Engineers are known for pushing the boundaries of scientific invention and exploration, and leading humanity down the road towards great achievements. However, every now and then, they prove they're only human like the rest of us, making serious blunders.

Magazines provide a great way to stay up to date with industry trends within your specific field. They offer a centralised accumulation of all relevant and current information. There are many different types of engineering magazines on the shelf. Some are geared towards entertainment and others towards detailed engineering topics. This article aims to give a general overview of engineering-related magazines for most of the main branches of engineering. These include mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical engineering.

The App Store is a wonderful place, full of things that can make your procrastination easier, more efficient, more fun. From Candy Crush to Fruit Ninja to Ballz, there are millions of ways to not get done what it was you wanted to do, whether that's working, studying, or spending time with your family.

A quick glance around the picturesque university campuses and the reasons to study at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria become startlingly obvious - there are that many. From the facilities and exemplary standard of teaching, to the climate, landscape and opportunity to surf, the list really is exhaustive.

Humans have always been curious about exploring the cosmos, reaching out to the nearby celestial bodies, and finding new paths to expand our existence in the universe. Dreams of exploring and adventuring are intrinsic to the human condition, and the prospect of travelling into the air and later into space was facilitated by developments in engineering in the modern era. After air travel became normalised, humans set their sites on the moon and stars, and later, during the Cold War, the space race led to us putting the first men on the moon.