engineering

Rig dispatched to scoop up Pacific plastic returns to Bay Area

A cleanup rig dispatched to collect plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean had another setback over the weekend and will…

5 years ago

Cal alumna wins Nobel in chemistry

For the second time this week, a Nobel Prize has been given to a scientist associated with the University of…

6 years ago

Hayward science teacher honored with Presidential award

Hayward elementary school teacher Nancy Wright is one of 104 educators nationwide recently honored with a 2016 Presidential award.

6 years ago

Woman found dead in SF General power plant

A woman whose body was found Wednesday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has been identified as 75-year-old Ruby Andersen…

6 years ago

San Jose appoints new public works director

San Jose officials announced Tuesday that Matthew Cano has been appointed as the city's new director of the Department of…

6 years ago

Lyft to test self-driving cars in Concord

San Francisco-based ridesharing company Lyft announced Thursday it is partnering with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to further develop its…

6 years ago

Bay Area cities turn used tires into fresh pavement

Seven Bay Area municipalities are among 35 statewide to receive grants for road repair projects involving recycled tires.

6 years ago

Quake won’t topple tilting tower, engineers say

Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are dissatisfied with efforts to fix the sinking skyscraper.

7 years ago

Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs

City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70…

7 years ago

Grand opening of mobile lab this Saturday

A 39-foot mobile lab will soon be traveling through San Jose to give people the opportunity to learn about science,…

7 years ago

Millenium Tower deemed safe in earthquake

The developers of a controversial South of Market residential high rise that is sinking more than expected released a report…

8 years ago

Agents seize $2M worth of pot in Napa bust

Two were arrested at an alleged illegal marijuana grow site in Napa County.

8 years ago

Willie Brown Middle School set for debut

Two hundred sixth-graders will begin orientation at the still-under-construction school in Silver Terrace on Monday.

9 years ago

Intel to spend $5 million on computer science education in Oakland schools

Intel and the Oakland Unified School District are entering into a memorandum of understanding in which the technology company will spend…

9 years ago

Stanford engin­eering students succeed by failing

Mechanical engineering professor David Beach is happy to see his students fail.

10 years ago

It’s the science and math, stupid

Lower standards in high school education threaten to throttle the supply of future scientists and engineers.

10 years ago

South Bay teen on science’s frontier

A Saratoga teen won a $50,000 prize for presenting groundbreaking technology to an international audience.

11 years ago

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