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- [Design Engine Blog](https://design-engine.com/design-engine-blog/)
- [Road Racing Track Maps](https://design-engine.com/road-racing-track-maps/) - Here we will post a wide variety of track maps over the next few weeks & months for the racers & Track Day folks who are interested. Email me bart@designengnine.com to discuss new Maps or changes to existing maps. These tracks are created slightly wider than the equivalent google earth plan view or aerial view of
- [The CAD-Savvy Engineer: Why Upskilling in Design Engineering Will Make You Irreplaceable](https://design-engine.com/the-cad-savvy-engineer-why-upskilling-in-design-engineering-will-make-you-irreplaceable/) - The CAD-Savvy Engineer: Why Upskilling in Design Engineering Will Make You Irreplaceable The 2026 job market is a roller coaster. March bounced back with 178,000 jobs added and unemployment sitting at 4.3% and likely to get higher. Chaos and volatility is the new normal. Whether you’re worried about layoffs or simply want to future-proof your
- [Top Ten Engineering Schools in the U.S.](https://design-engine.com/top-ten-engineering-schools-in-the-u-s/) - Engineering is one of the highest paid degrees you can get — and it’s a popular choice for students who are interested in building and developing products, as well as for those who have a knack for math and science.The list below breaks down the top 10 places to get an engineering degree in the
- [Flexible Clutch Spring Model & other dynamic springs using Creo](https://design-engine.com/webinar-spring/) - We all played with springs as kids. Why stop as adults? Probably one of many reasons an engineer becomes an engineer, curiosity. This blog post began as advertising a webinar, as Design Engine offers 30+ Lunch & Learn events each year. This spring video compilation maintains multiple spring creation methodologies. This Lunch & Learn was
- [Consider Industrial Design as a Career](https://design-engine.com/learn-industrial-design/) - Did you grow up wanting to design cars, toys, and products of the future? Are you someone with a curiosity for life but also the need to create things? Well, buckle up and get behind a career that drives innovation, builds business success, and leads to a better quality of life. Of course, we’re talking
- [Preparing for an Economic Downturn: A Strategic Approach for Product Manufacturers, Designers, and Engineers](https://design-engine.com/preparing-for-an-economic-downturn-a-strategic-approach-for-product-manufacturers-designers-and-engineers/) - An economic slowdown seems increasingly probable and they occur with regular frequency. Fear, resentment, and job layoffs may be unavoidable. Inflation fears, a slowing of qualified designers and engineers who emigrate, stock market fears, and trade wars with neighboring countries and China alike all take the confidence out of upper-level managers propelling fears the
- [Autonomous Military Ships](https://design-engine.com/autonomous-military-ships/) - From autonomous driving cars to military-grade unmanned aerial vehicles and drone jets, military organizations are increasingly exploring the potential of flooding the battlefield with drones. In Nov 2022 Ukrainian forces utilized a drone boat in an attempt to sink the significant Russian patrol vessel ‘The Sergey Kotov.’ This drone boat inflicted damage on Sergey and
- [100 Tips to Ensure Success as a Sportbike Racer](https://design-engine.com/100-things-sportbike-racers-do-to-win/) - At Design Engine, we are incredibly passionate about learning. We also love everything racing, whether it’s bicycles, motorcycles, rental cars, or even running up the stairs. Racing and learning have much in common because you learn so much each time you go out on the track. This is a lesson I was taught even as
- [Get to know the inventor of Xenobots, Sam Kriegman](https://design-engine.com/get-to-know-the-inventor-of-xenobots-sam-kriegman/) - Xenobots, robots crafted entirely from biological cells, promise revolutionary advancements in various fields. Meet Sam Kriegman, an American computer scientist and roboticist behind these remarkable creations. In his early life, Kriegman was interested in arts and leaned into computer graphics and photography. But, then he turned towards mathematics and earned an undergraduate degree in Applied
- [From Origins to Now: The History of the SolidWorks Saga](https://design-engine.com/from-origins-to-now-the-history-of-the-solidworks-saga/) - Founding of SolidWorks and Early Years The Beginning of the History of SolidWorks Are you a SolidWorks user? Have you ever wondered about the history of your favorite 3D software? Well alright, let’s get into the history of SolidWorks. SolidWorks was founded in December 1993 by MIT graduate Jon Hirschtick. He used $1 million that he
- [Experience A Variety Of Educational Opportunities From Home](https://design-engine.com/educational-opportunities-for-people-stuck-at-home/) - Take comfort and it's a beautiful thing that no one can take away from you what your learn. What are you learning this year?
- [Top Down Design: And its History](https://design-engine.com/top-down-design-brief-history/) - Brief History of Top Down Design Bottom–up / top–down Both strategies of information processing and ordering knowledge, used in a variety of fields including engineering made popular by PTC with Creo as early as 1990. First promoted in the 1970s by IBM researchers Harlan Mills and Niklaus Wirth. One implementation of top-down design was due
- [Lytro Illum Allows You to Refocus After Shooting](https://design-engine.com/lytro-illum/) - Three years after Lytro introduced the first light-field technology camera that allows users to refocus a photo after it is taken, the company is back with a bigger, bolder offer - the Lytro Illum. Unlike the eponymous first camera that looks more like a child's box-shaped kaleidoscope, the Illum camera looks like a stylish DSLR
- [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Enables 3D Printing of Alloy Metals](https://design-engine.com/nasa-jpl-enables-3d-printing-alloy-metals/) - [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he technology to 3D print a single part from multiple materials has been around for years, but only for polymer-based additive manufacturing processes. For metals, jobs are typically confined to a single powdered base metal or alloy per object. However, researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory say they are in development of a 3D printing
- [Exploring the Apple Vision Pro: A New Era for Design](https://design-engine.com/exploring-the-apple-vision-pro-a-new-era-for-design/) - Imagine you are Tony Stark and you have access to a computer like J.A.R.V.I.S. that integrates your physical space with the computing task you are trying to complete. Enter the Apple Vision Pro. This spatial computing marvel (no pun intended) is not just a device; it’s a gateway to a new era in design. Set
- [Tips for Avoiding Blisters and Developing Healthy Calluses for Motorcyclists](https://design-engine.com/healthy-hands-for-trackday-racers-alike/) - Avoid Blisters! Develop Calluses! Maintaining healthy hands for riding is key if you want a productive summer. Some of the most common problems motorcycle riders have are preventing the development of unwanted blisters and building calluses. Many people overlook the fact that hand health is important to make the motorcycle experience a positive one. Track
- [Toy Design Evolution: The Remarkable Journey of Barbie](https://design-engine.com/toy-design-evolution-the-remarkable-journey-of-barbie/) - Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of toy design as we embark on an exploration into the captivating journey of Barbie’s evolution from inception to the present day. With the new Barbie movie showing in theaters worldwide, Design Engine wanted to show her some love. We’re not just talking about a doll here; we’re exploring
- [Corporate Training for Competitive Edge](https://design-engine.com/corporate-training-for-competitive-edge/) - Corporate training increases profitability and employee retention.
- [Design Excellence and Sustainability Converge at NeoCon 2023](https://design-engine.com/design-excellence-and-sustainability-converge-at-neocon-2023/) - NeoCon is the leading event for the commercial interiors industry in the US. This year, like years past, NeoCon 2023 celebrated design excellence, showcased groundbreaking products, and fostered industry connections. So, fasten your seatbelts (preferably attached to a stylish chair) as we embark on a journey to uncover the highlights of NeoCon 2023, featuring the
- [The Benefits of Learning Creo with Design Engine's Industry Experts](https://design-engine.com/the-benefits-of-learning-creo-with-design-engines-industry-experts/) - Are you looking to enhance your design skills and take your career to the next level? At Design Engine we create experts within your organization. Our customers range from the largest manufacturers and their product development teams to individuals looking for a job using Creo. Learning Creo with Design Engine provides a wide range of
- [Design for Manufacturability Using SolidWorks](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-design-for-manufacturability-using-solidworks/) - AFTERBURN: Design for Manufacturability Using SolidWorks WHAT: Design Engine is hosting our AfterBurn networking event with a discussion in our Chicago studio. Join us Thursday, October 18th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at 4043 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60613. Food and beverages will be provided. Doors open at 5:00 PM once class wraps
- [2018 Design Excellence Award Winners Announced](https://design-engine.com/idea-2018-winners/) - The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) announced this year’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) winners at their annual ceremony this past week. The annual IDEA gala, held this year on Sept. 19 at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA, is one of the most prestigious design competitions globally. Every year, IDSA’s jury
- [Why Dyson is Poised for Electric Cars](https://design-engine.com/why-dyson-is-well-positioned-for-the-electric-car-space/) - Written by Dave Mazovick Over the past few years it has become known and acknowledged that Dyson is planning to enter the electric car arena by with what it describes as innovative, forward thinking products that will rethink and refashion ground transportation both technologically and in terms of aesthetics. Much like Tesla, Dyson is very heavily defined by its
- [The Maker Movement's Impact on Design](https://design-engine.com/maker-movement/) - Lauded as the “first ever advanced-level guide to making anything imaginable,” The Maker's Field Guide provides creatives with a handy frame of reference, specifically geared toward those who want to know the basics of a variety of mediums. Written by professional designer Christopher Armstrong, this book promises to combine Armstrong’s decade-plus of practical experience, with
- [Harley Davidson Livewire: The Electric Hog](https://design-engine.com/the-hog-that-went-electric-harely-davidson-livewire/) - Project Livewire initially started started in 2014 as a prototype. It was a test to gauge the interest of the public and potential consumer towards a new technology , an electric motorcycle from Harley-Davidson aimed for urban commuters. They went on a tour demonstrating the motorcycle and collecting feedback. HD decided to continue working on
- [Sylvia Acevedo: Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist and Back](https://design-engine.com/sylvia-acevedo-the-new-face-of-the-girl-scouts/) - Sylvia Acevedo was born near Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. As a child, Acevedo and her family moved to New Mexico, where she became involved in her local Brownie troop. Acevedo’s grandparents were from Mexico and she said her family was close but they “didn’t fully assimilate into the community.” However, Acevedo found
- [Pilot Translating Earpiece: Breaking Language Barriers](https://design-engine.com/creating-a-world-without-language-barriers-the-pilot-translating-earpiece/) - We live in a world that has 6,500 unique languages and at some point in our lives we are bound to run into someone who speaks a different language than us. Many of us only speak one or two languages, severing ourselves from communicating face-to-face with those who speak any of the other 6,000+ languages.
- [Flying Cars: Closer Than You Think](https://design-engine.com/a-future-with-flying-cars-is-a-lot-closer-than-you-may-think/) - When you think about the future, one of the first things you probably imagine is a world with flying cars zooming over your head across the sky. The flying car has been an idea since 1926 when Henry Ford created a single-seat airplane called the “sky fivver”. Although his creation was not technically a flying
- [Design Engine Should Be Your Choice for CAD Training](https://design-engine.com/why-design-engine-should-be-your-only-choice-when-it-comes-to-cad-training/) - At some point in our lives we have all been faced with a project or assignment that has overwhelmed us and made us want to pull out our hair. When first looking at a large assignment, we all have this immediate feeling of fear that we are never going to make it to the end.
- [5 of the Coolest Products on the Internet!](https://design-engine.com/here-are-5-of-the-coolest-products-on-the-internet/) - Here is a list of 5 of the coolest innovative products ranging from a headpiece that will improve your sleeping to a soccer ball that is able to track game statistics through a chip! UrgoNight Headband We live in a world that is constantly “go!, go!, go!” and where sleep comes at a premium. Since
- [Are you an Asset to Your Engineering Team?](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-are-you-an-invaluable-asset-to-your-engineering-team/) - Our mission at Design Engine is to build more effective teams through accelerated 3D CAD training programs. With over 20 years of industry experience, we want to continue being a place for sharing thoughts, techniques and ideas. Design software, is constantly changing, technology is moving swiftly, we effectively teach participants progress with technologies in an engaging training
- [Sustainability in Packaging](https://design-engine.com/sustainability-in-product-development-and-packaging/) - You spend time and energy developing an innovative new product from drafting it on paper to manufacture. However, the design does not stop there because you have to think of packing and shipping your amazing new product. Packaging can be just as important at the product inside. And as engineers, designers, and manufacturers, do we
- [Challenges of Film Production and Editing](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-film-making-challeges-in-production-and-editing/) - Afterburn Discuss script to screen production workflow and challenges, as well as, present scenes from ‘Loves Park’. What nightmares do you encounter while you are trying to make your dream a reality? There are many creative and technical aspects to film making and you need to be surrounded by a good team of professionals. We
- [Webinar : Crisis Spurs Innovation](https://design-engine.com/webinar-crisis-spurs-innovation/) - RSVP Calling all able-minded designers & engineers! How are you utilizing your skills during this critical time? The healthcare industry is in desperate need of supplies & support. Are you able to help close the gap between actual resources and those in need around the world? Creo and Solidworks will both be discussed and compared using
- [Earth Day 50th Anniversary](https://design-engine.com/climate-action-earth-day-50th-anniversary/) - This week was the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. As a result, NASA launched “Earth Day at Home” programming and The Lego Group’s #LetsBuildTogether initiative. The Build a Planet one-day challenge was aimed at highlighting the space agency’s role in studying and preserving Earth while helping families to celebrate Earth Day and tackle climate change
- [Webinar: The Clay Bake Challenge](https://design-engine.com/webinar-the-clay-bake-challenge-friday-may-22th-100pm-ct/) - This webinar will showcase both the comparison of latest releases of SOLIDWORKS 2020 to Creo 7.0 surfacing tools to create organic forms will ultimately allow for a parametric control to drive organic geometry. We will model a ceramic water pitcher using both Creo & Solidworks tools in order to lead this presentation and discussion using a
- [Light L16 Camera – Looks Like a Smartphone, Shoots like a DSLR Camera](https://design-engine.com/light-l16-camera-looks-like-a-smartphone-shoots-like-a-dslr-camera/) - If you're starting to feel your smartphone doesn’t deliver high enough quality images, the L16 camera, by new Silicone Valley startup Light, may be the next best solution. A camera unlike anything we have ever seen before, the Light L16 camera can be seen as a smaller substitute for producing the same high-quality photos DSLR
- [ChatGPT: The Power of Language Processing](https://design-engine.com/what-is-chatgpt/) - You may have heard of ChatGPT through the media coverage of its capabilities and potential uses in various industries such as natural language processing, language translation, text summarization, and building conversational systems.Most people know about ChatGPT through its parent model GPT-3 and the OpenAI company. OpenAI is a research company that specializes in artificial intelligence
- [Why User-Friendly Apps Are the New Gold Standard](https://design-engine.com/why-user-friendly-apps-are-the-new-gold-standard/) - Despite the reality that few people can understand or create computer code, computers are everywhere. Of course, the most prevalently used form of computer in the world is the smartphone. Mobile app developers have had to write much more user-friendly apps since the average person is not a programmer. Here you will find a discussion
- [Leverage LinkedIn During Recession](https://design-engine.com/leverage-linkedin-during-recession/) - What's a college student, design engineer, kindergarten teacher, and the President of the United States have in common? They can all find value through using LinkedIn.
