INFOGRAPHIC
WHAT MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WERE READING IN 2025
Did you miss any of these top reads from Mechanical Engineering in 2025?
Articles of the Year
Three Mile Island – November 2025 Feature
Artemis TRANSCENDS APOLLO – January 2025
Top Read ArticlE
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Runners up
Fusion Time – August 2025
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Full Steam Ahead – July 2025
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Most Visited Article
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Runners up
E-Bike Revolution – February 2025
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Fusion Time – August 2025
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SOCIAL
MEDIA
FAVE
Top Viewed Issue overall
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60% higher traffic
The Watch List also had the highest traffic of any issue this year, outperforming the average monthly issue by approximately 55 to 60 percent—no surprise given its social shares and open access to the public
BIG QUIZ
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BIG
RESULTS
Top Viewed QUIZ
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2x the average engagement
Household Names Who Are Engineers was our most completed quiz of 2025. Readers had fun with this one—it had twice the average engagement of any Big Quiz this year. Despite its top performance, the average score was only 43.7 percent. Give it another go and see what you remember about celebrities with their engineering backgrounds!
READERS’
TOPICS OF
CHOICE
Energy & Climate
Aerospace
AI/Robotics
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of readership activity in 2025 focused on aerospace, energy, and robots
When it comes to engineering interests, aerospace, energy, and robotics were the clear topic winners. Together, these categories accounted for roughly 18 percent of all readership activity (*outside of the Watch List) throughout 2025.
AWARD
WINNING
ISSUE
EDITORIAl RECOGNITION
The May 2025 issue of ME was recognized by publishing industry peers at the 2025 FOLIO Eddie & Ozzie Awards for editorial excellence. It was named best full issue in the association/nonprofit, professional/membership association, science, engineering & technology category.
Added bonus: ME’s managing editor, Louise Poirier, also received an Eddie award for her outstanding range of work.
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