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2 hrs ago | KFDX-TV Wichita Falls

Former SAFB Contractors Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud Government

Three of four former Sheppard Air Force Base employees indicted on conspiracy to defraud the government and conspiracy to unlawfully disclose and obtain sensitive information are sentenced today.

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Related Topix: US Military, Sheppard Air Force Base, US Air Force, Wichita Falls, TX, Civil Engineering, Science, Federal Prisons, Prison

5 hrs ago | I-Newswire.com

Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services Advances Engineering Services Section on Its Website

Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services, one of the leading outsourcing companies has advanced engineering services section on its website http://www.hitechos.com/mechanical-engineering-services.html. Ahmedabad May 23, 2013 - Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services, one of the leading outsourcing companies has advanced engineering services section on its website ... (more)

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, Mechanical Engineering, Science

9 hrs ago | ECNmag

Rice University students engineer electricity-generating shoes

A group of Rice University mechanical engineering students are getting a charge out of having the coolest new shoes on campus.

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Related Topix: Rice University, Mechanical Engineering, Science

12 hrs ago | The Times-Picayune

Tulane chemical engineering students operate plant at Nunez Community ...

You remember what learning looked like in school: sitting in your desk, textbook open to the chapter on "Photosynthesis." Page 133.

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Related Topix: Chemical Engineering, Science, Chalmette, LA, Xavier University

16 hrs ago | AME Info

Texas A and M University at Qatar marks its sixth honor society

Texas A&M University at Qatar recently hosted its inaugural initiation of the engineering university's sixth honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University

20 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Messaging application Line flags sensitive phrases in China

A mechanical engineering student in Taiwan has found a messaging application called Line warns and stops users in China from sending certain politically sensitive keywords.

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Related Topix: Mechanical Engineering, Science, Internet, Science / Technology, Twitter, Social Software

Wed May 22, 2013

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Howard Liner

William Howard Liner, 81, of 199 Liner Cove Road, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Silver Bluff Village Nursing Home following a brief illness.

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Related Topix: Haywood County, NC, Alexander, NC, Civil Engineering, Science, Lake Junaluska, NC, Weaverville, NC, Stokes, NC

The Telegraph

Collapse cause eludes experts

The Mamata Banerjee government may have embarked on a mission to rebuild the VIP Road flyover but it may take months to identify the reasons for the March 3 collapse and ascertain whether the structure is safe.

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Related Topix: Civil Engineering, Science

The Advertiser

Positive outlook for manufacturing

MANUFACTURERS continue to expect strong output growth in the next three months, according to the CBI's latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey.

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Related Topix: Mechanical Engineering, Science

The Northern Echo

70 Tees Valley youngsters offered a pathway into work

A TRAINING charity has secured new funding to offer 70 young people the chance to take the first steps towards a career in industry.

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Related Topix: Mechanical Engineering, Science, Electrical Engineering

The News-Gazette

UI telescope gets renovation

Swarthmore engineering sophomore Yousef Alhessi, left, and Fred Orthlieb, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at Swarthmore; work on taking apart the historic telescope at UI Observatory so it can be restored off-site by Ray Museum Studios in Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Swarthmore, PA, Mechanical Engineering, Science, Astronomy

Newswise

Gates Fellowship Addresses Parasite Infection in the Developing World

Newswise - Washington University in St. Louis announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation .

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Related Topix: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Chemical Engineering, Science

PaintSquare

Blinded by Light, Copper Resists Rust

Intense light can cancel out rust-forming properties on copper, yielding an environmentally friendly way to create propylene oxide, the basis for many coatings, engineers from the University of Michigan have discovered.

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Related Topix: Chemical Engineering, Science

Tue May 21, 2013

Gizmag

Flexible, wearable sensor promises new era in heart monitoring

Researchers have developed a new type of wearable sensor that could greatly improve the accuracy and practicality of heart monitoring.

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Related Topix: Chemical Engineering, Science, Startups, Stanford University, Gadgets

The Telegraph

Bouncers held for murder outside bar

Gangtok, May 20: Two bouncers of the pub outside which an engineering student was beaten to death early morning yesterday have been arrested for allegedly not preventing a brawl inside the bar preceding the murder.

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Related Topix: Civil Engineering, Science

Inhabitat

Rice University Students Create Energy-Generating PediPower Shoes

A group of Rice University mechanical engineering students recently created a pair of energy-generating shoes that are able to create and store electricity with every step.

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Related Topix: Rice University, Mechanical Engineering, Science

EurekAlert!

Allosaurus fed more like a falcon than a crocodile, new study finds

The mighty T. rex may have thrashed its massive head from side to side to dismember prey, but a new study shows that its smaller cousin Allosaurus was a more dexterous hunter and tugged at prey more like a modern-day falcon.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology, Ohio University, Mechanical Engineering

Mon May 20, 2013

SFGate

Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods

John Fisher is member of Caltrans' peer-review panel for the Bay Bridge eastern span project.

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Related Topix: Civil Engineering, Science

GigaOM

How to make a less creepy robot? Simple, just add data

Deep inside the House of Mouse researchers are solving computer science and mechanical engineering problems - like how to build a robot that can hand you a drink without creeping you out.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering

Business Journal

Virginia firm Dewberry buys Bowyer-Singleton

A 41-year-old local planning, engineering, environmental and surveying firm has a new parent company as of May 17.

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Civil Engineering, Science