Traffic engineers do it tough in Brazil - Head em up and move em out -

It’s a warm Tuesday night in São Paulo, and as on most nights during rush hour here, a swarm of cars clogs every centimeter of Rebouças Avenue, slowing traffic to a crawl 

 When the sleeping giant stirs !! - Lets hope that Engineering and Manufacturing  feature strongly --

 The number of new jobs created in the US leapt dramatically in October with employers adding 166,000 posts, twice the expected number.

 OVER the past two years, North America's three biggest car companies promised that their plans to slash almost 80,000 engineering and manufacturing jobs and close more than two dozen plants would be enough to transform them into leaner and nimbler competitors.  However, Chrysler and Ford are the biggest losers as U.S. auto sales slump worsens

 An unusual concept for engineers - who are more accustomed to working with certainty -

 Safety engineers will be gnashing their teeth as they ponder this one -

 Astronaut Scott Parazynski, one of NASA's most experienced spacewalkers, will face grave risks and nerve-wracking challenges Saturday when he is scheduled to fix a damaged solar panel on the International Space Station.

 Hard to think that anyone would engineer a agreement like this - I'm sure that it was a simple misunderstanding

Billionaire Richard Pratt and his Visy group of companies have been fined a record $36 million for colluding in a price fixing deal with their arch rival in Australia's cardboard industry.

 So if you are still thinking about getting your products made in China,  read this and weep - and the Chinese know that it was never "for ever" which is why they are investing so heavily in technology and engineering - preparing for the day when .......

 This had me worried !! but despite the rhetoric I still believe there are fairies at the bottom of my garden....

 Ww would like to tell you more - but because it is a spy plane - we are sworn to secrecy - the walls have ears - loose lips sink ships - you know the rest of the jargon --

 Science and engineering educational (and I hate to use the word toys) products ,  just don't get any better - hours of educational fun ------

 The Tesla Roadster looks pretty hot, but it looks like the all-electric sports coupe is about to be in for some rather major competition .  Engineered to perform and designed to inspire

Scheduled for Detroit   -  The Fisker plug in hybrid 4 door sports sedan is guaranteed to cause a stir

 How do you think engineers would vote on this subject - we all see things differently - however .......

 Stop . I mean, don't stop reading this, but stop thinking what you're about to think. Or, O.K., I'll think it for you:

 TOKYO: Want to turn heads with a funky car? Try turning the driver's cabin itself! Nissan has introduced Pivo2 , a battery-powered concept car which can turn the driver's cabin in a circle so you don't need to look backwards while attempting reverse-parking.  With engineering assistance is built into the vehicle !!

 A challenging engineering feat -will it be a success? - only "time " will tell

 U.S. engineers have long wanted to fold up an airplane inside a rocket and send it on a mission to cruise through the atmosphere of Mars. They now have a new potential customer for the concept: the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

 Space engineers will need to keep pushing the envelope as the presure mounts to be the first - national pride is an  important factor - so fly me to the moon and let me wish upon a star ----- ---

 BEIJING (AP) - Over a few short months, Japan, China, and India will all have lunar probes orbiting the moon, sparking talk of a new space race in Asia .

 When my baby kisses me I go to Rio - a lot of kisses to keep the surplus kicking along 

 A street car named Desire makes this engineering feat very desirable

 The Railway Technical Research Institute in Kokubunji, Tokyo , has developed a streetcar powered by a lithium battery that can recharge in under a minute

 German engineering and manufacturing company MAN Ferrostaal has launched South Africa's first fabrication yard for oil and gas platforms at Saldanha Bay, enabling the country to take advantage of booming energy operations along Africa's west coast.