ContentsOctober 202501.PLAYLISTA quick introduction to what’s in this issue. START HEREREAD NOW02.FEATUREWhile its engineering prowess advances at an incredible pace, India is facing multiple challenges in continuing its growth trajectory.INDIA RISINGREAD NOW03.FEATUREA sprawling system of berms, levees, floodwalls, and floodgates will protect New York City from another superstorm.HOW THE BIG U WILL PROTECT THE BIG APPLEREAD NOW04.R&D PULSESUNY Buffalo researchers are 3D printing insulation structures using wheat straw fibers.MAKING THERMAL INSULATION WITH STRAWREAD NOW05.NEWSThe Department of the Air Force is investing in compact reactors that could power remote bases for decades.ENERGY RESILIENCE THROUGH MICROREACTORSREAD NOW06.NEWSA new technique cuts cost on a coiled polymer fiber that self-expands to become insulation by wrapping them around themselves.FROM FLAT TO FAT WITH A TWISTREAD NOW07.NEWSStartup Quaise is betting on millimeter-wave drilling to make geothermal a global power source, not just a regional advantage.NUCLEAR FUSION TECH TO UNLOCK GEOTHERMALREAD NOW08.BEHIND THE ENGINEERINGDalia Ramos Guerra is breaking new ground as a Latina engineer in Formula 1.PRESSURE, PRECISION, AND PROGRESS READ NOW09.ASME VIDEOSelf-driving technology transcends vehicles to offer a faster, smarter option for food deliveries in major metro areas.AUTONOMOUS ROBOT DELIVERIESVIEW NOW10.INDUSTRY WATCHHow glass design is shaping tomorrow’s technology.THE FUTURE IS TRANSPARENTREAD NOW11.INFOGRAPHICThe story isn’t overwhelmingly positive for U.S. manufacturing, whose full story is being told by regional, state data.U.S. MANUFACTURING RECOVERYREAD NOW12.E4CWaste-to-energy conversion technology is unlocking new possibilities. STARTUP AIMS TO SLASH METHANE’S IMPACTSREAD NOW13.COLUMNA new year meant new fees—a walkthrough of their impacts on continuations.CONTINUING PATENT APPLICATIONSREAD NOW14.COLUMNEngineers have a responsibility to ensure their work has positive long-term impacts, not short-term performative ones. IT’S TIME FOR A NEW WAY TO ENGINEERREAD NOW15.CAREER FOCUSGetting students into engineering is one thing, but keeping them there is entirely another.UPPING THE RETENTION GAMEREAD NOW16.TECHNOLOGY FOCUSThe most impressive technologies often rely on systems we never see, which convert raw inputs into precise actions.CONTROL SYSTEMSREAD NOW17.ASME NEWSA student project, novel concrete containment concept, and Professional Section Recognition Program.UCI ENGINEERING STUDENTS BUILD A BIPLANEREAD NOW18.BIG QUIZFrom horror films to haunted mansions to medieval torment, see what you know about some spooky engineering.MACABRE ENGINEERINGREAD NOW19.VAULT 2005Two longtime national security thinkers argued that reducing the United States’s oil consumption would lessen its strategic vulnerability.THE PETROLEUM BOMBREAD 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
