As the calendar rolls around to March, and 2010 rolls on, it’s time for yet another Monday Link Review, our weekly roundup of the best science and engineering links from across the web. Physorg.com has a story on engineers from the University of Florida creating a flat surface that doesn’t get wet. Don’t you hate when something is just on the tip of your tongue? LiveScience has a piece explaining…

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a few weeks, but I’ve been afraid to. I’ve been afraid that personal emotions would hijack logic, afraid that this wouldn’t be the correct forum, afraid of talking openly about it. You see, three weeks ago I, along with several hundred other co-workers, was laid-off. My editor and I agreed from the beginning that my employer should remain anonymous, but I…

With the Olympics in full swing, Curling on TV at least six hours a day and National Engineers Week Foundation launching their Women in Engineering Marathon on March 10th, what better time for us to speak with Darcy, a Civil Engineer Technologist from Western Canada? Darcy and I spoke about house building, being a woman in a man’s world and the international phenomenon known as Curling. K Exchange: First off…

Hello loyal readers, and welcome to another edition of K Exchange’s Monday Link Review! We’ve managed to peel ourselves away from the 24 hour Olympic Curling coverage in order to make sure that you get your weekly dose of the best science and engineering links available on the web. Enjoy! Scientific American has a very cool story called Fighting Crime with Math, exploring mathematical models built from LAPD crime statistics….

Last night I told my wife that the Olympics make me proud to be an engineer and that I get all sorts of excited about engineering when I watch the winter games. I’ve had a bit of time to watch the winter Olympics this time around, and I want to give a special shout out to all the REAL heroes of the 2010 Winter Olympics: The Engineers. Pine in the…