SAN ANTONIO — March 2, 2026 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), on behalf of the Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS®) Consortium, has released a new version of the NPSS software, the industry-leading aerospace software package for simulating and designing propulsion systems. NPSS 3.3 adds new functionalities, data types, and communication interfaces that provide improved flexibility and software compatibility while reducing model and component development times.

Fang Peng, the RK Mellon Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, received an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Medal in Power Engineering. The honor, IEEE’s most prestigious, recognizes innovators who improve lives by developing technology that transforms electric power.

A new, fully customizable 3D printed socket design is set to transform the prosthetics industry. The reimagined limb socket interface combines highly personalized pressure mapping with AI software and a lighter infill, creating a highly customized prosthetic that’s more comfortable to wear, for much longer, say researchers at Simon Fraser University.

A new study by NYU chemists finds that DNA tiles can assemble into 3D structures without the sticky cohesion of hydrogen bonding. This finding, published in Nature Communications, turns a fundamental paradigm in the field of DNA self-assembly on its head.

EyeDAR, a low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor roughly the size of an orange, could provide radar-equipped self-driving cars with critical inputs about surrounding traffic, extending and enhancing their sensing accuracy.