Common Earth Project Targets Semiconductor Supply Chain Bottlenecks
University of Michigan and Imec researchers are exploring alternative materials, cleaner manufacturing processes, and chiplet architectures to reduce semiconductor supply chain risks.
AI Needs Product Context to Make Better Engineering Decisions
Beyond PLM argues that technically accurate AI answers can still lead engineers astray when systems lack the broader context behind a product decision.
World Humanoid Robot Games Reveal Where Robots Could Work First
Beijing’s expanding robot competition provides a practical map of humanoid capabilities, highlighting both advances in autonomy and major engineering challenges.
Ancient Roman Concrete Inspires a More Durable Building Material
MIT startup DMAT is adapting a centuries-old self-healing technique to extend concrete life while reducing the material’s carbon footprint.
MIT Study Finds AI-Generated Images Can Lose Their Link to Training Data
Researchers identify attribution decay, showing that individual training images may become increasingly irrelevant to what large generative models produce.














