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AI will replace some types of engineers but will also create many new positions for engineers as well. The most likely applications for AI are in more routine software engineering tasks. However, there will still be a need for “AI creators” to give ...

I hold a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and have been working with and programming Artificial Intelligence for more than 40 years. AI is a technology that has steadily evolved, and it will continue to advance. Only recently has it become accessible ...

Until we have an AI robot that is as fully functional as a human and can do critical thinking and problem solving, engineering will remain a job that can be done only by humans. As a chemical engineer for an Energy company, I use AI at work to do ...

Hi Rowan, like mentioned above, we need a generator. So once the water falls on the wheel, the wheel spins. This wheel is then connected to a generator. which has magnets and coils of wire inside it. When the wheel spins the generator, electricity is ...

Hi Neeti,

Generally you would need an electric generator. These are usually based on using magnets. You can learn more about how it works here:

Electricity explained

We hope that is helpful!

Engineers absolutely are part of making computers.  Sometimes people distinguish between computer engineers who work on designing the hardware and software engineers who design the programming, but that distinction is often blurry.  There are ...

Hi Kylie. Electrical engineers are very versatile. They often work on teams with other engineers and scientists and can find jobs in industry, government, universities, consulting, or other areas. Check out more on our careers page

 Hi Arlyn,
I experienced the same type of negative comments not once, but several times during my career. There will always be others who tell you that you can't do something.
When I was in high school some of my teachers told me that engineering was not ...

You will find a job in engineering. The restrictions that we have in jobs are there to keep us safe. You cannot have someone operating machinery while wearing clothing that could get caught. That being said, I am sure that there is an OSHA person who can ...

Conservative dress is just fine for office work and presentations at conferences. However, loose clothing when working near machinery may cause a safety hazard. This should be reviewed in consultation with your Safety Officer and appropriate precautions ...

In general, yes! You can dress conservatively. The only exceptions I can think of when you may not have 100% say in the outer layer is when safety comes into play. In a machine shop, or place with moving machinery, you are often required to wear steel ...

Depending on the type of engineering, math is often the most important tool we have for making sure buildings, machines, and products are safe to use. Think about it—so much of what’s around us has to work without breaking or hurting anyone!

Take a car, ...

I am a civil engineering professor, studying the transportation-related choices that people make (for example, the choice to telework or not, the choice of how to get to work or school, where to live, etc.). To do that, I design surveys, collect data on ...

Like so many things in life and learning, fundamentals build to the next level of learning and application. You first learn letters to write, then you learn words, then sentences, then paragraphs, essays, etc. Perhaps you decide to be an author of a ...