Engineered Geopolymers Redefining Well Integrity in a Low-Carbon Era
Advanced Materials Science Meets Subsurface Engineering As the oil and gas industry faces immense pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, a quiet revolution is happening at the most fundamental level: […]
The Ultimate Design-for-Assembly Challenge: Engineering NASA’s OSAM-1 In-Orbit Factory
Launching the Workshop, Not Just the Science While many missions launch science instruments, NASA’s On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission, now in advanced integration, is launching the workshop […]
Engineering the Impossible: CHIEF Hypergravity Facility Compresses Space and Time
Engineering the Time-Compression Engine: Inside CHIEF, the Record-Shattering Hypergravity Facility and its Transformative Potential for Design Innovation (Video inset) The Gravity-Defying Engineering Milestone On September 29, 2025, a giant centrifuge […]
Taming the Sun: Magnet Design Unlocks Practical Fusion Energy
New demonstrations from private fusion companies show that artificial intelligence is now an essential engineering tool for designing and controlling the superconducting magnets that make net-energy fusion possible. The path […]
Manufacturing: The Self-Optimizing Plant: Generative Process Twins Redefine Digital Manufacturing
New platforms are moving beyond static digital twins to dynamic, “Generative Process Twins” that autonomously redesign factory layouts and workflows for each new product, making mass customization economically viable. The […]
Automotive: Solid-State Battery Integration Reaches Production Scalability
As sulfide electrolyte production scales, design engineers are tackling the systems-level hurdles of thermal management, structural architecture, and manufacturing for the next generation of electric vehicles. The solid-state battery (SSB) […]
Breaking the Mold: Certification of Additively Manufactured CMCs Redefines Design for Extreme Environments
GE Aerospace’s FAA-approved 3D-printed turbine shroud signals a new era in high-temperature component design, moving beyond the limits of casting and lay-up. Certification of FAA Additively Manufactured In a landmark […]
Medical Design Engineering: The Disappearing Act: Engineering Patient-Specific, Bio-Resorbable Electronic Scaffolds
A landmark study in primates demonstrated a new paradigm for implantable devices: smart, wireless scaffolds that monitor and promote healing, then safely dissolve, eliminating secondary surgery and long-term foreign body […]
The Sustainable Engineer: How Lifecycle Analysis is Reshaping Design from the CAD Screen Up
Faced with new regulations and market demands, engineers are moving beyond performance and cost. The new mandate: Design for the planet, with quantitative tools that put carbon footprint and circularity […]
The Indestructible Airframe: How Digital Twins are Forging a Safer, Smarter Aerospace Future
From certifying jets without breaking them to predicting failures before they happen, digital twins are becoming aviation’s most critical co-pilot. The Unbreakable Prototype Every aerospace engineer understands the immense weight […]
How Digital Twins are Unlocking Billions in the Oil & Gas Value Chain
From autonomous reservoirs to self-optimizing refineries, dynamic virtual models are transforming how we engineer, operate, and maintain the world’s most complex energy systems. The Multi-Billion Barrel Blind Spot Picture this: […]
Bioinspired and Adaptive Architecture: How Biomimicry and Adaptive Systems Are Transforming Sustainable Design
In 2025, the architectural field stands at the convergence of biology, engineering, and digital innovation. Driven by urgent environmental challenges and the need for resilient urban environments, architects and engineers […]
