Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

The Marine Predator Algorithm (MPA) has unique advantages as an important branch of population-based algorithms. However, it emerges more disadvantages gradually, such as traps to local optima, ...

If you’re in manufacturing, it may feel like disruption is happening faster than you can react to it. Skills shortages and supply chain issues are threatening production targets and profitability. New ...

Every few months, the enterprise AI conversation resets around the same flawed premise that better models solve the problem. When large language models hallucinate, the instinct is to reach for a ...

One thing driving SpaceX’s $1.77 trillion valuation is Elon Musk’s proposal to start building data centers in space. Data ...

In this study, a meta-heuristic algorithm, named The Planet Optimization Algorithm (POA), inspired by Newton's gravitational law is proposed. POA simulates the motion of planets in the solar system.

Commercial solar contractors spend a lot of time thinking about permitting timelines. What gets less attention is how ...

Nearly 750 million people face hunger today, according to the U.N. World Food Program. And by 2050, global demand for food is ...

Even if you don’t work in a science or technical field, you’ve likely heard of the engineering profession. There are dozens of types of engineers, with each type applying the concepts of math, science ...

Rural youth are uniquely attached to their communities and may be discouraged from pursuing engineering careers because of the misconception that they would have to leave their communities to do so.