Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

The theme for this year's Lego League competition was archeology Hundreds of Cornish schoolchildren have been combining coding and Lego building skills to solve engineering problems in a competition.

Abstract: Aerospace engineers constantly face “wicked problems,” which are ill-defined and complex sociotechnical problems with undefined and often-shifting constraints and requirements. However, the ...

The National Science Foundation, through its Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) program, has awarded the ...

Engineering is about more than just churning through equations, and Chuck Stricker wants people to realize that. That talent in math is the defining trait needed to become an engineer is a myth that ...

Today’s world is loaded with information. For someone with the right computer skills, that data can represent tremendous opportunities to help people. College of Engineering and Computing senior Lara ...

If you’re in manufacturing, it may feel like disruption is happening faster than you can react to it. Skills shortages and supply chain issues are threatening production targets and profitability. New ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...