Mar 12, 2026 | Energy, Engineering
Engineers have discovered an unexpected link between two very different realms of physics: the behavior of electrons in graphene and magnetic waves in specially engineered materials. By designing a thin magnetic film with a hexagonal pattern of holes—similar to...
Mar 12, 2026 | Detroit, Education, Engineering, Featured
During our visit to Wayne State University in Detroit, Cindy Polakowski and John Petty met with engineering student Nisa Solano. Nisa is a member of the Society of Hispanic Engineers. Video filmed and edited by Detroit Media...
Mar 5, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Engineering
A human brain consumes less power than a light bulb, while artificial intelligence systems guzzle electricity to do the same tasks. Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do so much with so little, a...
Mar 5, 2026 | Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Featured
Purdue University has received a $10 million commitment from the AGE Fisher Family Foundation to establish an innovation and entrepreneurship center within the College of Engineering. The foundation was created by longtime donors Jeff (BS electrical engineering ’80)...
Mar 4, 2026 | Education, Engineering, Featured, Space
In an effort to retain engineering staff from a $170 million project for NASA, the University of Iowa is renovating the seventh floor of Van Allen Hall to house the Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory, a collection of labs supporting the UI’s efforts in building spaceflight...
Feb 26, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Featured
A geotechnical engineer reviews an AI-generated retaining wall design. The calculations are correct. The code checks pass. The specifications are met. But she looks at the site photos and says: “I don’t like this ground”. Nothing in the numbers tells...
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