ContentsJune 202501.PLAYLISTA quick look at what’s in this issue. START HEREREAD NOW02.WATCH LIST 2025Our introduction to the engineers redefining what it means to lead, innovate, and represent engineering.TAKING THE SPOTLIGHTREAD NOW03.WATCH LIST 2025An entrepreneur exploring the deep frontier of renewable energy.TIM LATIMERREAD NOW04.WATCH LIST 2025A researcher learning how to succeed in business.ILAYDA SAMILGILREAD NOW05.WATCH LIST 2025A grad student who used reality TV stardom to advance autism advocacy.EVA ERICKSONREAD NOW06.R&DRooftop reflectors boost PV efficiency.REFLECTING THE EFFECTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELSREAD NOW07.NEWSTo better understand how EV batteries differ, researchers took them apart.BATTERY SECRETS REVEALEDREAD NOW08.NEWSNew work promotes space propulsion systems that can be made in orbit.3D PRINTING AMONG THE STARSREAD NOW09.NEWSPatients who receive mechanical heart valve implants may survive longer than those who receive biological ones.HEART VALVE DEBATEREAD NOW10.BEHIND THE ENGINEERINGYoung engineer builds—and recovers—scientific payloads.REVOLUTIONIZING WEATHER DATA RECOVERYREAD NOW11.VIDEO Q&AThe roboticist is working to meld the mechanical and biological.BOYUAN CHENREAD NOW12.COLUMN: WORKFORCEAnsys CEO Ajei Gopal says we must assist tomorrow’s engineers.LAUNCHING FUTURE INNOVATORSREAD NOW13.COLUMN: PATENTA glossary of legal terms to help inventors navigate the opaque world of patent law.YOU CAN’T PATENT JARGONREAD NOW14.CAREER FOCUSMultiple strategies can give a new engineering degree some additional heft.BEYOND THE DEGREEREAD NOW15.TECHNOLOGY FOCUSRecent advances in engineering technology and applications.ENERGY AND CLIMATEREAD NOW16.ASME NEWSASME Foundation Gala, ASME India’s historic agreement, and more. RECENT ASME AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTSREAD NOW17.BIG QUIZTen questions about celebrities with engineering backgrounds.HOUSEHOLD NAMES WHO ARE ENGINEERSREAD NOW18.VAULT 1945A U.N. expert assesses the economic potential of post-World War II China.HOW CAN CHINA BE INDUSTRIALIZED?READ NOW© 2025 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. All rights reserved.About ASMEPrivacy and Security PolicyPreference CenterASME MembershipAccess your BenefitsRenew your MembershipAdvertising & PartnershipsTerms of UseContact Us