- [Races at Blackhawk](https://design-engine.com/racing-at-blackhawk/) - Saturday Racing Bart likes to tell everyone at the track that racing is a family sport. “Usually it’s my Dad who comes to the races and that’s only down in the Southern States.” Race tracks like Road Atlanta, Roebling Road & Jennings GP are closer to his father’s home in Northern Georgia. “My mom is
- [Neocon 2022 Welcomes Us into Tomorrow](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2022-welcomes-us-into-tomorrow/) - Neocon is like Disneyland for designers. There you will see some of the sexiest innovations in industrial design, textiles, interiors, lighting, and more! This year’s Neocon 2022 was no different. To get an idea of how cool it was to be at this year’s show, we are using Stacy Garcia’s, ‘Trend Futures’. This gallery showcased some
- [What Is The Deal With Adobe XD?](https://design-engine.com/what-is-the-deal-with-adobe-xd/) - Are you a vector-based designer yearning to design UX/UI for websites and apps? Well, the future is here and it is Adobe XD! In March of 2016, XD launched its first public beta run for macOS users and Windows users saw a launch later that year in December. It is the perfect Adobe program for
- [Barber Motorcycle Museum](https://design-engine.com/barber-motorcycle-museum/) - The Barber Motorsports Motorcycle Museum Leeds, AL. When a designer or engineer thinks of a Museum, we think of MOMA or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Perhaps we think of the Museum of Science and Industry? Probably the last thing that comes to mind is a motorcycle museum.This Summer I took several weeks off to
- [Plane Traveling Using Zero Fuel Just Set a New Record](https://design-engine.com/plane-traveling-using-zero-fuel-just-set-a-new-record/) - The Solar Impulse 2 - powered only by solar power- has set a new world record for the longest solo flight and the longest solar-powered flight, after almost 5 days of flying. The plane took off from Japan on Monday June 29, 2015, flew across the Pacific and plans to land in Hawaii either late
- [How to Create Your Own NFT](https://design-engine.com/how-to-create-your-own-nft/) - So what the heck is an NFT anyway? An NFT is a non-fungible token. This means that it’s unique and can not be replaced. It’s the opposite of something like Bitcoin which is fungible, meaning you can trade one Bitcoin for another with no issue. NFTs are part of the Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum, like Bitcoin,
- [Best Programming Tools for Graphic Designers](https://design-engine.com/best-programming-tools-for-graphic-designers/) - If you work with a team, you’re looking for the best ways to collaborate on a project for ease of communication. Choosing the best programming tools will set you up for success. This article helps you to choose the best possible project management software for making your next design project a breeze. User Interface One
- [How To Create a Successful App](https://design-engine.com/how-to-create-a-successful-app/) - Software development is an increasingly important industry, and that makes it a lucrative one for successful apps. That, in tandem with development tools being more widely and readily accessible, makes for a great landscape for companies and independent developers alike. They can throw their hats into the ring to meet the rising demand for software
- [The Robots are Taking Over!](https://design-engine.com/the-robots-are-taking-over/) - We wanted to continue our talk about trends in artificial intelligence and automation. While this may be a fear for some or a Jetsons fantasy fulfilled for others, robotics is on the rise. Robots are in our homes, at work, in the streets and beyond. The goal of robotics is to design intelligent machines that
- [NeoCon 2011](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2011/) - Besides the fact that attending designers should have probably pre-registered two weeks in advance or pay the $25 penalty (which I gladly paid), this year's Neocon did not disappoint.
- [The Automation Impact](https://design-engine.com/the-automation-impact/) - Is this science fiction or reality? Or both? If we can imagine it, then there is only a matter of time before we make it happen. There is no doubt that technology has had a major impact on our society. There have been many positive changes, yet we have also encountered many challenges along the
- [Past Present & Future of CAD](https://design-engine.com/past-present-future-of-cad/) - CAD communication tools have evolved over the past 60+ years. At Design-engine we call CAD communication tools. From 2D line drawings to 3D CAD tools and in turn, these always placed a demand on the speed and innovation of the computers that operate them. Mainframe first followed by Unix based processors and Windows NT circa 1993
- [Show Me the Money!](https://design-engine.com/show-me-the-money/) - So the economy isn’t great. But it isn’t the first time. We have been through a recession as recent as 2008 and bounced back. However, 2020 is another beast! We want to discuss where there is growth opportunity and what needs our friends and colleagues see that need to be met. Where is the innovation
- [Answering the Call During the Crisis](https://design-engine.com/companies-are-answering-the-call-during-this-crisis/) - To say these are unprecedented times, is an understatement. Faced with the COVID 19 outbreak, the healthcare industry is in need of equipment. Progressive thinkers are called to arms and proactive companies are stepping up to the plate in this time of need. The CoVent 19 Challenge #Innovate2Ventilate has asked for designers, engineers, and makers
- [Will the New Normal go back to Business-as-Usual?](https://design-engine.com/will-the-new-normal-go-back-to-business-as-usual/) - “We will not go back to normal…Our pre-corona existence was not normal…” – Sonya Renee Taylor, author, activist, humanitarian. She goes on to state that we should not long to return to greed, inequity, depletion, disconnection and hate, among other low standards within society. This pandemic has highlighted areas in which we need some serious
- [New Design Forecasting Opportunities](https://design-engine.com/forecasting-opportunities-for-new-design/) - Was this what you expected when the ball dropped at midnight signaling this new year? And what a year 2020 has been! Many of us were blissfully unaware of the danger that has now taken numerous lives and we continue to thank those who have put their own lives on the line to help others.
- [Oura Ring Inside the Bubble](https://design-engine.com/oura-ring-inside-the-bubble/) - Basketball fans will be excited when the 2019-20 NBA season resumes on July 30 at Disney World. Just like the rest of us, the organization has to figure out new ways of operating. Players will be playing games and staying in hotels on the campus, dubbed the “bubble”. There are quite a few factors that
- [E-Bikes Surge in Popularity](https://design-engine.com/e-bikes-surge-in-popularity/) - Electric is the way to go! Just ask Elon Musk. But we aren’t here to talk about cars. We are showcasing the other EV that is about to top the market when 130 million e-bikes are expected to be sold globally between 2020 and 2023. And these numbers were predicted by Deloitte before the pandemic even
- [The Babymaker E-Bike Review](https://design-engine.com/the-babymaker-e-bike-review/) - Let’s be honest. There are now tons of options out there and many companies to choose from for your electronic bike needs. But with a name like ‘The Babymaker’, you know it’s gotta be one sexy mother…shut your mouth! Because the battery, the wires and cables are built right into the frame, you get a
- [CCS Midwest Opener... Well Worth the Wait!](https://design-engine.com/ccs-midwest-opener-well-worth-the-wait/) - CCS Midwest Opener has Late Start Although the season got off to a late start, we finally got to check out the CCS Midwest Opener at Blackhawk Farms Raceway last weekend! Design Engine account manager and racer, #599 Chris Ireland, competed in the Middleweight, Heavyweight, and Unlimited Amateur divisions on his Suzuki GSX-R600.Chris’ first year
- [Creo vs. SolidWorks: Which is better?](https://design-engine.com/creo-vs-solidworks-which-is-better/) - What is Creo? Creo is a computer-aided design (CAD) program that was initially released in 1987 as Pro/ENGINEER by the company Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC). It was one of the first major solid modelers to enter the CAD market and greatly impact the industry. Creo is a family of 3D CAD parametric modeling apps that
- [GSXR 600 Design-Engine's New Logo & Vinyl Graphics](https://design-engine.com/design-engine-new-logo-vinyl-graphics-gsxr-600/) - Design-Engine has a new logo in an effort to bring all the Design-Engine sites together. As we continue to grow, it becomes more and more important that Design-Engine markets itself appropriately. The thinking behind the design of our new logo was that we wanted it to be versatile to all the different industries that Design-Engine
- [Liveworx 20 Virtual Event](https://design-engine.com/liveworx-20-virtual-event/) - In the technology sector, we are constantly evolving. We come up with new ideas or concepts for product design and industrial innovation. This year is no different. We have all had to navigate through our lives in uncharted territory. In the past, Liveworx has been a huge 4-day event held in Boston, where PTC brings
- [Peoria Creo User Group — 2020](https://design-engine.com/peoria-ptc-user-group/) - 2020 Peoria Creo User Group Sponsored by PTC, Design Engine & The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University. For the third year in a row, Bradley University hosted the Peoria Creo User Group. Our goal for this event was to bring Creo designers, engineers and other professionals together to come learn with us and network
- [Design Engine Racing Secures The #1 Plate for 2015](https://design-engine.com/bart-brejcha-wins-overall-1-plate-for-the-midwest-ccs-race-series/) - South Beloit IL Sept 29, 2014: Design Engine Sportbike Race team secures the #1 plate and overall expert points with a wide variety of 1st place finishes in the for the 2014 CCS race series. For the CCS double header weekend in July the two race wins Saturday and five straight wins propelled Bart to the
- [NeoCon 2019: What's next is what's here](https://design-engine.com/neocon-whats-next-is-whats-here/) - Monday, June 10 8:00AM to 5:00PMTuesday, June 11 8:00AM to 5:00PMWednesday, June 12 8:00AM to 3:00PM Keynote Presentations Monday, June 10, 2019 @ 8:00AM - The Familiar and Unusual: An Investigation of Balance and Experience in DesignRobin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, Founders, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors, New York Tuesday, June 11, 2019 @
- [LIVEWORX 2019](https://design-engine.com/liveworx-2019/) - Leading Technologies of Today and Tomorrow: All under one roof Monday, June 10 - Thursday, June 13, 2019 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA LiveWorx is the definitive event for digital transformation and marketplace for solutions engineered for a smart, connected world. A one-of-a-kind digital transformation event for the industrial
- [Are You an Invaluable Asset to Your Engineering Team?](https://design-engine.com/are-you-an-invaluable-asset-to-your-engineering-team/) - You’ve heard of the old adage, there is no “I” in team. It expresses a general truth that if you are to be truly successful at your goal, you most likely have another individual or team of colleagues that assisted along the way. Golf pros have caddies. Motorcycle and car racers have a pit crew
- [The CAD Renaissance Comes to Denver](https://design-engine.com/the-cad-renaissance-comes-to-denver/) - Today, CAD is more relevant, more innovative, and more powerful than ever and we learned that first-had on Thursday, May 23rd 2019. Design Engine was in Denver, Colorado covering expert-led learning, peer discussion, and fun at the Colorado PTC User Group (COPUG). This year, we learned new ways of working and new technologies. At this
- [The Importance of STEM Education](https://design-engine.com/the-importance-of-stem-education/) - What is STEM? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and is a term that it used in order to group together these academic disciplines. The acronym was initially used in education to begin to acknowledge the anticipated lack of qualified individuals for future high-tech jobs. One of the main goals of the United
- [The Single-Person Commuter Car of the Future](https://design-engine.com/the-single-person-commuter-car-of-the-future/) - The Electra Meccanica SOLO is believed to be the car of the future. The car resembles your everyday vehicle, but sliced in half right down the middle. This electric one-person vehicle is believed to be the vehicle of the future, because we live in a world where 119 million North Americans are commuting to and
- [Is The Tesla Model 3 The 21st Century's Model T?](https://design-engine.com/is-the-tesla-model-3-the-21st-centurys-model-t/)
- [Single-Use Plastics Ban](https://design-engine.com/single-use-plastics-ban/) - The European Parliament recently voted a ban on particular single use plastics, things such as cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers. The proposal is also demanding reduction in other single use plastics. The EU ban could go to effect across the bloc as early as 2021. The United States has also been introducing plastic
- [The Arrival of Super Magnesium](https://design-engine.com/the-arrival-of-super-magnesium/) - In the course of focusing on new innovations, products and technologies we typically avoid the unproven, recent laboratory breakthrough or the idea that might be several years away from being a tangible product available to the consumer. In this sense, the new generation Magnesium alloy, dubbed Super Magnesium by Allite, is the antithesis of this.
