Engineering careers can vary from studies about landslides to planning urban designs that might prove sustainable. Engineering blogs reflect the same variety, including topics that touch on software, networking structures, automobiles, mining, and more. This list of blogs has been curated over time, with many of these sites existing for over ten years. No matter if the site focuses on water, building, or — yes — even farming, if it focuses on the umbrella term of engineering, it can be featured.
The following list is divided into categories, and each link is listed alphabetically within those categories.
Academia and Research
- c&en: Chemical & Engineering News is a weekly magazine published by the American Chemical Society, and this blog offers the latest news in supplement to that publication.
- Curious Cat: A science and engineering blog created by John Hunter, a man with experience in management improvement and related areas.
- Dave’s Landslide Blog: This blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves.
- TechCrunch Engineering: TechCrunch provides insights into the latest trends and developments in technology and software engineering.
- Fairer Science: FairerScience is committed to changing science in terms of gender and where gender issues in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) interact with issues of race/ethnicity and disability.
- R. Salgado’s Blog: Rodrigo Salgado is a professor at the Purdue University School of Civil Engineering.
- Scientists and Engineers for America: SEA’s mission is to promote evidence-based decision making at all levels of the U.S. government.
Engineering Tech and Software
- Aditya Kavoor’s Blog: Aditya is in his final year of software engineering in Bangalore. He is a free software activist and a bit of a wandering journalist (literally).
- Angel’s Civil 3D Thoughts: Angel is an Autodesk Civil Engineering Technical Specialist who offers his insights into civil engineering projects.
- Aviation Critic & Enthusiast: Intended as a “watering hole” for former EAC and EAC-NG bloggers, this site has expanded to include discussion of economics as well as rumor, speculation, and gossip.
- CADCAM Blog: CADDIT and partners based in Sydney, Australia, share CAD and design software support services online for Autodesk AutoCAD compatible applications and more.
- CCIE Blog: Cisco Certified training courses provide IT training to thousands of engineers, and the blog keeps them all informed.
- Joel on Software: Over the last decade, Joel has written 1069 articles on his site about software development, management, business, and the Internet.
- Networkers Online: Networkers-online.com was found by a group of network engineers with different backgrounds in networking.
- Paving the Way: Scott McEachron leads students and professionals into a world filled with AutoCAD Civil 3D technology.
- Rands in Repose: Content on this blog varies from thoughts of being an engineering manager in Silicon Valley to writing to what it’s like to be a nerd.
- Software Engineering – Best Practices: This blog focuses on software engineering’s newest trends.
- stevenf: If you want to follow a technology nerd who focuses on software and technology, this is your guy.
- Wireless Sensor Networks Blog: This blog focuses totally on wireless sensor networks, new products, latest papers, and much more for engineers.
Engineering from All Angles
- Chemical Engineering World: This blogger has experienced chemical engineering in three different areas; research (academics); oil and gas; and oil and fats.
- Engineering &…: This blog features examples of how engineering intersects with the economy, society, education, and national interests in general.
- Engineering Pathway: This blog tries to turn ideas into reality with learning, connections, and creativity. Their “Today in History” is popular.
- Engineering TV: A blog, an online video program, a learning place with cutting-edge technology and design…that’s Engineering TV, by engineers for engineers.
- IEEE Spectrum: Covers the latest in technology, engineering, and science news. It provides in-depth analysis and insights on various engineering topics.
- I Think Mining: A blogger and civil engineer writes about mining with a critical eye because he thinks mining can and should be done better.
- Electronics Weekly: Provides news, analysis, and opinion on the latest developments and trends in the electronics industry.
- iMechanica: A Web of “mechanics and mechanicians” who deal with everything from research to software, education to industry.
- The Auto Prophet: Follow this engineer who works in product development for an American automotive company.
- The Engineering Daily: This is a Web-only magazine passionately dedicated to providing engineers with relevant and useful content on a variety of topics.
Sustainable Science, Tech, and Engineering
- Cleantechnica: Focuses on clean technology news and analysis, including renewable energy, sustainable transportation, and green technology.
- Cleantech Blog: This blog, going strong since 2005, provides commentary on news and tech relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change, carbon, and the environment.
- EcoGeek: According to this blog, “Those who shun technologies that could save the planet are just as guilty as those who ignore the environment.” Enjoy.
- Green Building Advisor: This is a complete guide for building, designing, and remodeling green homes, from a scientific engineering perspective.
- Green-Trust: This site is filled with technical and scientific engineering projects, plans, and discussions for sustainable environments both at the individual and group or organization level.
- Jetson Green: The obsessive green building blog that appeals to laymen as well as to engineers.