One of the most interesting places to get real-time commentary and news about anything is on Twitter. Engineering is no exception.

But are you following the right streams?

Your Twitter experience is a reflection of who you follow, so to make it easier and more rewarding for you – here’s a list of 24 engineering Twitter streams you should follow.

Engineering Twitter Streams: The Obvious Ones

@NASA – Why should you follow them? Because there is nothing cooler than space and the people that make it tangible for the rest of us.

Follow @nasa

@MarsCuriosity – This twitter account posts updates and photographs from the Mars Rover.

Follow @MarsCuriosity

@IEEESpectrum – The Spectrum, a publication by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, explores development, applications and the implications of new technologies.

Follow @IEEESpectrum



@neiltyson – Is an astrophysicist at Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the host of StarTalk Radio. (And has over 930,000 followers!)

Follow @neiltyson



@Engineeringcom – The Twitter home of Engineering.com, an online engineering magazine.

Follow @Engineeringcom



@donttrythis – Adam Savage’s twitter account. You may know him as the host of Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel.

Follow @donttrythis



Engineer Twitter Streams: Deeper Cuts

@engineer4change – An organization of engineers and community leaders attempting to solve challenges and share knowledge to improve the quality of life all over the world.

Follow @engineer4change



@Make – Twitter home of Make magazine, it focuses on do it yourself (DIY) projects involving computers, electronics, robotics, metalworking, woodworking and other disciplines. Amateur engineers, unite!

Follow @make



@CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known for being the biggest particle physics laboratory in the world.

Follow @CERN



@TheScienceGuy – Bill Nye! Science educator extraordinaire.

Follow @TheScienceGuy



@AstroRobonaut – A humanoid robot designed to work side by side with humans, or go where the risks are too great for people… tweeting from the International Space Station.

Follow @AstroRobonaut



@DrLucyRogers – She is a fellow at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Astronomical Society, has a “PhD in bubbles (fluid dynamics)” and is the director of Space Safety Research Limited.

Follow @DrLucyRogers



@ENRnews – A top source of news and opinion on construction engineering and design.

Follow @ENRnews



@profeng – Covers a broad range of engineering topics including aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing, transport & skills.

Follow @profeng



@newscientist – Twitter home of the world’s leading science and technology weekly.

Follow @newscientist



@RacecarEngineer – Tweets from the best selling motorsport technology magazine; discusses the engineering side of making cars go fast

Follow @RacecarEngineer

Engineering Professional Organizations

@ASCETweets – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Follow @ASCETweets



@TheIET – The Institution of Engineering and Technology is Europe’s largest group of engineers & technicians.

Follow @TheIET



@SWEtalk – The Society of Women Engineers has been giving women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry for over six decades. Now that voice is on Twitter, too.

Follow @SWEtalk



@NSBE – The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) strives to “to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”

Follow @NSBE

The Most Entertaining Engineering Twitter Streams

@SarcasticRover – “I’m on Mars, whoop-dee-fricken-doo. Not the real @MarsCuriosity.” Parody account speaks from the rover about NASA, Mars, and the mission there.

Follow @SarcasticRover

@EngineersHumor – Engineering humor. Their tagline? “Work hard. Laugh harder.”

Follow @EngineersHumor



@engineerproblem – Very student-centric, but still hilarious. “Did my homework in radians instead of degrees! #engineeringproblems”

Follow @engineerproblem

Did We Miss Any?

Have a really good engineering-centric twitter feed we’ve missed? Please drop a comment below.

And if you like this list – you can always follow us @EngineerJobs.

Follow @EngineerJobs



Updated: The Twitter Feeds You’ve Told Us To Include!

From Reddit:



@elonmusk – entrepreneur, founder of PayPal and now known for SpaceX, Tesla, & SolarCity.

Follow @elonmusk

This redditor has nicely curated a list of 45 people associated with NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) / Mars Curiosity rover mission here: NASA Mars Curiosity Team on Twitter

@aGeekMom is a “self-employed web geek… omnipresent Space Tweep; Space Camp (1987) & NASATweetup alumnus since Nov’09 (STS-129)” with almost 7500 followers of her own.

Follow @ageekmom



Another Redditor noted this solid Engineering Twitter account:

@SocMfgEng – The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). (Very active twitter account with nearly 14,000 followers).

Follow @SocMfgEng

Sisaac on Reddit pointed out this great Chemical Engineering account:

@ChEnected – “AIChE’s portal to the latest in Chem-E, and a forum to engage with professional engineers in chemical, process, and biomedical engineering.”

Follow @ChEnected





@eevblog – Twitter account for the Electronics Engineering Video Blog – an “off-the-cuff video blog for electronics engineers, hobbyists, hackers and makers”

Follow @eevblog

@IMechE – Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is the fastest growing professional engineering institution in the UK.

Follow @IMechE



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