- [New York Wants You to Redesign Their City's Trash Bin](https://design-engine.com/design-competition/) - New York City has over 23,000 litter baskets outside. The most common design is the green wire mesh basket - due to the affordability and easy serviceability, the design has been left mostly the same since the 1930s. New yorkers feel that the wire basket is in need of a redesign. To find a new
- [Peoria PTC User Group - Bradley University - 2018](https://design-engine.com/peoria-ptc-user-group-2018/) - We at Design Engine had such a great time putting this event together with Bradley University. It was great having everyone get together and talk about design, engineering, and PTC. Each presentation ran about an hour. Here is a recap of the event. (For the 2019 event page click here) Keynote Presentation: "The future of
- [2018 Chicago Auto show](https://design-engine.com/2018-autoshow/) - I was fortunate to be able to attend the Chicago auto show media preview days. With that, photographers were able to walk through the floors and take pictures of the vehicles without fighting through crowds or taking dozens of attempts to capture a photo without a person walking through the frame. One of the best
- [Bridging the Gap: Bridgewater Studio Brings Fantasy to Reality](https://design-engine.com/bridging-the-gap-bridgewater-studio-brings-fantasy-to-reality/) - Let me just start by saying, this place is awesome! Selfishly, I had wanted to set up a tour to play with their awesome BB8 replica as the nerdery is strong with me, but when I visited Bridgewater Studios I got much more than I had expected. They even have their own real-life robot! Three
- [ThingWorx, Augmented Reality, and IoT in the workplace](https://design-engine.com/thingworx-augmented-reality-and-iot-in-the-workplace/) - AR/VR, along with the Internet of Things (IoT) Ar/VR and IoT has been talked about for a few years now as the next big thing. To help get it straight, Techcrunch explained it like this: Virtual Reality (AR): places users inside the virtual world, immersing them. Augmented Reality (VR):Overlays virtual objects on the user’s real
- [3D printing and Spare Part Supply Chain Effects](https://design-engine.com/3d-printing-and-spare-part-supply-chain-effects/) - Everyone keeping up with technology, engineering, and design should have heard about 3D printing. Much of the general population has heard of it, but most likely the majority don't understand the capabilities and how this will change numerous industries, and supply chains. Before 3D printing people were predominantly using CNC machining to have the products
- [Man vs Machine - Rossi against Yamaha Robot](https://design-engine.com/man-vs-machine-rossi-against-yamaha-robot/) - Author: Sean MacDonald Originally published on cycleworld.com November 3, 2017 Yamaha claimed back in 2015 that it would build a robot that could ride a motorcycle around a racetrack faster than Valentino Rossi, the man considered the greatest roadracer of all time. It's now two years later and Yamaha's Motobot can not only operate a motorcycle, but it
- [Whitaker Studio's Futuristic Shipping Container Home Set to Begin Construction](https://design-engine.com/whitaker-studios-futuristic-shipping-container-home-set-to-begin-construction-in-2018/) - Whitaker Studio’s Joshua Tree Residence takes shipping container architecture to the next level. Commissioned by a Los Angeles-based film producer, the home’s design takes inspiration from an earlier concept by Whitaker Studio intended for an office building that was never realized. Set to begin construction in 2018, the home’s starburst configuration was carefully planned by the
- [Proterra’s Electric Bus Breaks World Record, Traveling 1,102 Miles on A Single Charge](https://design-engine.com/proterras-electric-bus-breaks-world-record-traveling-1102-miles-on-a-single-charge/) - California-based company Proterra believes their electric buses could be another step towards removing our reliance on fossil fuels. Proterra’s Catalyst E2 Max Electric bus set a new world record for the longest distance traveled - 1,102.2 miles - by an electric vehicle on a single charge. The 40-foot bus packs a hefty 660kWh battery, as
- [Eviation Unveils All-Electric Private Jet](https://design-engine.com/eviation-unveils-all-electric-private-jet/) - Eviation Aircraft released the first prototype of an all-electric airplane. Named the “Alice”, the zero-emission aircraft has the capacity to carry nine passengers and two crew members and has a range of roughly 600 miles. Eviation Aircraft markets the Alice as a commuter plane that could be used to book short trips between major cities
- [The Proposed Improvements to Chicago's Lake Shore Drive](https://design-engine.com/the-proposed-improvements-to-chicagos-lake-shore-drive/) - A fresh set of renderings for the transformation of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive have been revealed. The new plan calls for a 70-acre park extending out into Lake Michigan as well as upgrades to the beaches at Oak Street and Ohio Street. The new proposals have been developed by the state and city departments of
- [Elon Musk Believes Artificial Intelligence is The Biggest Threat We Face as a Civilization](https://design-engine.com/elon-musk-believes-artificial-intelligence-is-the-biggest-threat-we-face-as-a-civilization/) - Billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk sees artificial intelligence as the biggest threat to humanity. Musk, speaking at the National Governors Association on Saturday, explained, “There certainly will be job disruption. Because what's going to happen is robots will be able to do everything better than us. ... I mean all of us.”
- [Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn: Expert Plastic Part Design](https://design-engine.com/chicago-pro-engineer-user-afterburn-expert-plastic-part-design/) - Design-Engine invites you and your team to network and learn at its monthly Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn What Design-Engine hosted another monthly Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn this past Tuesday. This Pro/E Creo user group symposium had two slated presentations. These Tuesday after work presentations at Design-Engine's West Loop Studio (afterwork = afterburn) are from 6:00 to
- [Design and Engineering Software Packages Overview](https://design-engine.com/overview-of-3d-cad-design-and-engineering-software/) - This article does not claim to be authoritative or in depth yet is merely an overview of the various 3D software most commonly used by engineers and industrial designers. With this is mind it hopes to lend some insight that might be helpful to those wishing to learn more about the capabilities and strong points
- [Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn: Modifiability Between Creo 2.0 and SolidWorks 2012](https://design-engine.com/chicago-pro-engineer-user-afterburn-modifiability-creo-solidworks/) - Design-Engine's Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn: Modifiability between Creo 2.0 and SolidWorks 2012: How robust is your modeler? What Design-Engine hosted another monthly Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn on Tuesday the 30th of October. This Pro/E Creo user group symposium had two slated presentations. These Tuesday after work presentations at Design-Engine’s West Loop Studio (afterwork = afterburn)
- [Design Engine Delivers Industrial Design Seminar @ Purdue University](https://design-engine.com/design-engine-delivers-seminar-to-industrial-design-class-at-purdue-university/) - With the advent of a new winter semester at Purdue University, brings in the unfortunate realization there are another three more months of limited sun. To break the winter funk Industrial Design professor Steve Vissor called on Design-Engine instructors to come down to Purdue (Lafayette) and teach a 1-day 3D modeling seminar to their junior
- [AFTERBURN: ANSYS vs. MECHANICA: An Afterwork User Meeting](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-ansys-vs-mechanica/) - AFTERBURN: ANSYS vs. MECHANICA On August 27th Design Engine will be hosting another AFTERBURN gathering at our downtown Chicago Studio. This month we will be discussing ANSYS vs. MECHANICA. We look forward to anyone that would like to join us on Tuesday August 27th at 7:00pm. These meetings are free of charge. Pizza and drinks will be provided. We will discuss
- [Cloud Storage Comparison Guide](https://design-engine.com/cloud-storage-comparison-guide/) - Following Microsoft's recent relaunch of SkyDrive as OneDrive, there is a little more parity and competition at the top of the cloud storage market. How do the options stack up against each other though? This article provides a comparison of the main players – Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and Amazon Cloud Drive.
- [Design Engine Teams Up with Cantu Designs in Development of Culinary Creations](https://design-engine.com/design-engine-teams-up-with-cantu-designs-in-development-of-culinary-creations/) - [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hose familiar with miracle berry, also known as miracle fruit, are aware of the curious reaction the berry causes the human palate. Sour lemons taste like sorbet, hot sauce takes on the guise of sweet glaze, and hoppy IPA's taste like fruit-infused beers. Participants in Design Engine | Education's training courses and CCS racers who
- [Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn at Design-Engine](https://design-engine.com/chicago-pro-engineer-user-afterburn-design-engine/) - Design-Engine Invites You and Your Team to network and learn in this Chicago Pro/Engineer User Afterburn What Design-Engine is hosting a Creo 2.0 networking event with two presentations in our Chicago studio after work from 6:00 - 9:00 PM (Tuesday June 26th). We will conduct two presentations: one showing the many new things in Creo
- [3 Tips For Designers: Making People Love to Work with You](https://design-engine.com/3-tips-for-designers-making-people-love-to-work-with-you/) - To be a great designer, you don’t only have to walk the walk, you also need to talk the talk. I’m a product development project manager with a small New York start-up in China and I love to work with creatives from around the world. Here is my very short list of the simple things
- [DESIGN-ENGINE|EDUCATION and ANSYS, Inc. Announce Training Partnership](https://design-engine.com/ansys-and-design-engine-team-up-to-deliver-high-impact-training/) - Chicago & Boston – Product Design Training Expert DESIGN-ENGINE|EDUCATION today announced a partnership to teach their innovative Workflow-Based FEA curriculum in the powerful and popular software, ANSYS® Mechanical™. “This represents a great opportunity for us to share our innovative curriculum” says FEA Instructor, Jim Shaw. “Our focus is on the workflow, and how Finite Element Analysis (FEA) fits into the overall design process
- [Claudia Beruben Design Engine Tribute](https://design-engine.com/claudia-beruben-design-engine-tribute/) - It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that we have lost Claudia Beruben, Business Development Manager, in a fatal vehicular accident. Claudia was a respected and valued member of the Design Engine family who will be dearly missed. A very vibrant, intelligent, and passionate person, her work ethic, loyalty, and ongoing
- [Rooftop Grilling At Lunch… Just Another Day At The Office](https://design-engine.com/rooftop-grilling-at-lunchjust-another-day-at-the-office/) - Located in the heart of Restaurant Row on Randolph Street, Design Engine Education resides in the historic Haymarket Square Lofts in West Loop of Downtown Chicago.
- [Re-Design Launch of the Design-Engine School Website!!](https://design-engine.com/re-design-launch-of-the-design-engine-school-website/) - After a looooong 10 years, Design Engine's Training School Website has got a new face! At Design Engine, we're all about being design forward.
- [Pro/Engineer is Stealthy](https://design-engine.com/proengineer-is-stealthy/) - In the future drone aircraft will sustain more gravity forces than the human body can withstand. Drones can already stay deployed longer than a human can stay awake.
- [Phantom 3 Vector Vinyl Wrap Downloads](https://design-engine.com/phantom-3-vector-downloads/) - That's the lovely Sondra Ellingson acting up as we often do with the Chicago skyline. Drone Attack! At Design Engine, we dabble with vinyl wraps, as we have an on-staff graphic designer that needs to stay busy. The Phantom Drone PDF line art template below was created June 2016 as we at Design Engine wrap everything including the
- [How CAD Revolutionized Product Design](https://design-engine.com/how-cad-revolutionized-product-design/) - Product design, by definition, is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. The process includes the set of strategic and tactical activities, from idea generation all the way through to the commercialization of the product and each step in between. Product designers must conceptualize and evaluate
- [Creo Simulation Live - The Future of CAD](https://design-engine.com/creo-simulation-live/) - On February 21, 2019, PTC announced the release of the Creo Simulation Live solution. This new software combines the amazing capabilities of PTC and ANSYS in 3D design and simulation. Creo Simulation Live allows users to implement real-time simulation directly into their design environment. This would allow for designers to test their creations as they
- [A Lawn Mower That Wont Wake You Up](https://design-engine.com/a-lawn-mower-that-wont-wake-you-up/) - Anyone who has tried to sleep in on a Saturday morning knows how unpleasant and unforgiving the roar of gas-powered lawn mower could be at 7:00 AM. In addition to the incessant noise, the old fashioned gas powered motor as also be a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and particulate matter which often
- [Worlds biggest Air Purifier](https://design-engine.com/worlds-biggest-air-purifier/) - A 328 feet tall tower in City in northern China is helping the locals breathe cleaner air. This tower is an experimental air purifier. The tower is in Xian, in the Shaanxi province, and is being called the world's largest air purifiers by its makers — those leading the project have said it has made
- [This Start Up is 3D Printing Rockets](https://design-engine.com/this-start-up-is-3d-printing-rockets/) - Relativity Space is a start up that was founded in 2015 and is located in Inglewood, CA. CEO and co-founder and former blue origin employee, Tim Ellis, has created a company only 2 years ago. His co-founding partner, Jordan Noone, is a former Space X employee. The founders met one another in 2010 through USC’s
- [Hot Shot Hole Shot:  Back to the Farm](https://design-engine.com/back-to-the-farm/) - Hot Shot Hole Shot Bart did get every hole shot in the races this weekend! Rain, the dreaded rain The weather report suggested there might be rain Saturday or Sunday. It might happen so if you have spare rims then you mounted rains on there for the weekend. Usually in the rain Bart is fast.
