The American Society of Mechanical Engineers promotes the art, science & practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe.

ENGINEERING HISTORY

Engineering the Viking Longboat

The Viking longboat is a true engineering marvel of the ancient world, and in fact, these boats are a marvel to this very day, over a millennium later.

ENERGY

New WTE Technologies Turn Trash Into Treasure

Advances in solid recovered fuel conversion and gasification of municipal solid waste are making waste-to-energy technologies cost-competitive.

TRANSPORTATION

Cruising Into the Future

A cruise vessel designer talks about the present and future of cruise ships. From engines to picture hanging, find out what goes into designing these incredible vessels.

VIDEO

Working with Virtual Design and BIM, Part 1

Jay Mezher of Parsons Brinckerhoff's Virtual Design & Construction Dept. discusses the development and use of the CAVE software platform.

PODCAST

How to Make Carbon Nanotubes Safer

Professor Desiree Plata of Duke University explains how carbon nanotubes and their byproducts affect public health and how this can be addressed.

MANUFACTURING

Top 5 Trends in
Materials Engineering

Materials engineering promises to dramatically change the not-too-distant future. ASME.org charts the top five trends.

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Turning Trash into Renewable Energy Treasure

Learn about the promises and challenges of waste-to-energy technology in this webinar on May 30, 2013.