December 5, 2003A survey shows that the number of doctoral degrees awarded in U.S. science and engineering programs continues to drop. Women, however, are earning a growing share.TAGS:science, engineering, women, degree, citizen, university, survey, student, U.S.
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, student, U.S.
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 10, 2007From 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, laptop computer, photograph
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:laptop computer, engineering, margin, kid, adapter
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, PDA, engineering, death, health
November 14, 2006Start-up is genetically engineering microbes that can break down waste products to create ethanol through fermentation.TAGS:crop, engineering