Read more engineers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7864/engineers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72106/now-driving-innovation-in-india-the-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndian engineers once did little but cater to Western companies, while consumers at home made do with hand-me-down products from the developed world. That is changing in a big way as foreign economies crater and the 1.1 billion consumers of the subcontinent reveal a taste for, well, consuming. And...http://www.newser.com/story/72106/now-driving-innovation-in-india-the-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:04:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71353/americas-most-promising-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJobs like beer taster and video game tester are nowhere to be seen on CNNMoney's list of the 50 best jobs in America, ranked by pay, job growth, and quality of life. Systems engineer was rated the best overall job, while anesthesiologist—with a median pay of $292,000—topped...http://www.newser.com/story/71353/americas-most-promising-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 5:49:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70966/despite-layoffs-high-paying-jobs-go-unfilled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits. Yet even with 15 million people hunting for work, even with the unemployment rate nearing 10%, some employers can't find enough...http://www.newser.com/story/70966/despite-layoffs-high-paying-jobs-go-unfilled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 9:21:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38353/fans-make-racket-over-too-loud-music.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome fans have a surprising problem with Death Magnetic , the new Metallica album, the Wall Street Journal reports: It’s too loud. Since the advent of the compact disc, musicians have pushed mastering engineers to make albums as loud as possible. As a result, a new CD like Death Magnetic is...http://www.newser.com/story/38353/fans-make-racket-over-too-loud-music.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30156/germans-get-engineers-started-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a personnel shortfall that's serious and getting worse, Germany wants to get its next generation of engineers started as soon as possible, the Financial Times reports. Hundreds of companies are sending materials and experts to kindergartens to try interest youngsters in technology and science. They hope getting the tots...http://www.newser.com/story/30156/germans-get-engineers-started-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 12:49:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20442/engineers-goof-turned-out-florida-lights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne engineer's blunder shut off the power in Florida Tuesday, the Miami Herald reports. Florida Light & Power says a field engineer diagnosing a faulty switch disabled two levels of safety backups—against company policy—as he worked. In a bit of extremely unfortunate timing, a fault then occurred that...http://www.newser.com/story/20442/engineers-goof-turned-out-florida-lights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Mar 2008 10:31:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5727/iraq-security-costs-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Military has paid $548M to two British firms over the past three years to protect engineers working on projects in Iraq—nearly doubling its original budget, according to the Washington Post . A swelling insurgency and shortage of troops are driving up the cost of private security for the...http://www.newser.com/story/5727/iraq-security-costs-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Aug 2007 13:22:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5193/bridge-rated-structurally-deficient-in-2005.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal engineers rated the Minneapolis bridge that plunged into the Mississippi as "structurally deficient" as far back as 1990 and as recently as 2005, citing significant corrosion in its bearings. But state officials opted for patchwork repairs and more inspections rather than a complete overhaul. "We thought we had done...http://www.newser.com/story/5193/bridge-rated-structurally-deficient-in-2005.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Aug 2007 4:27:47 CDT