Mechanical Engineering Magazine
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Technology that moves the world.
The magazine of ASME, covering engineering, technology, and people who make it all happen.
The magazine of ASME, covering engineering, technology, and people who make it all happen.
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Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, who collected a Nobel Prize in Chemistry this morning. @kaytsukel.bsky.social wrote about his work using metal-organic frameworks back in 2023.
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Hand-held Device Takes Water from the Air Using MOFs - ASME
A new hand-held device can harvest water from the air even in desert conditions.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, who collected a Nobel Prize in Chemistry this morning. @kaytsukel.bsky.social wrote about his work using metal-organic frameworks back in 2023.
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Not true, Jeff. All the cool people know about Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations to our fearless boss, Louise Poirier, for taking home the Eddie for “Range of Work by a Single Author.” Everything she writes is great, and she writes about everything!
Congratulations to our fearless boss, Louise Poirier, for taking home the Eddie for “Range of Work by a Single Author.” Everything she writes is great, and she writes about everything!
Incredibly proud of my old crew at @asmedotorg.bsky.social @mengineeringmag.bsky.social for nabbing two Eddies last night. Best little magazine no one’s ever heard of. Onward and upward.
October 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not true, Jeff. All the cool people know about Mechanical Engineering.
Congratulations to our fearless boss, Louise Poirier, for taking home the Eddie for “Range of Work by a Single Author.” Everything she writes is great, and she writes about everything!
Congratulations to our fearless boss, Louise Poirier, for taking home the Eddie for “Range of Work by a Single Author.” Everything she writes is great, and she writes about everything!
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Incredibly proud of my old crew at @asmedotorg.bsky.social @mengineeringmag.bsky.social for nabbing two Eddies last night. Best little magazine no one’s ever heard of. Onward and upward.
October 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Incredibly proud of my old crew at @asmedotorg.bsky.social @mengineeringmag.bsky.social for nabbing two Eddies last night. Best little magazine no one’s ever heard of. Onward and upward.
Outgoing editor-in-chief Jeffrey Winters reminisces on some of his favorite stories from over the past 23 years.
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Blog: Looking Forward from the Past - ASME
Writing about cutting-edge technology for decades means that you get to see early drafts of the future. But not every vision of tomorrow comes to pass.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Outgoing editor-in-chief Jeffrey Winters reminisces on some of his favorite stories from over the past 23 years.
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Tim Latimer of Fervo Energy, who's developing the deep frontier of enhanced geothermal energy, is one of Mechanical Engineering magazine's 25 members of Watch List 2025.
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Tim Latimer - ME Watch List 2025
Tim Latimer, CEO at Fervo Energy is leading something transformative: the future of geothermal energy. He is a Mechanical Engineering Alumni of University of Tulsa.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tim Latimer of Fervo Energy, who's developing the deep frontier of enhanced geothermal energy, is one of Mechanical Engineering magazine's 25 members of Watch List 2025.
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Again this year we are throwing a spotlight on 25 early career engineers who are redefining what it means to lead, innovate, and represent engineering.
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Cover - ME Watch List 2025
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June 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Again this year we are throwing a spotlight on 25 early career engineers who are redefining what it means to lead, innovate, and represent engineering.
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Everyone loves tooting their own horn, and we spoke with Eva Erickson, mechanical engineering doctoral student who finished second in this spring's Survivor.
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May 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Everyone loves tooting their own horn, and we spoke with Eva Erickson, mechanical engineering doctoral student who finished second in this spring's Survivor.
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Our April 2025 issue posted, and it's chock full of great stories on the frontiers of engineering.
Where next for robotic surgery?
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Recycling old wind and solar components
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And more!
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Where next for robotic surgery?
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Recycling old wind and solar components
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And more!
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April 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our April 2025 issue posted, and it's chock full of great stories on the frontiers of engineering.
Where next for robotic surgery?
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Recycling old wind and solar components
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And more!
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Where next for robotic surgery?
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Recycling old wind and solar components
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And more!
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Mush for brains? A research team at Cornell has made robots that use mushrooms as part of their control systems.
ASME members can read all about it in the March issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine.
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ASME members can read all about it in the March issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mush for brains? A research team at Cornell has made robots that use mushrooms as part of their control systems.
ASME members can read all about it in the March issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine.
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ASME members can read all about it in the March issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine.
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Duesenbergs were the hypercars of the 1920s -- automobiles built by racecar engineers and packed with cutting edge technology. One innovation -- four-wheel hydraulic brakes -- are now an ASME Engineering Landmark.
March 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Duesenbergs were the hypercars of the 1920s -- automobiles built by racecar engineers and packed with cutting edge technology. One innovation -- four-wheel hydraulic brakes -- are now an ASME Engineering Landmark.
“Twenty percent of their lives were spent going through a global pandemic,” said Mike Hadden of Skansa USA. “A lot of them are breaking out of their shell, wanting so desperately to be heard because they weren’t for so long.”
Engineering's generation gap.
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Engineering's generation gap.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Twenty percent of their lives were spent going through a global pandemic,” said Mike Hadden of Skansa USA. “A lot of them are breaking out of their shell, wanting so desperately to be heard because they weren’t for so long.”
Engineering's generation gap.
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Engineering's generation gap.
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Hey, @asmedotorg.bsky.social members! The February issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine is ready for you.
* Managing the Generation Gap
* How E-Bikes Got to Be the Next Big Thing
… and more.
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* Managing the Generation Gap
* How E-Bikes Got to Be the Next Big Thing
… and more.
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February 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Hey, @asmedotorg.bsky.social members! The February issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine is ready for you.