- [A Welcomed New Track: Gingerman Raceway](https://design-engine.com/a-welcomed-new-track-gingerman-raceway/) - The Champion Cup Series Racing organization hasn't been to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan in 10 years. This past weekend, they made their return to what would turn out to be a really tough one - with quite a few bumps, bruises, broken bones and bikes! It was a nice change to race at
- [The Farm: A Race Season  Finale](https://design-engine.com/the-farm-a-race-season-finale/) - A Last weekend in 2015 at the Farm: Race Season Finale The Design Engine Racing Team, this past weekend at BlackHawk Farms Raceway, clinched five Series class titles. The championships were won in the Midwest region of Champion Cup Series (CCS) in all expert middleweight and heavyweight classes. The team overcame many obstacles and problems this
- [Robot Riot : Homecoming at Emporium](https://design-engine.com/robot-riot-homecoming-at-emporium/) - Robot Riot is the self-proclaimed backyard wrestling of robotics. Human-made robots attempt to destroy their opponents on table-tops for votes from the crowd or complete domination for the win. Our Design Engine team decided to visit Emporium’s Robot Riot: Homecoming Event on October 15, 2017 to see what all the fuss was all about. It
- [BioLite FirePit: Making Fires Toasty Instead of Smokey](https://design-engine.com/biolite-firepit-making-fires-toasty-instead-of-smokey/) - If you are an outdoors lover like me, you probably like to go camping , grill food, or sit outside at night with friends around a warm fire. Man has been doing these activities since he learned how to make a fire, and i'm sure once the initial excitement of this essential discovery wore off,
- [Sketching — Another Way for Engineers to Communicate Ideas](https://design-engine.com/sketching-another-way-for-engineers-to-communicate-ideas/) - Engineers need to possess many skills, most of which being technical, however, especially for engineering design, creativity is also required. In order to innovate, creativity is essential. Visual thinking and the Generation of ideas Visual thinking is key in creativity and design. What is visual
- [The Magic of Pixar and Maya](https://design-engine.com/the-magic-of-pixar-and-maya/) - Last Friday we went on a work field trip to discover the magic behind Pixar Animation Studios through an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL. Since we offer classes using Maya software, we wanted to understand Pixar's relationship with it, so we decided to check it out for ourselves. We
- [Worlds Largest Manufacturing Trade Show — IMTS 2018 brief](https://design-engine.com/worlds-largest-manufacturing-trade-show-imts-2018-brief/) - IMTS — A Manufacturing and Engineering Extravaganza Manufacturing professionals gathered at IMTS — International Manufacturing Technology Show. It takes place Sept 10-15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. IMTS 2018 is expected to be one of the largest trade shows that take place, EVER. The manufacturing industry has been rapidly expanding. Investment in equipment is expected
- [Badgerland PTC Creo Users Group](https://design-engine.com/badgerland-ptc-creo-users-group/) - Badgerland PTC Creo Users Group When: Friday, November 9th, 2018 at 8:30AM - 3PM Presentations start at 9AM Where: Embassy Suites in Brookfield, WI Location: TBD Overview: Full day of presentations and hands on PTC Creo workshops along with lunch, networking and great opportunities to connect. There will be fun door prizes including a 55"
- [Lime to Re-Launch in Denver](https://design-engine.com/lime-to-re-launch-in-denver/) - Mobility Action Plan in Action Just a few short weeks after being removed from Denver’s streets, dockless scooters are set to make a comeback. Denver residents woke up one May morning to find hundreds of bright-green scooters strewn across the city. The scooters, part of The Mile High City’s “Mobility Action Plan,” were put in
- [UIC IDSA Grasshopper Workshop](https://design-engine.com/uic-idsa-grasshopper-workshop/) - UIC IDSA Grasshopper Workshop When: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 at 4PM - 7PM Presenter: Jake Rynkiewicz Where: University of Illinois at Chicago Location: Art & Architecture Building 845 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607 Room #3340 Overview: Learn to program and design using Grasshopper to create complex patterns and meshes that would otherwise be
- [Laney College SolidWorks User Group](https://design-engine.com/laney-college-solidworks-user-group/) - Laney College SolidWorks User Group When: Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at 6:30PM - 9PM Presenter: Michael Run Where: Laney College Location: Laney College Room F170C Overview: Design and engineering with SolidWorks from an industrial designer's perspective. Explore basic to advanced surface modeling to capture ideas for consumer product exploration. Analyzing surface continuity of CAD
- [California Tech Hub SolidWorks User Group](https://design-engine.com/google-solidworks-user-group/) - California Tech Hub SolidWorks User Group When: Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at 1PM - 3PM Presenter: Michael Run Where: Google X Labs Location: Google X Labs Overview: Design and engineering with SolidWorks from an industrial designer's perspective. Explore basic to advanced surface modeling to capture ideas for consumer product exploration. Analyzing surface continuity of
- [UIUC Formula SAE Creo Workshop](https://design-engine.com/uiuc-formula-sae-creo-workshop/) - UIUC Formula SAE Creo Workshop When: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 at 12PM - 3PM Presenter: Bart Brejcha Where: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Location: 105 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 Mechanical Engineering Lab (MEL) Overview: Top Down Design and Skeleton Modeling in Creo Click To View Images:
- [SolidWorks User Group of Fresno](https://design-engine.com/solidworks-user-group-of-fresno/) - SolidWorks User Group of Fresno When: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 6PM-8:30PM Presenter: Michael Run, Industrial Designer Where: The Pi Shop 1755 Broadway St. #107 Fresno, CA 93721 Overview: Design and engineering with SolidWorks from an industrial designer's perspective. Explore basic to advanced surface modeling to capture ideas for consumer product exploration. Analyzing surface continuity of
- [Learning to Design with SolidWorks at Northwestern University](https://design-engine.com/learning-to-design-with-solidworks-at-northwestern-university/) - Learning to Design with SolidWorks Student Workshop When: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 at 6 PM Presenter: Michael Run Where: Northwestern University Location: Overview: Design and engineering with SolidWorks from an industrial designer's perspective. Explore basic to advanced surface modeling to capture ideas for consumer product exploration. Analyzing surface continuity of CAD exploration. Click To
- [Using SolidWorks in the Workplace - Industry Perspectives at UIC ASME](https://design-engine.com/using-creo-in-the-workplace-industry-perspectives-at-uic-asme/) - Using SolidWorks in the Workplace - Industry Perspectives When: Wednesday, September 26th at 5:00 PM Presenter: Bart Brejcha Where: UIC ASME Location: Engineering Research Facility (ERF) Room ERF1043, UIC, 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Click To View Images:
- [Die Cast Part Design with SolidWorks at Purdue University](https://design-engine.com/die-cast-part-design-with-solidworks-at-purdue-university/) - Die Cast Part Design with SolidWorks When: Monday, September 24th, 2018 at 7:30 PM Presenter: Bart Brejcha Where: Purdue University Location: Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering Room 1144 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette Indiana 47907 Click To View Images:
- [Colorado PTC USER Group (COPUG) Annual Meeting 2018](https://design-engine.com/colorado-ptc-user-group-copug-annual-meeting-2018/) - COPUG Annual Meeting 2018 Each Region or PTC User chapter has a meeting of the minds once or twice per year where Pro/Engineer users gather together to share their knowledge. This September 6th PTC User conference is no different. It is being held in Denver CO at Dave & Buster's in Denver, hosted by the
- [Catalina Sea Ranch Aims to Bring Shellfish Farming Back to U.S.](https://design-engine.com/catalina-sea-ranch-aims-to-bring-shellfish-farming-back-to-u-s/) - [dropcap]M[/dropcap]arine biologists studying offshore aquaculture, such as the Catalina Sea Ranch mussel farm, need real-time data to conduct collaborative and transparent research. Catalina Sea Ranch (CSR) is the first offshore shellfish Ranch in US Federal Waters. It is using technology to monitor the environment and provide security surveillance. CSR uses a buoy staged with Verizon equipment to
- [The Bitcoin: Theoretical, Virtual, Real or Subjective?](https://design-engine.com/the-bitcoin-theoretical-virtual-real-or-subjective/) - A few years ago the jury may have still been out on the viability of bitcoin and the subject still seems to have as many opinions as people. The financial and business media seemed unanimously skeptical, and often dismissive while the techno-libertarians, coders and IT oriented seemed to give their full allegiance often with an
- [Haven't You Heard?!... That SEO Is The Word?!](https://design-engine.com/havent-you-heard-that-seo-is-the-word/) - The big question here is: "What's the point of having a website when no one can find it?"
- [Central Ohio PTC User Conference Review](https://design-engine.com/central-ohio-ptc-user-conference-review/) - Bart Brejcha of Design Engine spoke at the Central Ohio Pro/E user group Conference about "Creo/Pro Elements Surfacing Best Practices".
- [Daniel Streng and IDEE](https://design-engine.com/daniel-streng-and-idee/) - Daniel Streng is a designer of furniture. He is quite knowledgeable about design and marketing strategies and sometimes uses these strategies to reach potential clients. For some years now he has worked with IDEE, a Japanese furniture company. I had the chance to interview him and in this article I’ll introduce IDEE and Daniel Streng’s
- [Wearables Work Their Way into the Mainstream](https://design-engine.com/wearables-work-their-way-into-the-mainstream/) - The word wearable has become a buzzword in recent months as a direct result of Apple who are literally on everyone's radar for having released their much anticipated iWatch in April of this year. While no ground swell has yet resulted, the market is more highly visible than ever and the expectation now in June of 2015
- [Saab Electrified](https://design-engine.com/saab-electrified/) - Not very long ago the idea of a Sino-Japanese consortium in-and-of itself may have been an anomaly (recent sabre rattling from China and Japan over some small islands illustrates the still fragile state of relations between the two countries.). The notion of a Sino-Japanese consortium buying up an iconic Swedish branded name with the intention of
- [Design Engine Open House](https://design-engine.com/open-house/) - We have settled into our new neighborhood, but we haven't had a chance to throw a get together with food, drinks, and friends yet. So, we will be doing that on July 26! This is a great opportunity to network with those in the design and engineering industry or to ask questions about our services. If
- [AFTERBURN: Sustainable Design - Oct 20, 2016,  6-9 PM](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-sustainable-design/) - AFTERBURN: No more blank stares ... Breaking the myths of sustainable design THEME Sustainable Design WHAT Design Engine is hosting our AfterBurn networking event with a discussion in our Chicago studio. Join us Thursday, October 20th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at 120 N. Green Street # 605 – AFTERBURN = AFTERWORK presentations with friends (and beer).
