With the Russian doing its bidding, the CIA appeared to be about to help Iran leapfrog one of the last remaining engineering hurdles blocking its path to a nuclear weapon.
Some may be thwarted by science and engineering hurdles, as noted below, or by government policy; others could assume a far greater share of the burden than depicted here.
And speaking of batteries, it's one of the biggest engineering hurdles in all of technology -- just ask the folks at Tesla Motors who have to find a way to make one small enough and safe enough to put in its all-electric roadster.
Before the sensor revolution can truly take off, researchers must overcome some crucial engineering hurdles in power management and data networking.
There were surely large engineering hurdles to this integration, but with more than 3,000 employees, the timetable seems sluggish and detrimental.
For the broadband revolution to keep roaring along, Corning and its main fibermaking rival, Lucent Technologies, will have to hit new milestones in the purity of glass, overcoming serious engineering hurdles while constantly lowering costs.
Having jumped the regulatory and engineering hurdles to offer cost-efficient stock trading, Robinhood has a huge opportunity to become the backbone of a new generation of fintech apps.
The combination of the scope of both Uber's potential impact, and the extent of the engineering hurdles it faces in achieving its aims were what drew Singhal in; he is, after all, a true engineer at heart, and mountainous technical challenges attract skilled engineers like nothing else.
With the engineering hurdles surmounted, the biggest challenge facing users of the Skydeck may be who to bring with you.
