Computer Model Could Thwart Construction Material Emissions

MIT researchers have created a way to make topology optimization designs more buildable. Their framework allows users to apply constraints to algorithmically generated structures to limit their complexity.

How Much Do You Know About Digital Health?

How much do you know about digital health? Find out with this quiz.

NASA Wideband Demo Completes Primary Mission, Extends Operations

NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), designed to enable interoperability between satellite relay networks, has completed its planned technology demonstration.

Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments

Offline-capable telehealth keeps care moving when connectivity is limited or unavailable, worldwide.

5Ws of Adaptive Phase Cooling

The energy demand of data centers is growing faster than traditional cooling methods can handle. A new nuclear-inspired approach developed by MIT-spinoff startup Ferveret directly tackles several emerging bottlenecks.

Windows of the Future: Ultrathin Solar Cells Could Turn Any Glass into a Power Generator

Led by Associate Professor Annalisa Bruno, the NTU researchers created perovskite solar cells that are about 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair and around 50 times thinner than conventional perovskite solar cells.

Knowledge Is Battery Power

Modern electric vehicles can go hundreds of miles without a recharge, but that long range can diminish faster if battery health isn’t properly tracked and managed. And to do that, you need some smart software...

Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space

Dr. Nicole Wagner of LambdaVision and Dr. Michael Roberts of the ISS National Lab explain how microgravity manufacturing could improve artificial retinas, reduce waste, and advance future treatments for macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

Designing Intelligence into the Electrical Foundation of Data Centers

Data centers have always been critical infrastructure, but their role has expanded dramatically in recent years. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and real-time digital services continue to scale, data centers are under pressure to operate with unprecedented levels of efficiency, reliability, and responsiveness. This shift is driving a quiet but fundamental transformation in how data center infrastructure is designed and managed. Read on to learn more.

Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on how researchers at Arizona State University are developing bioinspired robotic “muscles” that aim to enable robots to do much more than their motorized counterparts; one on Wichita State University and Dassault Systèmes launching a Manufacturing Innovation Center to accelerate AI‑driven automation, virtual design, and additive manufacturing across the aviation sector; one on the University of Texas at Austin's robotic hand with human-like touch; and more.

SAE Automotive Podcast: How Automakers Use Data

Podcast discussion with Slate and Sonatus about how data from vehicles is used.

Adaptive DBS: The Next Leap in Closed-Loop Neurostimulation

Adaptive DBS uses real-time sensing to personalize therapy for Parkinson’s and movement disorders.

Rocket Propulsion, AI, and the Future of Engineering Workflows

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Reaction Dynamics propulsion engineer and Morius founder Balin Moher explains how artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and structured engineering data could help reshape how aerospace teams design and validate complex rocket systems. Listen now!

Humanoid Robots Assist Assembly Lines

While autonomous robots are playing larger roles in factories and warehouses, certain tasks still require the arms, legs, and eyes of a human. A self-driving tugger train that pulls boxes through a warehouse can’t load or unload itself, for example. That’s where Apollo comes in. The robot can pull boxes from shelves and walk them to a pallet as easily as anyone, without ever getting tired. Read on to learn more.

From Prop to Participant: How Connectivity and Sensing Power Humanoid Robots

As humanoid robots evolve from experimental systems to industrial platforms, their success will depend less on any individual technological breakthrough and more on how effectively engineers integrate connectivity, sensing, power, and computing into a cohesive architecture. Read on to learn more.

AI Drones Bring Real Time Intelligence to Warehouse Automation

In this interview, Joseph Mirabile, VP of Operations at Gather AI, discusses how drone-based systems make warehouse automation more efficient, the role of Physical AI in making these drones more intelligent and safer by enabling them to interpret complex, real-world conditions as well as offers advice for engineers evaluating Physical AI–enabled drones for warehouses. Read now!

Accelerating Physical AI System Validation with Electronics Digital Twins

AI behavior must remain consistent and predictable across hardware variants, software updates, and real-world conditions. eDTs provide engineers with visibility into how AI-driven software interacts with underlying silicon and system architectures, supporting safer and more reliable deployment. Read on to learn more.

Giving Robots a Sense of Touch: Physical AI Advances with Tactile Sensors

Tactile sensors have existed for years, but what has changed is the systems it feeds into. Physical AI systems have matured to the point where multi-modal contact data can be productively consumed. The next step is to validate the impact on performance and training efficiency. Read on to learn more.

How Much Do You Know About Hybrid-Electric Systems for Off-Highway Vehicles?

Test your understanding of the key concepts and applications of hybrid-electric systems used in construction, mining, agricultural, and other off-highway vehicles.

From Simulation to Shop Floor: Bridging the Sim‑to‑Real Gap for Humanoid Robots

In this interview, Pras Velagapudi, CTO, Agility, discusses the challenges in closing the sim-to-real gap, what makes a humanoid robot ready for real-world deployment and how far is that threshold today.

Now You See It: New Optical Device Uses Humidity to Uncover Hidden Images

Engineers have developed an optical device that reveals hidden images and changes colors in response to different levels of humidity. Read on to learn more.

Training Physical AI with the Digital Twin: A Faster Path to Flexible Robotics

As physical AI continues to advance, it will increasingly be able to tackle tasks previously limited to humans, especially those requiring rapid adaptability in operations that traditional automation and AI systems could simply not handle. Training physical AI models may seem like a daunting task, but read on to learn how to simplify it.

How Physical AI Expands Industrial Robots’ Capabilities

Physical AI changes how automation projects are framed. Read on to learn more about how it can expand industrial robots' capabilities.