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The article focuses on the journey of Griselda Ibarra-Godinez, a first-generation Mexican American, who found inspiration from her mechanic father to pursue mechanical engineering, highlighting the importance of diversity in the field. As the demand for engineering talent continues to grow, strategies are needed to inspire the next generation of engineers and bridge the gap between job openings and available workers.

The article focuses on the concept of frugal engineering, which emphasizes simplicity and resourcefulness in designing effective solutions, drawing inspiration from biology and social innovations. It discusses how frugal engineering approaches, such as those seen in the design of ice stupas and bio-inspired technologies, can offer sustainable and cost-effective solutions for various challenges, including those related to manufacturing and environmental conservation.

The article focuses on the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) for advanced nuclear power generation. Topics include the challenges and opportunities of upscaling SMR designs, the potential role of SMRs in replacing conventional nuclear reactors, and the market demand and cost considerations for SMR deployment.

The article informs that new arms race has been envisioned by military planners to develop cruise missiles that can exceed speed of Mach 5. Topics discussed include potential military imbalance with the advent of hypersonic weapons; hypersonic cruise missiles representing the most bleeding edge of weapons development and promise to be most versatile and development of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

The article focuses on the use of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), particularly following ASME's Y14.5 standard, in manufacturing parts for various applications, including those destined for outer space such as the Perseverance rover. Topics include the significance of GD&T in conveying precise design specifications, its role in ensuring parts' compatibility and functionality, and its application in machine shops for producing diverse components.

The article discusses the developments in new energy technologies in the airline industries to tackle carbon emissions. It describes advances in battery-powered aviation including Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Innovation electric vehicle (EV) launched in November 2021, the Beta Technologies' launch of battery-powered Alia in May 2022, and United Airlines' plan to buy 100 EVs from Heart Aerospace. It explains the concept of hydrogen-fueled aircraft.

The article focuses on the integration of waterjet technology into the digital desktop revolution. Topics include the introduction of Wazer's affordable desktop waterjet cutter, the benefits of this technology for quality control and failure analysis, and its role in the broader trend of democratizing manufacturing tools.

The article presents an interview with Elizabeth Jens discussing her role as a cognizant engineer and her contributions to the Perseverance rover mission. Topics include the responsibilities of a cognizant engineer in managing hardware, the development of a dust-clearing tool for the rover, and the importance of communication in large engineering projects.

The article focuses on the diverse roles within the field of bioengineering, encompassing scientists conducting fundamental studies, engineers developing medical hardware, and clinical engineers directly involved in patient care and rehabilitation. It mentions these bioengineers employ engineering principles to solve problems in living organisms, ranging from fundamental research to the design and development of medical instruments and treatment methods.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by underrepresented students in engineering, highlighting ASME's role in providing support programs to help them succeed. It mentions through personal experience, the author illustrates how ASME's initiatives, such as scholarships and networking opportunities, have been instrumental in his own journey from Colombia to becoming a mechanical engineer at Cummins.

The article reports that mechanical engineers continue to adapt and thrive in today's industry, ranking it among the highest paying STEM jobs. Topics include engineers were able to use the power of the Internet of Things to communicate with machines at a distance, leverage cloud platforms to design remotely; and utilize additive manufacturing to 3D print parts at a moment's notice.

The article presents the discussion on young people into formal college engineering programs is an ongoing concern for the profession. Topics include multiple work experiences, and numerous machines he had worked on, provided him with a solid foundation; and numero shifted almost immediately from the cinema business to design, manufacture, and market mobile refrigeration units.

The article presents the discussion on creating a larger technical workforce. Topics include ASME Foundation needs individual and corporate financial support to scale these proven and powerful programs; and ASME Foundation welcomes leaders in the corporate community to share their knowledge and contacts to make the work of the Foundation as relevant and effective as possible.

The article presents the discussion on portable computers rely on energy-dense Lithium-ion batteries to store enough electricity to power their screens and processor. Topics include gadgets have a Lot in common with rockets, which are mostly cylinders filled with fuel with a small morsel of payload balanced on top; and encompasses everything from supercomputers to data servers and smart phones.

The article focuses on how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) functionality, known as generative design and topology optimization tools, are being implemented in popular CAD platforms like PTC's Creo and Siemens NX. These tools are empowering engineers to innovate, collaborate, analyze, and optimize their designs more quickly. Topics include the potential impact of AI/ML on the engineering profession and the need for engineers to become proficient users of these ML models.

