How Many Manufacturing Jobs Can U.S. Realistically Maintain?
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio MARGARET WARNER: Now, the prospects for creating a more robust manufacturing sector in the U.S. It's a theme both President Obama and the Republican candidates are sounding this week as they talk about reviving a stronger economy. Ray Suarez explores the challenges ahead, beginning with some background. RAY SUAREZ: A conveyor belt manufacturing plant in Cedar ...
The Fed is Engineering Obama’s Re-Election Campaign
Mitt Romney has just rolled up back to back victories in the Nevada and Florida primaries, and his path to the Republican nomination looks to be inevitable.
Engineering the New Libya
Steven Cherry: Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum ’s “Techwise Conversations.” In October, Libya announced the appointment of Abdurrahim El-Keib as interim prime minister.
Letters to the Editor 02/06
Posted: Monday, February 6, 2012 10:00 am | Updated: 11:50 pm, Sun Feb 5, 2012. Does anyone monitor BTV? I have it on my TV right now, and every sound sounds like an echo and the video and audio quality in general is pretty bad. I don’t remember it being this bad last year.
Setting Records... and Breaking Them
Big news on CNNMoney. ?? Recently,??Apple nudged out oil giant Exxon Mobil to become the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world. "The company?s stock was up 6.3% to $447.02 a share, one day after Apple reported the best quarterly results in history for a tech company. That spike pushed the company?s market value to ...
A Firebrand Media Publication
Spend time at restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas or concert halls across the country, and the music you will hear is likely coming through an audio system made by QSC of Costa Mesa. Laguna Beach resident and QSC founder Patrick Quilter has steered the company from a hobby to a $100 million enterprise, and he has plans for a repeat performance: his new venture, Quilter Labs, features top ...
Why I Chose Online Education: Michael Mayle
After stints in the Navy and construction, this student earned an online grad degree in engineering.
State of the Union: Research, Technology and Energy
Welcome to the Scientific American podcast Science Talk, posted on January 25th, 2012. I’m Steve Mirsky. Last night, President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address. Here is a little more than six minutes of it, the sections dealing with research, technology and energy. Anywhere I’ve made an edit in the audio, you’ll hear a musical interlude. And I’ve lowered the volume on some of the ...
The MacBook Air turns four years old today
Four years ago today, Apple introduced the MacBook Air , then the world's thinnest notebook. It was Steve Jobs's last Macworld appearance and the next to last Macworld keynote for Apple. The presentation is a classic Steve Jobs performance. The keynote has his usual smooth delivery, a genuine enthusiasm for the product, and a healthy dose of showmanship. Watch the clip below and tell me you don ...
The Next Frontier For Florida's 'Space Coast'
NASA ended the U.S. shuttle program in 2011, leaving roughly 9,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center without jobs. Many in Cape Canaveral hope the private space industry will blossom, and lead the way back into space, and back to work.