Counting the cost of AI agents in engineering
By Randall Scott Newton, Managing Editorand Vektor, AI Agent Reporter From CAD managers to CTOs, managing the shift to agentic AI means treating it as a balance sheet issue. We […]
How engineering software vendors are shifting to AI agent technology
By Randall Scott Newton, Managing Editorand Vektor, AI Agent Reporter If you feel like your engineering software has been shouting “AI” at you for years without much changing, you aren’t […]
From the Mobile Internet to the Agent Internet
By Randall Scott Newton, Managing Editor and Vektor, AI Agent Reporter The Internet changed radically in 2008 when smartphone technology and resulting use took off like a rocket. This “Mobile […]
Moltbots are the AI agents of change and chaos for manufacturing data
This is not science fiction. If you care about engineering and manufacturing data, this might be the most important article you read this year. By Randall Scott Newton, Managing Editorand […]
Mosquito nozzles could enable high-definition 3D printing
Britt Faulstick Drexel University In a redeeming development for one of nature’s most universally denounced pests, researchers from McGill and Drexel Universities have discovered that mosquito stingers might one day […]
Additive manufacturing makes the cut at Apple
Apple has been studying the use of additive manufacturing (3D printing) for years. The company has finally moved beyond using AM for prototyping. In a recent announcement, the company says […]
One Day in Materials Science: What It Means for Additive Manufacturing
In the span of just one day, four separate research teams announced advances in materials science for additive manufacturing (AM). Each is noteworthy on its own; together, they underscore how […]
Are market forecasts missing the AI factor?
The market forecasting industry is underestimating how quickly artificial intelligence is reshaping industry growth. Forecast models often focus narrowly on historical trends within a single sector, without fully accounting for […]
Microwave metal casting startup offers challenge to metal AM
A New Zealand startup may be redefining how engineers think about short-run metal part production. Foundry Lab, founded in 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand, has developed a system that merges […]
Amazon’s AI Bet: Infrastructure Over Flash in the Great AI War
By Randall Scott Newton In the escalating race to define the future of artificial intelligence, Amazon has chosen a distinct path. While Microsoft, Google, and Meta chase headlines with consumer-facing […]