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When I started working in additive manufacturing three years ago, I thought 3-D printing of metals would be easy because I had worked with 3-D printed plastics for nearly two [...]

In this article the author talks about the scientists are developing a wide variety of technologies to solve this urgent problem, and many have been working for decades on finding better and more economical ways to turn non-traditional sources of water into potable water for drinking and cooking. It mentions that prolific researcher who focuses on desalination using membranes that mimic natural organisms, such as mangrove trees that thrive in brackish water.

The article informs about the global warming as a link between fossil fuels, carbon dioxide, and temperature. Topics discussed include radiation absorbed by that added C02 closely corresponded to increases in measured mean temperature; measured concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had increased; and laws of radiation together with absorptivity and wavelength data.

The article reporst on the use of augmented reality to help engineers on brdging the gap between digital data and real hardware world. It mentions that the reality mobile and intuitive way for engineers to interact with sensor data, digital twins, and their physical counterparts. It further reports that Augmented reality certainly has the power to disrupt the way some industrial manufacturers operate.

The article focuses on Jay Flores' mission to inspire young people interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, including the importance of inspiring lifelong learners in these fields and the need for innovative approaches to address workforce challenges in engineering.

The article focuses on the need for a leapfrog approach to training new engineers, bypassing early-stage technology and learning with the tools available today. Topics include the clean energy transition, the importance of efficient education and training methods for engineers, and the role of organizations such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in shaping the future of engineering education and innovation.

The article focuses on the resurgent belief in pseudohistory and the comparison of ancient engineering feats to modern technological challenges. Topics include the need to rebuild global energy systems to reduce carbon emissions, the material constraints and immense quantities required for such infrastructure changes, and the call for engineers to meet these challenges through problem-solving and technological optimization.

The article focuses on the growing impact of climate change with increasing extreme weather events globally, and it raises questions about whether today's and tomorrow's engineers are adequately equipped to address sustainability challenges, emphasizing the need for engineers to possess a broader skill set that includes communication, entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, and data literacy to innovate sustainable solutions and contribute to global sustainability efforts.

The article presents comments by engineers who worked on the Apollo 11 Moon landing program, who talk about helping put two astronauts on the Moon. Topics discussed include comments by Peter Kachmar who worked at the MIT Instrumentation Lab and who developed the algorithms and crew procedures for the Apollo Rendezvous System.

The article focuses on the history of power engineering in the U.S.S.R, highlighting its functional and utilitarian technology, with a strong emphasis on speed and surpassing the U.S. in electric power production. It discusses their construction practices, equipment, technical competence and aspirations for ambitious projects to gain global prestige. It also mentioned that engineering achievements had prestige value in the world marketplace.

The article focuses on addressing the skills and equity gap in the STEM workforce. Topics include the importance of early STEM exposure, the current disparity in STEM interest among students and the need for more diversity in the technical workforce. It emphasizes the role of the existing STEM workforce in encouraging and supporting the next generation of technology workers to meet future workforce needs and promote equal opportunities for all.

As an engineering student, educator, researcher, and administrator, I had to think about engineering from a variety of perspectives. My view is that engineers and engineering technologists conceive, design, realize, [...]

The article discusses how some engineers are getting attracted to freelance work which allows them to be creative as well as flexibility of working. The survey, Freelancing in America 2017, estimates that over 57 million Americans are currently freelancing. Shoshana Deutschkron, senior director of communications at UpWork, an online platform that connects freelancers with employers, freedom and flexibility of freelancing cannot be found in traditional jobs.

The article presents the views of Bruce Welty, who built a world-class electronic-commerce fulfillment facility at Quiet Logistics, regarding emerging supply chain of software, hardware and engineers that helps warehouses to become the test bed of innovation for robots. It mentions the working of the Kiva robot in Quiet Logistics. It also mentions the woking of warehouse operators that runs a business building warehouse management systems to monitor and organize.

The article discusses the integration of the principles of mechanical engineering into the kinetic sculptures of engineer and artist Arthur Ganson. The sculptural pieces are known for their unconventional approach to aesthetics, openness in divulging the mystery of how these machines work, and the humor inherent in these machines. The similarities of these pieces with Ganson's physical characteristics and life experiences as an engineer are described.

