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The Digital Engineering Collection
Discover and explore content covering the latest trends and developments in digital engineering including artificial intelligence, IoT, Big Data, digital twin, simulation, and computer aided design.


Article
Apr 15, 2025
Optimism Increases with Smarter Manufacturing
Author
Cathy Cecere
Engineers closest to digital manufacturing and smart factories report they are optimistic as organizations look ahead to Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.


Article
Feb 19, 2025
Manufacturing Blog: Measuring and Job-Sharing Integral to AI Adoption
Author
Cathy Cecere
Cultural and skills challenges hamper organizations from fully embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as executives identify job sharing and performance measurement as immediate AI goals.


Article
Dec 4, 2024
Hackathon Winners Used Image Transformers and Clustering Algorithms to Achieve Impressive Results
Author
Erick Braham, Andrew Bowman, and William Bernstein
This year’s ASME Student Hackathon participants faced a FactoryNet problem of cleaning up human annotated labels. The winning solution was machine learning tested and presented surprising results.


Article


Dec 2, 2024
Mechanical Engineering Career Trends for Manufacturing
Author
Cathy Cecere
Mechanical engineering job growth is expected to continue into 2025 as these professionals lean into innovative technologies to advance traditional manufacturing processes as design and production.


Article
Nov 11, 2024
Simple Electric Bandage Heals Chronic Wounds
Author
Mark Crawford
Research funded by DARPA has produced a biocompatible bandage that applies a therapeutic current to persistent open sores.

Infographic
Feb 13, 2024
Infographic: Digital Twins Aid Earth Stewardship
Digital twin technology is the latest tool helping environmental scientists to understand and attend to ocean floors and forests.


Article
Feb 5, 2024
Engineers Spot Polar Bear Dens Via Radar
Author
Cassandra Kelly
A research team has developed a means for finding polar bear dens using a synthetic aperture radar system flown aboard an aircraft.


Article
Jan 16, 2024
Sensor Determines Produce Ripeness Instantly
Author
Cassandra Kelly
Researchers have developed a method that could help farmers and consumers alike determine the best time to sell and purchase produce.


Article
Jan 4, 2024
Avoiding Existential Crises on the Virtual Battlefield
Author
Michael Abrams
A new algorithm lets anyone immersed in a 3D model know the value of any piece of data.


Article
Dec 14, 2023
Blog: Computer-aided Farming Helps Grow Crops
Author
Cathy Cecere
Researchers look to control agricultural systems and increase yield with computer-aided methods and tools, including digital twins and artificial intelligence.


Article
Oct 12, 2023
AI-Assisted Methane Monitoring, Timely and Proactive
Author
Cathy Cecere
Greening the oil and gas industry requires regulators work with utilities, suppliers, customers, and vendors to define best practices, accurately measure performance, and reduce methane emissions.


Article
Aug 14, 2023
Electronic Skin Sends Sensations to the Brain
Author
Mark Crawford
Ability to replicate the sensations of touch and temperature could allow people with prosthetics interact with their environment at a much higher level.


Article
Jul 31, 2023
AI Choreography Rivals Human Creations
Author
Eydie Cubarrubia
Stanford researchers have developed an AI tool that analyzes input music’s content and rhythms to create realistic dances.


Article
Jul 6, 2023
Nano Recall
Author
Michael Abrams
A network of tiny wires forms memories that, like our own, stick with repetition.


Article
Apr 25, 2023
5 Digital Twins Applications That Could Solve Future Problems
Author
Michael Abrams
Virtual replicas of our most complicated systems of systems may soon help simplify how we work them.


Article
Apr 24, 2023
Getting Ready for 6G
Author
Jean Thilmany
The sixth-generation cellular communications network should be here by the end of the decade, with expanded bandwidth to support future AI, IoT, and other applications.