25 years of serving the engineering community

For 25 years, Knovel has been a trusted partner to engineers, researchers, faculty, and students—empowering them with reliable technical information and interactive tools to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We extend our deepest thanks to our user community for their support in making Knovel an essential resource for engineering discovery and success.

In 2025, Knovel marks a remarkable milestone - 25 years of serving and transforming the global engineering community. What began with a simple yet powerful mission to deliver comprehensive information and knowledge to engineers online, empowering users to solve problems and spur productivity has evolved into an indispensable platform that continues to empower engineers and drive innovation worldwide. Through every stage of our growth and evolution, our users have remained at the heart of everything we do. Your challenges inspire our innovations, your needs drive our development, and your successes validate our mission.

Celebrating through community voices

"Congratulations! I have used Knovel for most of your 25 years - when Knovel expanded its engineering content, that's when we subscribed. Knovel has always been responsive to our requests for new content and updating existing content. There are 'gems' hidden in the books and Knovel makes it easy to find them. In fact, recently, I found the 'difficult to find' data we needed in Knovel in a book that seemed unrelated but it actually contained exactly what we needed."

- Knovel buyer

“Knovel is the type of tool students will be served by both academic and industry setting”

- Keith P. Drees at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

"Knovel is one of the most advanced solutions. I could not think of other platforms to compare with Knovel."

- Engineering Subject Librarian, Technical

A Journey of exponential growth

From our modest start in 2000—operating out of a former pharmaceutical company building in Norwich, NY—Knovel began with just 16 content partners and less than 225 resources on the platform. Today, we've grown into a comprehensive resource featuring more than 175 leading technical publishers and societies. This exponential growth reflects our unwavering commitment to providing engineers with the most current and relevant information they need to solve complex challenges.

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Our evolution is marked by remarkable expansion across every dimension of our platform:

Our engineering-focused resource collection has grown exponentially, from 221 resources in 2001 to over 14,000 by the end of 2024
Interactive data points have surged from less than a million to over 75 million, powering sophisticated material properties analysis across hundreds of properties and units
Content partnerships have expanded more than tenfold, from 16 to 175+, bringing diverse expertise across engineering disciplines
Coverage now spans 230 specialized engineering topic areas, ensuring depth and breadth in technical content
A robust engineering taxonomy of 100,000 terms enables precise indexing and intelligent search faceting

A revolutionary platform today

Knovel's dedication to technical excellence is reflected in our robust offerings:

Technical reference collection

14,000+ curated references from top publishers and societies
230 engineering topics with interactive tables, graphs, and equations
Best practice guides, standards, and handbooks from trusted sources

Material properties database

Extensive material property data with standardized units
Interactive visualization and comparison tools

Intelligent search architecture

100,000-term engineering taxonomy for smart search
Advanced filtering and cross-disciplinary discovery

Global engineering news network

Real-time updates from 180+ technical feeds across 20 disciplines
Multilingual content for global teams

This ecosystem empowers engineers with knowledge and tools to drive innovation and tackle complex challenges.

Melissa Fulkerson
Vice President, Reference Solutions at Elsevier

Meet the team

In honor of Knovel’s 25th anniversary, we’re celebrating the incredible individuals who make it all possible. Meet the experts, innovators, and visionaries who dedicate themselves to delivering a century of engineering knowledge at your fingertips. They shared their stories, skills, experiences, passions, and advice for their younger selves.

Knovel team

Looking ahead: The next chapter

As we celebrate this milestone, we're already working on the next generation of innovations to serve you better:

Expanding our local language content to support our global engineering community
Introducing powerful new data visualization and extraction tools
Enhancing discovery with AI-supported search features
Streamlining your workflow with simplified user interfaces and content viewers

Take advantage of Knovel with strategic insights from your research — discover how Knovel can fit your needs.

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25 years of serving the engineering community

Celebrating through community voices

“Knovel is the type of tool students will be served by both academic and industry setting”

"Knovel is one of the most advanced solutions. I could not think of other platforms to compare with Knovel."

A Journey of exponential growth

A revolutionary platform today

Technical reference collection

Material properties database

Intelligent search architecture

Global engineering news network

Meet the team

Knovel team

Eddie Ma

James Harper

Mark Natanael

Solangel Minotta

Amanda Farley

Michael Gray

Looking ahead: The next chapter