- [AFTERBURN: Creo vs Solidworks June 15, 2017 6:00-9:00pm](https://design-engine.com/creo-vs-solidworks/) - AFTERBURN: Applying Creo & Solidworks to Freud’s “Narcissism of Minor Differences” Theory WHAT: Design Engine is hosting our AfterBurn networking event with a discussion in our Chicago studio. Join us Thursday, June 15th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at 120 N. Green Street THEME: Creo vs Solidworks: comparing small differences between the two. Design Engine is
- [AFTERBURN: Plastic Part Design / Mold Design - Theory and Application](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-plastic-part-design-mold-design-theory-and-application/) - AFTERBURN: Applying Creo Plastic Part Design & Mold Design - Theory & Application Click here to view the web stream! Access Code > > > 871-513-837 WHAT: Design Engine is hosting our AfterBurn networking event with a discussion in our Chicago studio. Join us November, 16th from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at 120 N. Green Street located in
- [Neocon 2018](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2018/) - NeoCon Interior Design Showcase Neocon is an annual furniture design showcase held at the Merchandise Mart in Downtown Chicago. This year, Design Engine went to cover the 50th installment of the most important event of the year for the commercial furniture design industry. The world’s leading furniture designers come to showcase their incredibly talented work
- ["The Future of Work is Learning" - Heather McGowan](https://design-engine.com/the-future-of-work-is-learning-heather-mcgowan/) - Automation and Artificial Intelligence are words that are used interchangeably but are very different. Automation is defined as "automatically controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human labor" (Merriam Webster) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines that can mimic intelligent human
- [Carpet Cloak for Invisibility](https://design-engine.com/carpet-cloak-for-invisibility/) - “For generations, the topic of invisibility has been of great interest. Although it was once dismissed as science fiction, it has now become reality on a small scale. Physics textbooks around the world must be rewritten and scientists must admit that they were wrong” (Michio Kaku). In 2011, two independent research teams, one from MIT
- [Northern Utah SOLIDWORKS User Group](https://design-engine.com/northern-utah-solidworks-user-group/) - Northern Utah SOLIDWORKS User Group (NUSWUG) - A group to link SOLIDWORKS professionals in the Greater Salt Lake Area, to share tips-n-tricks and best practices using SOLIDWORKS and to connect engineering and design professionals. Date: 12-07-2017 Time: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Length: 2 Hours 0 Minutes Location: Edwards Lifescience Agenda: 5:00pm - 7:00pm | RSVP
- [BMW and Automotive UX](https://design-engine.com/bmw-and-automotive-ux/) - When I think of automotive design, I think of the straight lines, and boxiness of the 90’s cars, then I think of the feminine curves of the next decades cars. I think of the once simple interiors where everything was operated with a button or dial. I then think about the LCD screens,, automatic
- [Event Showcase: Humanscale’s “Beyond Sustainability” Discussion](https://design-engine.com/event-showcase-humanscales-beyond-sustainability-discussion/) - The 4th floor of the Soho House set the scene for a thoughtful and compelling presentation about sustainability in furniture design. The presenter was Jon Strassner, Director of Workplace Strategy at Humanscale. A LEED Accredited Professional since 2007, Jon is passionate about Humanscale’s role in the Net Positive Movement. Jon has been a speaker at
- [Berrista Coffee Opening in Irving Park Neighborhood](https://design-engine.com/berrista-coffee-opening-in-irving-park-neighborhood/) - Molecular gastronomy chef Homaro Cantu will open his new cafe Berrista Coffee on Chicago's northwest side this Friday. With a menu based around the flavor-altering miracle berry, this new concept is sure to attract gourmets and foodies alike with dishes and beverages designed to leverage the miraculin within the berries to change sour and bitter
- [RYNO On The Charge: Introducing The One-Wheel Wonder with Star Power](https://design-engine.com/ryno-on-the-charge-introducing-the-one-wheel-wonder-with-star-power/) - With its zero-emissions operation, clever removable battery packs, and jaw-dropping, futuristic, anime-inspired styling, the RYNO concept merges the green movement with a total sense of coolness in a way the Toyota Prius or Divvy rental bike simply doesn't. Whenever a RYNO is around, people gawk – made
- [Unparalleled Hands-On Design with 3Dconnexion's 3D Mice](https://design-engine.com/unparalleled-hands-on-design-with-3d-connexions-3d-mice/) - Three-dimensional design is an ever-expanding field, and can take a lifetime to explore and learn all of the subtle nuances between different programs and their applications and strengths. One commonality between the majority of design software is an intricate (and often cumbersome) interface with a variety of tools, views and navigation. As part of the
- [Sunshine, Art and Motorcycles: Sportbike Racing In Miami](https://design-engine.com/sunshine-art-and-motorcycles/) - Homestead, FL December 7th 2014: Design Engine's race team visited Homestead for the final race of the year 2014. It was a welcome escape from the frigid cold of Chicago to a warm, humid climate in the shadow of Miami. It would prove to be a weekend of sunshine, incredible artwork and intense racing, but,
- [Top 10 Cycling Innovations of 2013](https://design-engine.com/top-10-cycling-innovations-2013/) - You like bikes? Yep, so do we. And while we certainly pay attention to the big announcements from the Shimanos and Campagnolos of the world, oftentimes it's the quirkier, more creative inventions from smaller manufacturers that really catch our interest. Keeping that in mind, here's a quick look at 10 of the products that we
- [Saietta R Electric Performance Bike Heading for US Shores In 2014](https://design-engine.com/saietta-r-electric-performance-bike-heading-us-shores-2014/) - Since 2011, the UK's Agility Motors has been promising to deliver on its highly anticipated electric motorbike. Promoted as the firm's "next generation electric urban sport motorcycle" the new 96.5 hp Saietta R, with its 3.9 second 0-60 mph (96 km/h) time and unique visual statement, is now set to hit US shores in 2014.
- [Skully Seeking Beta Testers for Augmented Reality Motorcycle Helmet](https://design-engine.com/skully-seeking-beta-testers-for-augmented-reality-motorcycle-helmet/) - Distraction, disruption, destruction. While enjoying a ride, you check your GPS, or check your six, and just at that moment an oncoming car decides to make a quick turn right in your path, or a car comes at speed out of a side road. Proper gear is important to survive in such situations, but avoiding
- [The Story of The RYNO Electric Microcycle – In The Inventor's Own Words](https://design-engine.com/the-story-of-the-ryno-electric-microcycle-in-the-inventors-own-words/) - Six years ago, Portland-based engineer Chris Hoffmann was driving with his 13-year-old daughter Lauren to go fishing. On the journey, out of the silence, Lauren said, “Daddy, I’ve been thinking about this one-wheeled motorcycle I saw in a video game. Could you actually build something like that?" What happened next changed his life. In the next
- [Ducati Announces Wireless Airbag Jackets for Riders and Passengers](https://design-engine.com/ducati-announces-wireless-airbag-jackets-for-riders-and-passengers/) - Ducati has announced a new version of its stunning Multistrada 1200 sports-tourer (check out our video review) that wirelessly inflates airbag jackets for both rider and passenger in the event of a crash. A step forward from themotorcycle airbag Honda showcased in its Goldwing series, the Ducati system can protect the rider and passenger even once they’ve separated
- [Smart Tech Firearm Challenge Offers US$1m to Advance Gun Safety](https://design-engine.com/smart-tech-firearm-challenge-offers-us1m-to-advance-gun-safety/) - While legislative solutions to curbing gun violence in the US continue to meet fervent opposition, the Smart Tech Foundation, formed to incentivize free-market solutions to firearm safety, aims to take a different route. Through its Smart Tech for Firearms Challenge, it believes circumventing the political debate and fostering innovation in smart gun technology is a
- [TellSpec Hand-Held Scanner Identifies What's In Your Food](https://design-engine.com/tellspec-hand-held-scanner-identifies-whats-in-your-food/) - Figuring out whether the fries on your plate contain traces of trans-fat, or if those celery sticks are truly pesticide-free can be tricky, if not impossible. That's why Isabel Hoffmann along with mathematician Stephen Watson set out to create TellSpec, a hand-held device that you can simply point at a food item, to identify what's
- [Student-Designed Bicycle Device Designed to Save Lives](https://design-engine.com/student-designed-bicycle-device-designed-to-save-lives/) - Many people are afraid of riding their bicycles on busy roads full of motorized vehicles, and it's easy to understand why. Not only are bikes slower and offer less protection than cars, but they can also be more difficult for drivers to notice. A device invented by a British design student, however, could help level
- [Production Jobs Return to The U.S.](https://design-engine.com/production-jobs-return-to-the-u-s/) - WHITEWATER, Wis. -- In 2001, Generac Power Systems joined the wave of American companies shifting production to China. The move wiped out 400 jobs in southeast Wisconsin, but few could argue with management's logic: Chinese companies were offering to make a key component for $100 per unit less than the cost of producing it in
- [Argon Employs Computational Fluid Dynamics In Developing Argon 18 Triathlon Bikes](https://design-engine.com/argon-employs-computational-fluid-dynamics/) - Canada's Argon 18 delivered one of the most unexpected but clearest category winners with their entry-level E-80 last year. Their new E-118 produces similarly standout performance at the premium end of the scale. Striking to look at and inspirational to ride, this chassis is going to be one to keep an eye out for this season.[pullquote_right]Ride & handling:
- [New, More Affordable 3D Printers In Development](https://design-engine.com/new-more-affordable-3d-printers-in-development/) - [dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo new 3D printers are already crossing the price barrier, dropping to prices comparable to consumer-grade printers. One, the M3D Micro, is tagged at $349, and the other, the MOD-t, at $149. A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a company called M3D concluded three weeks ago, with more than $3.4 million raised through the sale of
- [Democracy In Design: Patty Johnson’s Vodunuvo](https://design-engine.com/democracy-in-design-patty-johnsons-vodunuvo/) - For many designers creation is their greatest gift to society. For Patty Johnson, the gift of giving developing countries an outlet for their own self-sustained designs just keeps giving. Through her global endeavors, she has single handily changed the way the design world views globalization. In addition to her own practice, Johnson has also worked
- [From The Real World to Arcade Games](https://design-engine.com/top-motorcycle-games-from-the-real-world-to-arcade-games/) - Majority of motorsport games is all about cars – from Gran Turismo to Need for Speed. Despite the thrill of igniting the nitros and finishing the course with an excellent time, drivers can’t do the same tricks and stunts that can be done on motorcycles. The maneuverability of the motorcycle combined with its full-throttle speed,
- [Cota System Transmits Power Wirelessly At Up To 30 Feet](https://design-engine.com/cota-system-transmits-power-wirelessly-30-feet/) - In 2008, Gartner Research released a report in which it identified the number one IT grand challenge as "Never having to manually recharge devices." Physicist Hatem Zeine has invented what he believes to be the answer to this challenge. The Cota wireless power transmission system uses intelligently steered phased array antennas to focus a beam of
- [CROSSKIX - Shoes of The future](https://design-engine.com/crosskix-shoes-of-the-future/) - CROSSKIX A former instructor at Design Engine has created a cool new style in active footwear. His design is currently running on KICKSTARTER Why CROSSKIX? Here are some questions we asked the designer of CROSSKIX Alfred Santillan. 1. What inspired you to develop a shoe (how many sizes are available?) 3-13 (mens and womens). I
- [The Langham Hotel: Opening Summer 2013 In Chicago](https://design-engine.com/the-langham-hotel-opening-summer-2013-in-chicago/) - Since the creation of Europe’s first ‘Grand Hotel’ in 1863, The Langham Hotel has upheld its pedigree in the hospitality industry. Today, over a hundred years after the first Langham opened its doors in London their design legacy spans over four continents. Currently designing their third US hotel, The Langham Chicago is set to open
- [The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Lithium Ion: Clearing The Air](https://design-engine.com/lithium-ion-and-the-boeing-787-dreamline-clearing-the-air/) - Over the past few months the media has focused much negative attention on the travails of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. While on one hand this plane has solely ushered in a new era in aviation history by virtue of it's aggressive use of both new materials such as carbon fiber composites and the use of
- [AFTERBURN: A Group for Engineers and Industrial Designers In Chicago](https://design-engine.com/afterburn-a-group-for-engineers-and-industrial-designers-in-chicago/) - AFTERBURN: A group for Engineers and Industrial Designers in Chicago DESIGN-ENGINE EDUCATION will continue our Afterburn User group meetings held after work on the last Thursday night of each month. The Afterburn meetups are great way to let like minded designers and engineers to network and enjoy intelligent conversations. Maybe some debates too. These after work meetings can present any of
- [Glowing Plants: Natural Lighting With No Electricity](https://design-engine.com/glowing-plants-natural-lighting-with-no-electricity/) - Create GLOWING PLANTS using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler's software - the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. What is Synthetic Biology? All living organisms contain an instruction set that determines what they look like and what they do. These instructions are encoded in the organisms’s DNA — long and complex strings of molecules
- [Get In Shape Eith The Jawbone UP](https://design-engine.com/get-in-shape-with-the-jawbone-up/) - UP was designed to fit seamlessly in people's lives. Real life. It's a thoughtful combination of engineering and design, custom-made for how we live. UP is both flexible and strong. Sometimes UP needs to slide smoothly under sleeves or bend to accommodate an active lifestyle. Other times it has to be strong enough to stand
- [Christopher Jenner Masters Elegance In Design with Chicago Diptyque](https://design-engine.com/christopher-jenner-masters-elegance-in-design-with-chicago-diptyque/) - No stranger to high-end boutiques, Wicker Park embraces its newest competitor, Parisian shop diptyque. With boutiques in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Dubai and New York diptyque has created a worldwide persona of sophistication. The locations designer, Christopher Jenner captures foreign elegance fit for a king in his newest creation. Recently awarded British Breakthrough Talent of
- [Unfasten Your Seatbelts: The Google Driverless Car Is Here!](https://design-engine.com/fasten-your-seatbelts-googles-driverless-car-is-worth-trillions/) - Much of the reporting about Google’s driverless car has mistakenly focused on its science-fiction feel. While the car is certainly cool, just watch the video below about a 95%-blind man running errands. The gee-whiz focus suggests that it is just a high-tech dalliance by a couple of brash young multibillionaires, Google founders Larry Page and
- [The Best Racing Simulator in The World](https://design-engine.com/the-best-racing-simulator-in-the-world/) - Possibly the best racing simulator facility could be in France. In a dark room not entirely unlike the set for Blade Runner a genuine LMP2 test driver called Thomas asks some awkward questions. "Are you physically fit? Have you eaten recently? Do you need the bathroom?" Not really. Can't remember. I didn't until now. "The
