Emil E. Werstler of Manchester, who worked on the design for many advances in jet engines while an engineer at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for more than 30 years, died May 3 at his home following a long ...

Bill Simpkin (left) is working with UTA engineering professor Donald Wilson (right) and students including Warren Freitas on his idea of using nuclear plants’ excess heat to power former coal power ...

I spend a lot of time with jet engines as part of my PhD, trying to improve them. This one is a Concorde engine — it’s a demonstration model that’s used to show where the various components of the ...

SpaceX almost died aboard a C-17 jet above Hawaii. In 2008, before the company had successfully launched a single rocket, two dozen SpaceX engineers were transporting its Falcon 1 rocket to Hawaii ...

Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. We’ve all made mistakes on the job.

Stoves have evolved quite a bit in recent years. We’ve seen the advent of induction stovetops and smart kitchen appliances—but what of the actual cast iron pots we put on top of them? “What really has ...

The 2010 jet crash that killed Poland's president, first lady and dozens of dignitaries during a politically sensitive visit to Russia couldn't have happened the way official investigations say, a ...

The jet that outran its era did more than set speed records; it rewrote the rules of how humans could move, spy and survive at the edge of space. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird turned raw velocity into ...

The secret to success is always striving to outdo yourself. At least, that’s what one engineer from the UK believes and, after setting a world record in 2015, he is now working on breaking it. That ...

One Princeton Professor has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the environment riding upon his success, he is ...