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How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

Rakesh Kumar May 13, 2026

The transition from general-purpose computing to AI-specific hardware is driven by the specific computational and energy requirements of deep learning models. As these models scale to trillions of parameters, traditional architectures face the memory wall, where the energy required for data movement between memory and processing units significantly exceeds the energy consumed by the computation itself.

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AI in the engineering classroom: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward

AI in the engineering classroom: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward

Emma Lutjen May 12, 2026

As AI tools rapidly make their way into classrooms and workflows, engineering educators are grappling with how to use them without losing the fundamentals. EEWorld interviewed Robert W. Heath Jr., 2025 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal recipient and Charles Lee Powell Chair in Wireless Communications at the University of California, San Diego, who shares a candid perspective on where AI helps, where it hinders, and what it really means to educate and be an engineer in the age of intelligent tools.

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Avoiding multimillion-dollar failures in BESS with early-stage simulation

Avoiding multimillion-dollar failures in BESS with early-stage simulation

Mike Santora April 28, 2026

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming essential for advancing renewable energy, allowing excess power produced during low-demand periods to be stored and used when demand increases. As adoption grows, so do the associated engineering hurdles, especially in thermal design. Ineffective thermal management can hinder a system’s ability to release heat during peak usage, resulting in…

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Bridging theory and reality in wireless communications: a candid talk with Andrea Goldsmith

Bridging theory and reality in wireless communications: a candid talk with Andrea Goldsmith

Emma Lutjen May 28, 2026

In this wide-ranging conversation, Andrea Goldsmith reflects on a career that has helped define modern wireless communications, from foundational work in channel capacity and adaptive modulation to shaping MIMO, AI-driven systems, and the road to 6G. One of the field’s most influential voices, and recipient of the 2025 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal for her contributions to and leadership in wireless communications theory and practice (just one of many honors in a career spanning academia, industry, and university leadership), she speaks candidly about her foundational work in the industry, the importance of diversity, and the need for boldness and collaboration in driving engineering excellence.

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Designing Beyond AI: ATDev’s human-centered solution for flying in a power wheelchair

Designing Beyond AI: ATDev’s human-centered solution for flying in a power wheelchair

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

Engineers often rely on AI and advanced tools to solve complex problems, but some challenges still demand lived experience and hands-on design. In this transcript from a recent Mind Over Machine Q&A interview, Design World managing editor Mike Santora talks with Todd Roberts and Owen Kent of medical technology startup ATDev, a company focused on assistive solutions born out of real-world needs. The conversation centers on the gap between what AI can optimize on a screen and what people with disabilities actually face in everyday life, especially when traveling.

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Forget AI, what about the Quantum age?

Forget AI, what about the Quantum age?

Paul Heney May 28, 2026

One of the more interesting conversations I had at the recent Hannover Messe Press Preview in Germany was with Nikola Strah, Commercial Director for Classiq, a six-year-old Tel Aviv, Israel-based company with more than 100 employees. The company has a platform for programming quantum computers. Strah said that Classiq is currently the best funded quantum…

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Q&A: How AI-driven modeling is accelerating EV battery materials development

Q&A: How AI-driven modeling is accelerating EV battery materials development

Michelle Froese August 5, 2026

Battery materials innovation is becoming a defining factor in the performance, durability, and manufacturability of advanced electric vehicles (EVs). Meeting increasingly demanding energy density, reliability, and cost targets requires moving beyond conventional trial-and-error development toward more predictive, computation-driven approaches. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), computational screening, and crystal structure prediction are reshaping how candidate materials…

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How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

Rakesh Kumar May 13, 2026

The transition from general-purpose computing to AI-specific hardware is driven by the specific computational and energy requirements of deep learning models. As these models scale to trillions of parameters, traditional architectures face the memory wall, where the energy required for data movement between memory and processing units significantly exceeds the energy consumed by the computation itself.

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Mind over Machine: AI vs. Human Insight: What’s Missing?

Mind over Machine: AI vs. Human Insight: What’s Missing?

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we work, communicate, and make decisions, it’s easy to assume that nearly every challenge has a data-driven solution. But as powerful as these tools have become, there are still critical gaps, e specially when it comes to human interaction. The nuances of conversation, the unspoken signals, and the subtle disconnects between what is said and what is meant remain difficult for even the most advanced systems to fully interpret.

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Q&A: The role of AI in EV development and testing

Q&A: The role of AI in EV development and testing

Michelle Froese July 31, 2026

Electric vehicle (EV) development is increasingly defined by software complexity, data volume, and shorter validation timelines. As a result, artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced across development and testing workflows to accelerate engineering cycles, improve diagnostic depth, and reduce reliance on late-stage physical validation. For EV engineers, the challenge is not simply adopting AI, but…

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Supply Chains, AI, and the human factor: Insights from a supply chain geek

Supply Chains, AI, and the human factor: Insights from a supply chain geek

Mike Santora June 2, 2026

In the business landscape we’re navigating today, few components impact the bottom line quite like supply chain management. Perhaps more importantly, few elements of a business affect the overall experience for human end-users like a supply chain operating at maximum efficiency. Rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence are revolutionizing how factories strategize, how goods move,…

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Thinking beyond AI: Solving real manufacturing challenges

Thinking beyond AI: Solving real manufacturing challenges

Mike Santora May 15, 2026

In this episode of Mind over Machine, managing editor Mike Santora introduces a conversation with Sean Petterson, CEO and co-founder of Supersede. Santora outlines the format of the discussion, asking Peterson to share a best practice or a specific example from his career where he developed an outside-the-box solution that would not typically come from…

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