- [RipSurfer X Lets You Surf On The Spot](https://design-engine.com/ripsurfer-x-lets-you-surf-on-the-spot/) - There’s no doubt that paddling a surfboard out to the breakers is a good source of upper body exercise. What a lot of non-surfers might not realize, however, is that balancing on a constantly-shifting board is also a great workout for the core muscle groups. Surfer and entrepreneur Mike Hartwick certainly realized it, which is
- [Jetovator - Ride High With The Power of Water](https://design-engine.com/jetovator-ride-high-with-the-power-of-water/) - The Jetovator is a water sports accessory that extends the ability of an existing personal watercraft (PWC). The Jetovator does not come with its own power source and customers must acquire their own high output PWC in order to power the Jetovator. The Jetovator redirects the water thrust from the jet unit of the PWC
- [Prototype GHOST Military Watercraft Claims A World's First](https://design-engine.com/prototype-ghost-military-watercraft-claims-worlds-first/) - If you combined a stealth jet fighter and an attack helicopter and stuck them in the water, what would you get? Well, according to the folks at New Hampshire's Juliet Marine Systems (JMS), you'd get the GHOST marine platform. Privately developed for possible use by the U.S. Navy, the boat would reportedly be invisible to
- [Audi's Digital Rear - View Mirror Moves From Racetrack to R8 e-tron Production Vehicle](https://design-engine.com/audis-digital-rear-view-mirror-moves-from-racetrack-to-r8-e-tron-production-vehicle/) - Audi’s digital rear - view mirror, which made its debut in the R18 e-tron Quattro and R18 ultra race cars at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, is set to enter small scale production at the end of this year in the Audi R8 e-tron. Unlike previous rear-view mirrors from the likes of Ford, Toyota
- [The Beauty of Hungary's Stringbike Where Is The Chain?](https://design-engine.com/beauty-hungarys-stringbike/) - The Csepel neighborhood of Budapest is a 2,000-acre sprawl of working-class apartments and factories. A large swath of the district used to be solely the domain of heavy industry, where each street took its name from the goods produced inside the mostly abandoned brick buildings lining its curbs. It is here, in a nondescript building
- [BikeCAD Lets You Design Your Dream Bicycle Online, for Free](https://design-engine.com/bikecad-design-dream-bicycle-online-free/) - Anyone who likes bicycles has at some point probably fantasized about it - getting their own one-of-a-kind custom-made bike. There are oodles of independent frame-builders out there who will gladly accommodate such fantasies, but their services generally don’t come cheap. Building a high-end bicycle from scratch definitely requires a lot of skill, and even designing
- [Aptera Comes Back from The Dead](https://design-engine.com/aptera-comes-back-from-the-dead/) - One of the more intriguing and aesthetic car designs in recent years was the Aptera 2e delivered by the fledgling California based electric car company, Aptera. Seeming to bear more in common with a helicopter or small aircraft, its design stands out from the pack and caused many to take notice. After what seemed to
- [Batmobile-Like Nissan DeltaWing is The Future of Racing](https://design-engine.com/batmobile-like-nissan-deltawing-future-racing/) - Here's a glimpse at the future of racing. It's called the Nissan DeltaWing and it's part road racer, part salt-flat runner, and looks like a modern interpretation of the Keaton-era Batmobile. Not only is it lighter and more aerodynamic than the rest of the endurance racing field, it uses half the fuel, which not only
- [Nike Pro TurboSpeed Is A Golf Ball-Inspired Track Uniform with Dimples](https://design-engine.com/nike-pro-turbospeed-is-a-golf-ball-inspired-track-uniform-with-dimples/) - The Nike Pro TurboSpeed is, as the name vividly suggests, a track uniform that offers professional athletes an advantage over their rivals. Through the clever use of aerodynamic techniques more commonly found on golf balls, the company has found a way to shave milliseconds off a sprinter's time. Or at least that's the bold claim
- [Navy May Need to Design Ships With Laser Guns In Mind](https://design-engine.com/navy-may-need-to-design-ships-with-laser-guns-in-mind/) - After more than 20 years of research and development, the Navy’s dreams of laser weapons are about to come true. But like the dog who chases the car and doesn’t know what to do when he catches it, the Navy’s thoroughly unprepared for its coming arsenal of focused-light weapons. A new congressional study warns that
- [ARIS Sport Throws A New Curve at Skateboard Wheels](https://design-engine.com/aris-sport-throws-a-new-curve-at-skateboard-wheels/) - The ability to carve into turns is something that is valued by surfers, snowboarders and skateboarders alike. While water and snow are relatively easy to carve into, however, concrete and asphalt are most definitely not, putting skateboards at a bit of a disadvantage. Attempts have been made at better-carving skateboards, including the pivoting-truck-equipped BMW StreetCarver,
- [EGO-Kits Give Downhill Mountain Bikes A Boost](https://design-engine.com/ego-kits-give-downhill-mountain-bikes-a-boost/) - While electric commuting bikes are currently experiencing a surge in popularity, electric mountain bikes such as the Conway E-Rider and the KTM eGnition are also showing up on tradeshow floors with increasing frequency. Most of these are designed as cross-country and/or trail bikes, with the idea that the motor can extend their range above the
- [Wacom Outs The Cintiq 24HD Touch, Adds Multi-Touch Controls](https://design-engine.com/wacom-outs-the-cintiq-24hd-touch-adds-multi-touch-controls/) - Hot off the heels of the more modest Wacom Cintiq 22HD's introduction, the outfit has announced a new version of its 24HD pen display as well. Labeled the 24HD touch, the upcoming offering adds multi-touch functionality to the company's 24-inch input device - just as the name would suggest. The added features don't stop there. A touch-enabled 24HD also
- [TEAMS Design Party (In Honor of The Chicago Auto Show)](https://design-engine.com/teams-design-party-in-honor-of-the-chicago-auto-show/) - UPDATE: To see the event's photos: click HERE. WHEN: February 10, 2012 from 6:00-9:00 PM WHERE: 1812 W. Hubbard Street Chicago, IL 60622 Map it! TEAMS Design is hosting a party in honor of the Chicago Auto Show. Meet and mingle with IDSA members and automotive design enthusiasts from across the country at this event
- [Design Research Methods Workshop With TEAMS Design](https://design-engine.com/design-research-methods-workshop-with-teams-design/) - TEAMS Design is hosting another Design Research Methods Workshop on Sunday March 4th. The workshop is a 'primer' aimed at practicing professionals who want to gain an understanding of ethnographic research methods for design. Design research has become a required skill for a working designers, marketers and engineers, but very few are trained in these
- [Saab 1937-2012, Continuation Or End of An Icon?](https://design-engine.com/saab-continuation-of-an-icon/) - One of the most notable absences from this year's auto show was that of the iconic Swedish name, Saab, which was typically much anticipated and always looked upon to deliver prime examples of design and engineering excellence. The companies origin's were in fact in aviation having been founded in 1937 with the assistance of numerous
- [Designing A Chess AI](https://design-engine.com/designing-a-chess-ai/) - In 1996 IBM's Deep Blue, a chess computer, beat the world champion, Garry Kasparov. This marked the first time a computer was capable of defeating an expert chess player under normal tournament rules. However, Kasparov beat Deep Blue three times after and tied the other two games resulting in a convincing victory (Kasparov 4 points
- [From “Made In China” to “Designed In China”](https://design-engine.com/from-made-in-china-to-designed-in-china/) - China may not be known for its designers but probably more for counterfeit and its traditional culture in Westerns’ minds. It may not have the fame of Italy in design world or Germany for the quality. However a paradigm shift is happening. We already were aware how fast China is developing. And the new generation
- [Is It Creativity Or Is It Jargon?](https://design-engine.com/is-it-creativity-or-is-it-jargon/) - Business leaders lean on terminology like "design thinking" to define and quantify the process for innovation. It doesn’t matter what you call the process, what we all desire is more creativity in the process. Creativity is elusive What is Creativity? Most of us don’t understand creativity, but all of us appreciate it. Marketers spend all
- [Lurkin' At The Burton Snowboards Headquarters](https://design-engine.com/lurkin-at-the-burton-snowboards-headquarters/) - Burton's snowboard bindings design team was looking for another intuitive 3D capability to put in their industrial designer's tool-belt; so, they told Design Engine Education to send somebody on over.
- [EARLY PRESS RELEASE: T-Splines Exhibiting at SolidWorks World 2011](https://design-engine.com/early-press-release-t-splines-exhibiting-at-solidworks-world-2011/) - T-Splines, Inc., creators of precise and flexible 3D surface modeling and organic design tools with full industry standard compatibility, today announced that it will exhibit at the SolidWorks World 2011 Conference, being held from Jan. 23 – 26, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.
- [2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (And Ferrari World)](https://design-engine.com/2011-formula-1-etihad-airways-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-and-ferrari-world/) - This racetrack blows all American, European, and Asian ones out of the water. This race is located in Abu Dhabi.
- [Honda Testing Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications to Eliminate SMIDSY Accidents](https://design-engine.com/honda-testing-vehicle-vehicle-communications-eliminate-smidsy-accidents/) - Here's a term almost all motorcyclists run across in their first couple of years on the road: SMIDSY. It stands for "sorry mate, I didn't see you" and it's the standard apology we get when we're sprawled across the bonnet of a car after its driver has pulled out in front of us. To be
- [Roadless Wheel Concept Adjusts to All Terrains](https://design-engine.com/roadless-wheel-concept-adjusts-terrains/) - Graduate student Ackeem Ngwenya has combined the 6000 year-old wheel with modern materials to develop a new type of all-terrain wheel assembly that switches from narrow to wide tread at the turn of a screw. His Roadless wheel system, while envisioned for rural applications in his native Malawi, has the potential to be as
- [Bluetooth Enabled "I'm Watch" for Smartphones](https://design-engine.com/bluetooth-enabled-im-watch-for-smartphones/) - Milan based company I’m has created a great bluetooth watch that will connect directly to your iPhone or Android based phone. It comes in a simple, matte black plastic band, but you can purchase the watch with a red, yellow, blue, green, white, pink or yellow band instead. The Color Series costs $389, with the
- [Idae, The Notebook for Extreme Situations](https://design-engine.com/idae-the-notebook-for-extreme-situations/) - The extra-ordinary notebook that protects your ideas in extreme situations. Waterproof, Unbreakable, Recyclable. Idae This object was born by the combination of our professional background - we are an architectural and design studio - and our passion for extreme sports - skiing, sailing, hiking, biking or kite-surfing. It's a notebook with very peculiar features, unbreakable,
- [Oakley Launches Goggles with GPS, Bluetooth, Text Messaging, Jump Analytics, and More](https://design-engine.com/oakley-launches-goggles-with-gps-bluetooth-text-messaging-jump-analytics-and-more/) - Oakley has just rolled out what might be the goggles to rule all goggles. The technology-packed AirWave snow goggles have GPS, jump analytics, caller-id, text messaging, Bluetooth, and music controls, all available from a heads-up display. The first feature of these goggles is the heads-up display. Without this display, none of the other features would
- [EcoXPower Powers Bicycle Lights and Charges Mobile Devices Simultaneously](https://design-engine.com/ecoxpower-powers-bicycle-lights-and-charges-mobile-devices-simultaneously/) - EcoXPower by EcoXGear is another take on a concept which most Gizmag readers will be familiar with: harnessing the kinetic energy produced while one pedals a bicycle in order to convert it into electricity and charge a smartphone or similar device. Though we’ve covered several products of this nature in the past, such as Nokia's
- [What Does It Take to Race In A Rally Race Like This?](https://design-engine.com/rally-america-lspr-2012/) - Lake Superior Performance Rally, the Oldest, Toughest and Meanest Rally on the Rally Circuit is based in Houghton, Michigan and happens every year in October. Design Engine being very interested in any form of racing decided to go and spectate LSPR. We researched past years results and found that the attrition rate was low. This
- [ROKU - The Next Generation of Video Streaming](https://design-engine.com/roku-the-next-generation-of-video-streaming/) - Watching a movie at home used to mean ordering a DVD online, waiting for it to arrive, then having it sit on your coffee table for weeks until you were in the mood to watch it. Now, millions of people use Roku to choose what they want to watch instantly. Whether you are into exploring
- [The Bicymple is The Bicycle Simplified, Literally](https://design-engine.com/the-bicymple-is-the-bicycle-simplified-literally/) - The Bicymple is, as its name suggests, an attempt to present the bicycle, simplified. And it's an ambition that, on first glance, looks to have been fulfilled. Bicycle design is fairly static at the moment, and has been for some time. There are, and always will be, innovations in terms of the technologies and materials
- [Cannondale’s CERV Bike Dynamically Adjusts to Changing Terrain](https://design-engine.com/cannondales-cerv-bike-dynamically-adjusts-to-changing-terrain/) - The curved drop handlebars long found on racing bicycles are pretty nifty, right? If you want to get down low to reduce your wind resistance you grab hold of the lower part, and if you’re climbing a hill and need to get a bit more weight and leverage on the crank you can shift your
- [X2CV - High Speed Military Vehicle](https://design-engine.com/x2cv-high-speed-military-vehicle/) - The XC2V FLYPMode is one imposing looking vehicle. Also known as the Experimental Crowd-derived Combat Support Vehicle, DARPA has billed this mean machine as the "first crowd-sourced, militarily relevant vehicle design." After being selected as the winning entry to DARPA's design-the-next-Humvee competition, Local Motors tricked out the XC2V FLYPMode in just 14 weeks. For now,
- [GrabCAD Review: Engineering Community with Free CAD Library](https://design-engine.com/grabcad-review-engineering-community-with-free-cad-library/) - GrabCAD is a community founded by mechanical engineers. It is also a place for engineers to share their talent, expand knowledge, find a dream project and work with tools and features that make life better. Their HQ is located in Boston, MA with the development team in Estonia. Becoming a Member for FREE GrabCAD is
- [DARPA's LS3 Robotic Mule, Big Dog, Goes Outside to Play](https://design-engine.com/video-darpas-legged-squad-support-system-a-k-a-big-dog-goes-outside-to-play/) - Here at PopSci, we’ve been fascinated by Boston Dynamics' Big Dog ever since it was an adorable robotic puppy that couldn’t even open its eyes. Now that the technology is all grown up, repackaged, and rechristened the Legged Squad Support System (or LS3), its eyes are very much open - and fixed firmly on the
- [Concept Cars - A Design Engine Analysis: Chicago Autoshow 2012](https://design-engine.com/chicago-autoshow-2012-concepts-a-design-engine-analysis/) - Winter time in Chicago usually means miserable colds, icy wind, and crass attitudes, but it also means the annual Chicago Auto Show has arrived, giving us all a reason to get out of our winter dens and to venture over to McCormick Place to see the latest and greatest our transportation giants have to offer.
