeca Hwang has a plan for boosting the power of water treatment technology in Argentina.Photos: Tapping pure waterTAGS:Argentina, engineering
April 11, 2007Hassounah 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 classroomTAGS:engineering, margin, kid, laptop computer
November 14, 2006Start-up is genetically engineering microbes that can break down waste products to create ethanol through fermentation.TAGS:crop, engineering
December 21, 2004Don't get that fake evergreen just yet. Gene engineering and time-tested farming techniques are merging to form a better tree. Photos: Oh Christmas treeTAGS:tree, North Carolina, engineering
April 9, 2007Day 1: Jaspal Sandhu wants to find out if 50 personal digital assistants can help puncture Mongolia's inflated maternal death rate.Photos: Life in rural MongoliaTAGS:medicine, engineering, PDA, health