The key to improving engineering programs while also boosting the number of women interested in the male-dominated field might be curricula that emphasize hands-on, service-based learning as well as traditional academic and technical knowledge. a a

Itron Inc., of Spokane, has reached a research-and-development agreement with the Idaho National Laboratory, an engineering lab in southeast Idaho that works on nuclear, energy research, science, and national defense projects for the U.S. of pact a

Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible.That flaw soon will stand in the way of creating more efficient, devices

Possessing a greater purpose in life is associated with lower mortality rates among older adults, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, that was published last month in a journal called Psychosomatic

A stay preventing trustees' sales of the Clare House senior housing complex on Spokane's South Hill has expired, and the buyers have sought to extend a June 30 deadline for completion of its sale by one month. The proposed purchasers, Whitewater