The article informs that John Dzielski, a mechanical engineering professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, tells that properly thrown football spins along the axis, whereas improperly thrown footballs had two motions, the spin and a rotation where the nose of the ball circled the line of flight. he found that the Magnus effect, a force that contributes to the curve in certain baseball pitches, did not have much impact on the wobble of a football.

The article offers information on Henry David Thoreau, who has made an important contribution to the engineering industry. He took up the civil engineering discipline of land surveying as a means of income and made his own equipment, which mostly consisted of measurement rods and tapes, a transit, and a compass. He has perfected manufacturing of pencils and graphite products in his family's Concord pencil factory.

The article discusses emergence of windmills and waterwheels powered industry in Europe before steam engine produced Industrial Revolution. Topics discussed include design of waterwheel improvement development sought by scientists in Age of Enlightenment, practical applications in mathematics dedicated by scientist Antoine Parent, and differential calculus developed by Parent.

The author discusses experience of enrolling for American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME's) Federal Government Fellowship. Topics discussed include work with U.S. Senator Chris Coons on issues of smart manufacturing, and supply chain resilience, problem approached by engineer based on physical truths to determine optimal solution, and real-world problems shown through the fellowship.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of enrolling for American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME's) Federal Government Fellowship.

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses several reports within the issue on topics including technology trends and intersection of society and engineering, efforts of President Joe Biden's administration to promote technologies of nuclear power, and preparation for engineering law.

Some generations create a system of law; other generations build cathedrals or pyramids. We today have had the good fortune to inherit a great body of scientific knowledge, and on [...]

Space flight is one of the riskiest human endeavors. The hardware and systems used by NASA and other space agencies are among the most complicated ever devised by humans, and [...]

The article explores much has the remote work revolution changed the way engineers think about where they work. Topics include enjoy relaxed working conditions as employers adapt to over a year of remote operations; and claims the supply crunch in talent is leading to a price war, where firms pay a premium rate for people skilled in emerging software engineering.

The article reviews Policy Impact 2022, the annual public policy conference held virtually on May 17-19. Topics discussed include key topics discussed during the virtual gathering including Clean energy, workforce development, space-based research and development (R&D); and importance of investing in critical and emerging technologies and on efforts to bolster global supply-chain security and resiliency by Laurie Locascio, the new director of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology.

The article focuses on sustainability and its relevance in engineering solutions. Topics discussed include equity in engineering opportunity as fundamental to delivering sustainable engineering solutions; K-12 education programs supported by donations to the ASME Foundation serving lower-income communities, illuminate the E in STEM; and Engineering for Change Fellowships and E4C Digital Community engage young engineers in work to improve quality of life.

The article focuses on the necessity for engineers to participate in technology policy of the U.S. government. Topics discussed include the efforts of the U.S. Congress to deliberate on matters that require scientific and engineering expertise and the lack of legislators in both national and state levels who possess engineering degrees. The opportunity provided by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or ASME for engineers to take part in its Congressional Fellows program is mentioned.

The article focuses on the inspiration of science fiction among engineers and inventors. It presents narratives of seven inventors and science fiction that influenced them including Adam Steltzner, lead engineer of robotic rover Curiosity at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Helen Greiner, co-founder and chairman of iRobot and Hod Lipson, director of Creative Machines Lab at Cornell University.

The article presents a report which explores how engineering is impacting film, TV, and live-action entertainment; and highlights the strength and versatility of robotic grippers along with information high-speed rail lines.

The article offers information on the 2016 American Control Conference (ACC) that was held from July 4-8, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts on various topics including vehicle dynamics and control, and robust control. Topics discussed include introduction of a program Applications Friday (AF) to engage local practicing engineers and students; AACC award recipients such as Tariq Samad; and a list of upcoming conferences such as International Federation of Accountants 2017 WORLD CONGRESS.

The article focuses on a trend in the acoustic analysis software industry in the U.S. as of August 2014 in which consumer electronic manufacturers are placing acoustical analysis into the care of design engineers. It discusses the reduction of a product's time to market and the reduction of noise from consumer electronics by bringing acoustical analysis to front-end design, the accessibility of expert tools and the development of the Application Customization Toolkit software by MSC Software.

The article focuses on research being conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology's Multiscale Systems Engineering Research Group to integrate the modeling and simulation features of computer-aided design (CAD) with materials design capability. It discusses the capability of the system to allow engineers create customized materials, the possibility that future CAD systems will allow engineers to zoom in to specify material morphology and a gap between materials creation and product design.