- [David Edwards - A Package You Can Eat, To Prevent Plastic Pollution](https://design-engine.com/david-edwards-a-package-you-can-eat-to-prevent-plastic-pollution/) - Imagine drinking orange juice out of an orange-flavored container that you can chew after. Or ice cream in a non-melting chocolate envelope. WikiCells, unveiled last week, could change how we store our food. David Edwards once came up with a method for delivering drugs inside porous wiffle balls of inhalable insulin (Idea #3). He wrote
- [New Speedo Racing Swimsuit, Fastskin3 - Built Using ANSYS](https://design-engine.com/new-speedo-racing-swimsuit-fastskin3-built-using-ansys/) - Speedo's introduction of its drag reducing LZR Racer swimming outfit created a controversy during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The suit worked so well that it was subsequently outlawed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) as the technological equivalent of doping – it provided too much of an advantage. Now, with the help of
- [WAN GERIN Custom Bikes: The Perfect Balance Between Comfort & Performance](https://design-engine.com/wan-gerin-custom-bikes-the-perfect-balance-between-comfort-performance/) - Last week we visited Noah Wangerin at his bike frame building studio in Bridgeport, Chicago. Noah creates custom geometry hand-made bike frames. He does custom jobs for friends and customers who want something a little more special than a mass-manufactured bike from Walmart. Noah iterated that the benefit of a custom made bicycle is the
- [Katal Innovations, A Landing Pad For Skiers](https://design-engine.com/katal-innovations-a-landing-pad-for-skiers/) - Six years ago, Aaron Coret, a 20-year-old engineering student at the University of British Columbia and an aspiring pro snowboarder, launched from a 50-foot jump at Whistler Blackcomb. “I remember coming off the lip of the jump and dropping my shoulder too hard. Right then I knew that I had lost control,” he says. “The
- [Zuri Handcrafted Bamboo Bicycles out of Africa](https://design-engine.com/zuri-handcrafted-bamboo-bicycles-out-of-africa/) - No matter how many bamboo bicycles we see - and we have seen a few - they continue to astound with their otherworldly looks. Zuri is a German operation that hand builds bicycles in Africa out of locally sourced bamboo. It's multi-hued bamboo-framed bikes are designed for both city commuting and mountain biking. Bamboo has
- [BMW Unveils the C Evolution Electric Scooter](https://design-engine.com/bmw-unveils-c-evolution-electric-scooter/) - BMW Motorrad has been busying itself perfecting an electric scooter design for some time now and, following the early prototype E Scooter we first reported on last year, and the more fully formed Concept e model which popped up a few months later, the company has now unveiled a new “near-production” electric scooter named the
- [The Creative and Business Lessons of the Mars Rover](https://design-engine.com/the-creative-and-business-lessons-of-the-mars-rover/) - Forget the rarified image of NASA projects. Before it even reached Mars, the Mars rover Curiosity had already influenced and borrowed from an eclectic range of industries back on Earth. As the most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, prepared to touch down on the red planet at 1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 6 after an eight-month journey,
- [Daniel Simon Creates Livery for HRT Formula 1 Car](https://design-engine.com/daniel-simon-creates-livery-for-hrt-formula-1-car/) - Visual artist and automotive futurist Daniel Simon has created a striking red and white livery for Hispania Racing's new Formula 1 car. Called the F111, the new racecar has been developed by the outfit's own engineering and design team, which is led by technical director Geoff Willis and chief designer Paul White. Simon's eye-catching work
- [World’s First Finger Camera – Air Clicker](https://design-engine.com/worlds-first-finger-camera-air-clicker/) - You want to take the photo without camera, just using your fingers – it’s possible! Appropriately called Air Clicker, new concept designed by Yeon Su Kim will allow you to use nothing more than your hands to capture images. This world’s first finger camera consists of two modules: the first fits on your thumb, the
- [Disney Develops "Face Cloning" Technique for Animatronics](https://design-engine.com/disney-develops-face-cloning-technique-for-animatronics/) - The “uncanny valley” is one of the frustrating paradoxes of robotics. Every year, roboticists make humanoid robots that more accurately imitate human beings, but it turns out that the better the imitation, the creepier the end result. It’s that strange, hair-raising sensation one gets when visiting the Hall of Presidents at Disneyland. True, George Washington
- [Garmin's First Outdoor GPS Watch Includes Advanced Navigation Features](https://design-engine.com/garmin-first-outdoor-gps-watch-includes-advanced-navigation-features/) - Garmin signals its entrance into the outdoors GPS watch segment with the fēnix. Despite its annoying punctuation and emphasis baggage, the watch appears to be a fully featured and functional wrist top for the outdoors set. More than just a watch with a GPS chip, Garmin sees the fēnix as a hands-free navigation solution. Unlike
- [Amphibious Tank Prototype Drives On Water](https://design-engine.com/amphibious-tank-prototype-drives-on-water/) - DARPA’s Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program is a wide-ranging effort to pack standard ISO shipping containers with technologies that can assist during humanitarian disasters or aid military in solving other unconventional, international problems (like piracy). Essentially DARPA wants a modular means to quickly turn any ship into a technology-laden base of operations that can
- [Israel and Cycling - Cycle on the Recycled: A $9 Cardboard Bike Set to Enter Production in Israel](https://design-engine.com/cycle-on-the-recycled-a-9-cardboard-bike-set-to-enter-production-in-israel/) - By: Julie Ma The last time your purchased something made entirely from cardboard, chances are it was a box to pack up your belongings. While the sturdy material is perfect for moving your stuff, an inventor from Israel has figured out a way to make cardboard move you. Using nine dollars worth of materials, bicycle
- [The Technology Behind the Red Bull Stratos Stunt Dive](https://design-engine.com/the-technology-behind-the-red-bull-stratos-stunt-dive/) - It was a historic moment: daredevil Felix Baumgartner plunged from the edge of the stratosphere down to earth--a record-setting 120,000 feet, and at speeds that eclipsed the sound barrier. It’s BASE jumping so extreme that it almost counts as space exploration. In addition to being inherently dramatic and heart-pounding, Baumgartner’s mission (Red Bull footed the
- [Next Generation Survival Suit](https://design-engine.com/next-generation-survival-suit/) - By: Bob Duncan A little history first…. As a pilot for Alaska Airlines, I have always been amazed by the fortitude of Alaskan fisherman. For three years I flew into Dutch Harbor; to say that it is a challenging airport to land at would be an understatement. However, even my most harrowing approaches and landings
- [Design For Humanity Part Two: The Solar Oven and The Water Purifier](https://design-engine.com/design-for-humanity-part-two-the-solar-oven-and-the-water-purifier/) - Throughout significant parts of the developing world the detrimental effects caused by the burning of firewood, charcoal and dung for cooking fuel remain an ongoing problem. Deforestation and the degradation of the environment as well as the economic costs and health issues all take their toll. This is something that effects nearly 2 billion people
- [The Undiscovered Option: The Diesel Electric Hybrid](https://design-engine.com/the-undiscovered-option-the-diesel-electric-hybrid/) - Much attention has been given to electric vehicle hybrids such as the Prius and Volt over the past few years. However somewhat less attention to diesels as a whole. One option that has hardly been explored and remains completely unavailable in North America is the diesel electric hybrid. While the Prius with it's petrol/electric hybrid
- [Floating Design: Olivier Grossetête Creates Pont de Singe Bridge](https://design-engine.com/floating-design-oliver-grossetete-creates-pont-de-singe-bridge/) - Bringing daydreams to life is what French artist Olivier Grossetête does best. Known for his visionary installation designs, this year for the United Kingdom’s Tatton Japanese Park Biennial, Grossetête designed Pont de Singe Bridge. Themed around flight, in an effort to test the boundaries of design this is Grossetête’s second floating infrastructure. “I like to
- [RALLY FIGHTER - Car Designed by the World](https://design-engine.com/rally-fighter-car-designed-by-the-world/) - Local Motors design of the Rally Fighter is believed to be the first production vehicle to be designed through crowd sourcing, the process of drawing input from a global community of interested people via the Internet. The design was chosen through a 2009 vote by a community of hundreds of people on the Internet. The
- [Passivhaus: The Passively Heated Home](https://design-engine.com/passivhaus-the-passively-heated-home/) - Imagine a house that is so well designed and insulated that it maintains a 70 degree air temperature regardless of the outdoor air temperature. All of this in spite of not having a conventional furnace or heating system. This is exactly what is achievable and proliferated by a movement called Passivhaus, which, as the name
- [CIRRUS: Redesigning Aircraft Safety](https://design-engine.com/cirrus-redesigning-aircraft-safety/) - CIRRUS: Redesigning Aircraft Safety Cirrus was founded with the idea of creating an aircraft that never existed before an aircraft with features and innovations that take the flying experience to an entirely different level. This spirit of unceasing innovation continues at Cirrus today and the result is the new Generation 5 SR22 and SR22T. Generation
- [The Evolution of Refrigerator Design](https://design-engine.com/the-evolution-of-refrigerator-design/) - On the evening of March 4th, 2013, I attended an IDSA sponsored mixer that was tied into the Housewares show that was going on that day. While I was sufficiently impressed by the UIC innovation center where the event was held, I found the actual presentation of the speaker from Whirlpool somewhat underwhelming. The early
- [SMARTWALLIT - Never Lose Your Keys or Wallet Again](https://design-engine.com/smartwallit-never-lose-your-keys-or-wallet-again/) - So, what is SmartWallit? SmartWallit is a revolutionary device that allows you to keep track of your wallet. It will prevent you from leaving your wallet behind, so you will not have to awkwardly stand at the register frantically searching for your wallet. It is able to do this by connecting with your phone through
- [Canon 6D - Wifi and Iphone Compatible](https://design-engine.com/canon-6d-wifi-and-iphone-compatable/) - Canon 6D - Wifi and Iphone Compatable As the full frame DSLR market grows ever-more crowded though - Canon, Nikon and Sony each offer at least two full frame models - the appeal of the 6D may well rest on things like handling and feature set. While Canon obviously needs to maintain clear distinctions between
- [GE's New "Smart" Wind Turbine](https://design-engine.com/ges-new-smart-wind-turbine/) - GE's new 1.7-100 wind turbine, the second of it's "Brilliant" series made it's debut in Chicago at the WINDPOWER 2013 expo held at McCormick Place from May 5th through 8th. GE's Brilliant series wind turbines have received much fanfare and attention and promise to be a significant step forward in improving the efficiency and viability
- [Lunatik Taktik Extreme iPhone 5 Case Review](https://design-engine.com/lunatik-taktik-extreme-iphone-5-case-review/) - Lunatik Taktik Extreme iPhone 5 Case Review Well it’s been over 2 months now since I received my iPhone 5 Lunatik Taktik Extreme case and as I had promised it’s time to write a review on this protectorate of the iPhone. How many of us have bought a new phone only to have to hide it in
- [G-pod's Storage Container Based Off-grid Living Space](https://design-engine.com/g-pods-storage-container-based-off-grid-living-space/) - [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ong Kong and Australia-based company G-pod has unveiled a new shipping container home that it hopes will stand out from the sizable competition thanks to a novel expandable design that increases usable floor space significantly. The G-pod Dwell can also operate off-grid and optional extras include a rainwater collection unit and solar array. Not to be confused
- [DesignHouse's REVEAL Kickstarter Supports Local Manufacturing](https://design-engine.com/designhouses-reveal-kickstarter-supports-local-manufacturing/) - [dropcap]K[/dropcap]ickstarter and Chicago design have gone hand-in-hand since its inception in 2009. The global crowdfunding site has helped endless creative projects and designs gain the backing they need to launch their concepts to the next level. Scott Wilson, founder and principal designer of the Chicago-based design firm MINIMAL, implemented Kickstarter in 2010 to raise capital
- [Female Designers Aim to Promote Universal Design](https://design-engine.com/female-designers-aim-to-promote-universal-design/) - Women in design are working towards one common goal, to turn design and engineering into universal design. They concentrate on design equality, not just for males and females, but also for people with disabilities and the elderly. These women intend to make everything accessible to all types of people. According to the newest issue of Design
- [The Apple Watch- Just an Extension of the iPhone?](https://design-engine.com/the-apple-watch-just-an-extension-of-the-iphone/) - The Apple Watch seems to be the most fashion-forward product Apple has put out, yet despite boasting many fancy features, is it just an extension of the iPhone? The Apple Watch is aiming to satisfy its variety of loyal customers by giving them the choice to customize their own watch. Starting at $349,
- [Vertical Gardens - Growing Organic Food Onsite](https://design-engine.com/vertical-gardens/) - With the world becoming more interested in where their food is coming from, vertical and indoor gardens are becoming essential for growing organic food in small spaces - from home to restaurant. Along with the emergence of at-home vertical gardens, there are a few restaurants that have also started to grow their own plants and herbs.