* Managing the Generation Gap
* How E-Bikes Got to Be the Next Big Thing
… and more.
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* Managing the Generation Gap
* How E-Bikes Got to Be the Next Big Thing
… and more.
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Hello, BlueSky friends. We are looking for nominations to our 2025 Watch List -- our annual spotlight on early-career engineers who are doing amazing work. If you know someone _we_ should know about, let us know via the form! (2024 Watch List in the following post.)
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January 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Purdue has added 6 new programs in Indianapolis for Fall 2025, including a Professional Master's in Sports Engineering: www.purdue.edu/newsroom/pur...
January 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Purdue has added 6 new programs in Indianapolis for Fall 2025, including a Professional Master's in Sports Engineering: www.purdue.edu/newsroom/pur...
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Hello, BlueSky friends. We are looking for nominations to our 2025 Watch List -- our annual spotlight on early-career engineers who are doing amazing work. If you know someone _we_ should know about, let us know via the form! (2024 Watch List in the following post.)
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Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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December 4, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Hello, BlueSky friends. We are looking for nominations to our 2025 Watch List -- our annual spotlight on early-career engineers who are doing amazing work. If you know someone _we_ should know about, let us know via the form! (2024 Watch List in the following post.)
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It’s easily more than $3. Here’s our chart from a while ago and our more recent paper. For climate alone, every $100/tonne GHG adds $1/gal. Whether driving costs us all an extra $3 per gal or $6/gal, it’s not zero, which is what we pay now. www.rand.org/content/dam/... & pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
June 9, 2024 at 4:47 AM
It’s easily more than $3. Here’s our chart from a while ago and our more recent paper. For climate alone, every $100/tonne GHG adds $1/gal. Whether driving costs us all an extra $3 per gal or $6/gal, it’s not zero, which is what we pay now. www.rand.org/content/dam/... & pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
New issue (members only) of Mechanical Engineering just dropped, featuring a cover story on NASA's Artemis program by the always-excellent Louise Poirier.
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January 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New issue (members only) of Mechanical Engineering just dropped, featuring a cover story on NASA's Artemis program by the always-excellent Louise Poirier.
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"The report finds that costs could fall by 80% by 2035 to around $50 per megawatt hour (MWh). This would make geothermal the cheapest source of dispatchable low-emissions electricity on a par with existing hydropower and nuclear installations."
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Technology breakthroughs are unlocking geothermal energy’s vast potential in countries across the globe - News - IEA
Technology breakthroughs are unlocking geothermal energy’s vast potential in countries across the globe - News from the International Energy Agency
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December 13, 2024 at 2:05 PM
"The report finds that costs could fall by 80% by 2035 to around $50 per megawatt hour (MWh). This would make geothermal the cheapest source of dispatchable low-emissions electricity on a par with existing hydropower and nuclear installations."
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Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?
Critics of renewables often say that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy.
The good news is that we don’t have to. My article in Medium explains why.
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Critics of renewables often say that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy.
The good news is that we don’t have to. My article in Medium explains why.
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Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?
Whenever I post something on renewable energy on social media it never takes long for negative comments to arrive in my feed. One type of…
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November 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Have we been duped by the primary energy fallacy?
Critics of renewables often say that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy.
The good news is that we don’t have to. My article in Medium explains why.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
Critics of renewables often say that we cannot possibly replace the vast amount of fossil fuel we currently use with clean energy.
The good news is that we don’t have to. My article in Medium explains why.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
In our December 2024 issue, we looked at some of the startups on the deep frontier of renewable energy. Companies like Fervo, Sage, and Eavor are taking slightly different approaches, but the goal is the same: Tapping deep geothermal heat to provide reliable power.
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Deep Geothermal is the New Energy Frontier - ASME
A new generation of startups is developing the drilling technology needed to reach rocks hot enough to provide clean, sustainable power whenever we need it.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM
In our December 2024 issue, we looked at some of the startups on the deep frontier of renewable energy. Companies like Fervo, Sage, and Eavor are taking slightly different approaches, but the goal is the same: Tapping deep geothermal heat to provide reliable power.
www.asme.org/topics-resou...
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Hello, BlueSky friends. We are looking for nominations to our 2025 Watch List -- our annual spotlight on early-career engineers who are doing amazing work. If you know someone _we_ should know about, let us know via the form! (2024 Watch List in the following post.)
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Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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December 4, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Hello, BlueSky friends. We are looking for nominations to our 2025 Watch List -- our annual spotlight on early-career engineers who are doing amazing work. If you know someone _we_ should know about, let us know via the form! (2024 Watch List in the following post.)
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As robotic assisted surgery (RAS) instruments become ever smaller, fundamental principles of mechanical engineering dictate the extent of useful work they can achieve.
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Three methods to consider for miniaturizing instruments for robotic assisted surgery
Miniaturizing surgical robotics instruments has implications for force transmission, cable tension, friction — and dexterity and control.
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November 27, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Finally had some time to dig into the subsea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea that have gotten a lot of attention lately.
Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption.
However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵
Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption.
However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Finally had some time to dig into the subsea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea that have gotten a lot of attention lately.
Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption.
However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵
Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption.
However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵
Hey, @asmedotorg.bsky.social -- we do this every year, and you never give us smart glasses or a 3D printer we ask for. Get with the program!
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2024 Engineering Gift Guide - ASME
For the engineer in your life, choose from an engineering field kit, shortwave radio, robotic arm kit, 3D printer, and more.
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November 26, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Hey, @asmedotorg.bsky.social -- we do this every year, and you never give us smart glasses or a 3D printer we ask for. Get with the program!
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