Contents

March 2026

01.

PLAYLIST

A quick introduction to what’s in this issue.

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02.

FEATURE

From torpedo bats to mechanized roofs, explore the modern-day engineering behind America’s favorite pastime.

ENGINEERING THE BALLPARK

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03.

FEATURE

Women-centered technology—often labeled FemTech—is moving from niche curiosity to a serious market force.

BEYOND THE PINK LABEL

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04.

R&D PULSE

Researchers are looking at animal waste to boost wastewater sludge in pyrolysis applications.

LEVERAGING MANURE TO INCREASE SLUDGE ENTHALPY

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05.

NEWS

The bistability of fidget poppers inspire enhanced walking and grasping capabilities for soft robots.

SOFT ROBOTS BORROW MATERIAL FROM THE TOY AISLE

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06.

NEWS

These membranes could unlock new possibilities for high-temperature hydrogen production, fusion energy, and cleaner industrial processes.

PALLADIUM MEMBRANES REINVENTED TO WITHSTAND EXTREME HEAT

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07.

NEWS

By strategically introducing atomic flaws, researchers are transforming inefficiencies into breakthroughs in next-generation energy systems.

DEFECTS DRIVE NEXT-GEN ENERGY CONVERSION

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08.

MEMBER PROFILE

ASME student leader and scholarship winner Dawson Durr builds wheelchair ramps for those in need as he wraps up his Trinity University engineering career.

A JOURNEY OF SERVICE AND SCHOLARSHIP

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09.

VIDEO

A look at the engineering necessary to move 8 million pounds of building in the middle of New York City.

INSIDE THE MECHANISMS THAT MOVE THE SHED

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10.

INFOGRAPHIC

Over the last two centuries, light bulbs have changed in composition and design, aiming for greater efficiency and better illumination.

LIGHT BULB EVOLUTION

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11.

E4C

How efficient are today’s electric industrial heat technologies? Will surging electricity demand from data centers widen the gap between gas and power prices?

THE ELECTRIFICATION OF INDUSTRY

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12.

COLUMN

Corporate partners invest in workforce development and the greater good.

STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY CLOSES THE TALENT GAP

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13.

CAREER FOCUS

ESOP offers engineers and the firms they work for adaptability in an ever-changing world as it rewards professionalism, hard work, and loyalty.

ESOPS MAKE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS STAKEHOLDERS

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14.

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS

Recent advances in engineering technology and applications.

FLUID POWER AND HANDLING

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15.

ASME NEWS

A roundup of Society news.

CHANDRAKANT PATEL JOINS LESTER SU ON ASME INSIGHTS

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16.

BIG QUIZ

Many of the objects we interact with daily owe their capabilities to the specially engineered materials. See what you know about some of the latest materials innovations.

REVOLUTIONARY MATERIALS

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17.

VAULT 1951

An excerpt from a piece published 75 years ago this month in Mechanical Engineering.

CHANGING PATTERNS OF FUEL SUPPLY

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