The engineers and scientists at Corning envision a brilliant future with extraordinary uses for glass, and some may surprise you. Check out the video at right and read the interview with Dr. Peter Bocko, chief technology officer, Corning Glass Technologies.

Today on the Google homepage, a Google Doodle marks the 144th birthday of Marie Curie and recognizes France and Poland's 2011 Year of Marie Curie.

Forward osmosis offsets some of the high costs of reverse osmosis, but large-scale systems necessarily introduce one or more additional unit ops to recover the extracted water from the draw solution utilized. Young Kim of the Korea Institue of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) discussed her work on a forward osmosis pilot plant.

An elaborate district energy system owned and operated by NRG Therman in Minneapolis serves 130 blocks downtown and was originally established in 1926 for ten buildings.

As part of support activities for students and young professionals, the Metro New York local section organized a Career Day on November 1, 2011. It took place in tandem with AIChE's Northeast Regional Conference at the Chem Show.

Keynote speaker, Anthony Fasano spoke on the major elements involved in creating an extraordinary engineering career.