Ergonomics at the work bench – what Industry 4.0 has in store
Industry 4.0 is the talk of the town. However, it's all too easy to lose sight of what the fourth industrial revolution means for ergonomics in the workplace. The fact these two issues are closely intertwined is difficult to dismiss.
The Complex Relationship Between Gender Equality and Women in Engineering
Though the numbers are always changing, only 27 percent of all students currently taking the AP Computer Science exam in the United States are female, while in other nations where gender equality is considered to lag behind, as many as
Rapid prototyping with 3D printing
Whether jewelry, textiles or prostheses, the possibilities that 3D printing offers seem to be growing all the time. There is currently even a drive to print whole buildings, which is known as contour crafting. The process discovered by American Chuck
Inside One Tech Firm’s Quest to Attract Women Engineers
In 2015, Julia Lee, a top performer on the engineering team at the payroll-software startup Gusto, asked Edward Kim, the company's co-founder and chief technology officer, why only one of the 18 people on Gusto's engineering team was female. Before
For item Oeste’s Fabiola Calderón, Mentors Made a Big Impact
Fabiola Calderón, industrial designer at item Oeste in Mexico, believes that attitudes passed on to children early in their lives have a big impact on the career choices they make later in life. "As children, boys are taught that tools are
8 Women in Engineering Who Are Changing the Space Game
From engineers and tech CEOs to astronauts and space recruiters, gifted and passionate women worldwide are focusing their eyes on the astronomical horizon - and they represent the cutting edge of what humanity can do in space. These eight women