- [Homage to a Visionary (Homaro Cantu 1976-2015)](https://design-engine.com/homage-to-a-visionary-homaro-cantu-1976-2015/) - It was in late 2004 that we at Design Engine first made the acquaintance of Homaro Cantu or Omar, as we have since called him. We heard a lot about the legendary levitating desserts and use of liquid nitrogen to alter and enhance food at his then recently-opened and very-local Moto
- [Tesla's Home Battery Unveiled - The Powerwall](https://design-engine.com/teslas-home-battery-unveiled-the-powerwall/) - Elon Musk, the brains behind Tesla, wants to make his new Powerwall home battery available to everyone and to change how we use and store energy. Think about it, you no longer have to rely on utility companies for energy – even in the case of a power outage. When news about the batteries first
- [The World's Highest and Longest See-Through Bridge Opening this July](https://design-engine.com/the-worlds-highest-and-longest-see-through-bridge-opening-this-july/) - If you have a fear of heights, China’s Zhangjiajie skywalk may be a way for you to face your fears (or maybe faint from the mere thought of walking across and seeing nothing but the drop below you.) In an effort to attract more tourists to the area, the skywalk - which is suspended between
- [Meet the New Boss, the Butter Boss](https://design-engine.com/meet-the-new-boss-the-butter-boss/) - One thing we’ve never had is portable butter - that is, until now. The guys at Y Line Product Design have created a way to make butter-lovers happier than ever before. The “Butter Boss” has a variety of uses, is made of heat-resistant material (the same kind your spatula is made of,) is easy to
- [New Car Technology May Prevent Drunk Driving Soon](https://design-engine.com/new-car-technology-may-prevent-drunk-driving-soon/) - The US Department of Transport (DOT) estimates that nearly 10,000 people every year are killed by alcohol-related crashes. What if there was a way to save about 7,000 of those lives? According to the DOT this is possible and they are developing two types of alcohol sensors – one that is similar to a regular
- [Lexus Just Developed Something That Can Make You Fly](https://design-engine.com/lexus-just-developed-something-that-can-make-you-fly/) - A hoverboard only sounds like something out of a “Back to the Future” movie, right? Well, Lexus is claiming they have created a real hoverboard - they call it the Slide - that will use magnetic levitation, liquid nitrogen-cooled superconductors and magnets to develop a skateboard, which can literally levitate off the ground. But there’s
- [This Bracelet is Not Just a Piece of Jewelry](https://design-engine.com/this-bracelet-is-not-just-a-piece-of-jewelry/) - The Leatherman Tread is a multitool that features 29 different tools, even a bottle opener, which link together to form a very sleek-looking bracelet. Each one of the links of this bracelet is made of strong stainless steel and is backed by Leatherman’s 25-year warranty. According to Leatherman President Ben Rivera, the inspiration for the
- [The World’s First 3D Printed Building Set to Open in Dubai](https://design-engine.com/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-set-to-open-in-dubai/) - Standing next to Dubai’s Museum of the Future will soon be a fully functional 2,000 square foot 3D-printed office building, which will serve as the temporary headquarters for staff members until the museum opens in 2017. 3D printing company WinSun Global and architecture and engineering firms Gensler, Thornton Tomasetti, and Syska Hennessy are coming together
- [Smart Clothing Has the Ability to Keep You Cool or Warm](https://design-engine.com/smart-clothing-has-the-ability-to-keep-you-cool-or-warm/) - Instead of turning on the air conditioner or the heater, you could just wear clothing that will keep your body at the most comfortable temperature - even in extreme heat, you could cool off without touching any water. Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have created “smart clothes” that plan to do just
- [Giant Fans Can Suck Carbon Dioxide Out of the Air](https://design-engine.com/giant-fans-can-suck-carbon-dioxide-out-of-the-air/) - Canadian company, Carbon Engineering, is planning to use giant fans to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. Now this is usually the job of our trees right? Well due to the large amount of deforestation, there are some areas in the world where regrowing trees is just not possible and, not to mention, takes
- [This Windwheel Floats on Water and Features a Giant Coaster](https://design-engine.com/this-windwheel-floats-on-water-and-features-a-giant-coaster/) - This Dutch Windwheel is much more than just a sustainable way to gather wind energy. The proposed 571-foot Windwheel is set to be built in the city of Rotterdamn, Netherlands and on top of converting wind energy, it will also house apartments, a hotel and even a coaster ride. The reason why this Windwheel is
- [The Lexus Hoverboard is Finally Here](https://design-engine.com/the-lexus-hoverboard-is-finally-here/) - Lexus has been teasing us about the their hoverboard for quite some time now. Earlier in June, they released a very short teaser video that left many wondering whether it was real or not. Now, they have released a full-length video featuring the very-real hoverboard and the incredible process behind creating it. But why did
- [Canadian Company Granted Patent for Space Elevator](https://design-engine.com/canadian-company-granted-patent-for-space-elevator/) - Thoth Technology has been granted a US patent for an elevator to take spacecraft and astronauts into space, even if only part of the way. The Thothx Tower, a 12.4 mile-high inflatable space elevator, is not currently in production but if it is ever built experts estimate there could potentially be a 30 percent savings
- [Britain is Developing a Highway System That Charges Electric Cars On The Go](https://design-engine.com/britain-is-developing-a-highway-system-that-charges-electric-cars-on-the-go/) - Stopping to charge your electric vehicle may soon be a thing of the past. England is in development to create roads that will charge your electric car, while you drive on the highway. Although electric cars have become more popular and convenient, one issue still remains, they have to be charged at charging stations. And
- [Google’s Project Soli: Control Your Gadgets Using Only Hand Gestures](https://design-engine.com/googles-project-soli-control-your-gadgets-using-only-hand-gestures/) - Say hello to the future, or at least Google thinks so. Google ATAP's Project Soli is developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology to help you tell your technology what to do, all without ever touching it. The Project Soli microchip is able to capture the sub-millimeter motions of your fingers at an incredibly
- [The 3D Printed Shoe Game](https://design-engine.com/the-3d-printed-shoe-game/) - Forget the Adidas and Kanye West collaboration; Adidas Futurecraft 3D may be the next big thing. Their first 3D printed shoe is a running shoe that contains a midsole specifically designed to match a person’s individual foot. With the ability for “matching exact contours and pressure points,” Adidas is determined to put this shoe on
- [The SeaXplorer Mega-Yacht Can Break Through Ice And Access Remote Locations](https://design-engine.com/the-seaxplorer-mega-yacht-can-break-through-ice-and-access-remote-locations/) - If sailing on the Caribbean doesn’t sound exciting enough, the SeaXplorer promises to take owners to some of the most remote places in the world. Places that have not been accessible before will now be just a leisurely yacht trip away. Dutch company, Damen Group, developed the SeaXplorer to be able to break through ice,
- [Breakwater, Chicago’s Floating Resort](https://design-engine.com/breakwater-chicagos-floating-resort/) - It’s almost summertime in Chicago and that means plenty of outdoor activities. The team behind Breakwater Chicago has given us a look into new renderings of their floating vessel project, Breakwater. First proposed in 2014, Breakwater is essentially a floating 300-by-100 foot party barge that features outdoor decks, swimming pools, stores, bars and restaurants. This
- [Edyn Smart Gadget Lets You Communicate With Your Garden](https://design-engine.com/edyn-smart-gadget-lets-you-communicate-with-your-garden/) - Gardening isn’t always an easy task, especially if you are new to it. The Edyn garden sensor gives your garden the ability to communicate with you. The solar-powered Edyn is placed into garden soil and is able to monitor soil moisture levels, nutrition and temperature. Each garden sensor can monitor an area of up to
- [Net Zero Design Offers Example for Sustainable Living](https://design-engine.com/net-zero-design-offers-example-for-sustainable-living/) - It's been two years since the November 2013 completion of Walgreens Net Zero energy store in Evanston just north of Chicago and the building has achieved many accolades including platinum LEED certification in addition to designation as a net zero building and as of December 2015 has the distinction of being the only net zero
- [2015 CCS Midwest Awards Banquet & Year End Gala](https://design-engine.com/ccs-midwest-banquet-jan-2016/) - Each year there is the Champion Cup Series - CCS Awards Banquet to honor racers, family, mechanics and friends. At Lake Lawn Resort, this year's event took place in January. I usually pass on this banquet, opting instead for riding hard at the Jennings GP for multiple weekends. Jennings GP is a paved sports bike race track in northern Florida. Why
- [2015's Breakthrough Product: The Hoverboard](https://design-engine.com/2015s-breakthrough-product-the-hoverboard/) - This years breakthrough product which made it's way into the public consciousness and on to peoples holiday wish lists is the self-balancing two wheeled scooter popularly known as the hoverboard. The name hoverboard "however inaccurate" seems to have stuck and now these handless segways have become one of this years best selling products among teens and
- [Frenchman Sets Record for World Longest Hoverboard Flight](https://design-engine.com/frenchman-sets-record-for-world-longest-hoverboard-flight/) - A jet ski champion from the south of France named Frankie Zapata has set a new distance record for hoverboards by traveling 2252 m (1.4 miles). The flight, as captured on the accompanying video, was witnessed and certified by the Guinness Book of World Records and surpasses the previous 2015 worldrecord several fold. Developed in
- [Roborace Reveals World’s First Electric Self-Driving Racecar](https://design-engine.com/roborace-reveals-worlds-first-electric-self-driving-racecar/) - Designed by Daniel Simon, the same man who designed the futuristic cars for Tron: Legacy, Roborace is an electric autonomous racecar set to hit the track later this year. The design of Roborace goes in a different direction than that of traditional racecars due to the fact that is does not need to be designed
- [Chicago's Futuristic Cable Car Skyline Project](https://design-engine.com/chicagos-futuristic-cable-car-skyline-project/) - The “Chicago Skyline,” a proposed project by architecture firms Davis Brody Bond and Marks Barfield, plans to create a network of aerial cable cars to provide visitors with a unique perspective of Chicago. Preliminary designs call for this 17-story high system of cable cars to connect Navy Pier, the lakefront and the Riverwalk with downtown
- [Dubai's Latest Luxury Floating Homes Offer a New Level of Privacy](https://design-engine.com/dubais-latest-luxury-floating-homes-offer-a-new-level-of-privacy/) - Dutch developer ">New Living on Water (NLW) has created a new luxury floating home set to be unveiled at Cityscape Global in Dubai. The concept home is based on an “organic” circular design and the current model being presented at Cityscape is slated to cost roughly $11 million. If you can afford the hefty price
- [M3D's New $500 3D Printer Offers Impressive Features](https://design-engine.com/m3ds-new-500-3d-printer-offers-impressive-features/) - M3D has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the M3D Pro, an affordable and reliable 3D printer specifically aimed for consumer use. M3D’s first Kickstarter campaign, the M3D Micro 3D Printer, was a big hit and managed to raise about $3.4 million from backers, however the final product didn’t work quite as well as M3D
- [You Can Now Buy This Unique Electric Scooter](https://design-engine.com/you-can-now-buy-this-unique-electric-scooter/) - One company seems to believe electric scooters can come in many shapes and sizes. The BOXX e-bike features an unusual shape and a rather small size - measuring up at just 1 meter long - and now what was once only an idea, is currently available for purchase. Despite it’s small size, BOXX claims that users
- [This Indoor Smart Garden Discreetly Grows Plants and Herbs](https://design-engine.com/this-indoor-smart-garden-system-discreetly-grows-plants-and-herbs/) - The creators behind the Grobo call it the “Keurig for plants.” Yes, it’s really that easy to use. The Grobo is an indoor smart garden system that makes gardening super easy, even in places where having a personal garden never seemed like a possibility. The Grobo essentially takes all of the work out of gardening. It
- [This Picture Frame Makes Objects Move in Slow Motion](https://design-engine.com/this-picture-frame-makes-objects-move-in-slow-motion/) - Slow Dance uses science and art to create a truly one of a kind optical illusion sculpture. The Slow Dance picture frame is unlike any picture frame you have witnessed before – it makes real objects move in slow motion right before your eyes. The design of the Slow Dance is relatively simple. Essentially, it
- [This Tiny Cube Has Raised Over $3 million on Kickstarter](https://design-engine.com/this-tiny-cube-has-raised-over-3-million-on-kickstarter/) - If you find yourself constantly clicking your pen, tapping your feet or just plain fidgeting with any item in your sight, then the Fidget Cube was developed for you. And with over $3 million dollars raised in pledges, it seems as though many, many people like to fidget. Developed by Antsy Labs, the Fidget Cube
- [The Podo Stick-and-Shoot Camera – The Alternative to Selfie Sticks](https://design-engine.com/the-podo-stick-and-shoot-camera-the-alternative-to-selfie-sticks/) - Despite their popularity, selfie sticks are kind of awkward, bulky to carry around and still unable to capture certain angles. Podo is a portable remote-controlled camera that works by syncing with your phone and features a sticky surface that allows it to stick to just about anything, allowing it to capture photos and videos from
- [Smiling Car Alerts Pedestrians When It's Safe To Cross](https://design-engine.com/smiling-car-alerts-pedestrians-when-its-safe-to-cross/) - Semcon, a Swedish-based company has developed what they call the "Smiling Car,” a proposed feature for autonomous cars that would use a digital smile to let pedestrians know when it's safe to cross the rode, even if the driver inside the car is not paying attention. Self-driving cars come with their own set of advantages
- [Iveco Premieres Its Zero-Impact Concept Truck](https://design-engine.com/iveco-premieres-its-zero-impact-concept-truck/) - The Iveco Z Truck, designed by CNH Industrial Design Centre and dubbed as a “totally sustainable transport system,” combines alternative energy sources, new technologies and autonomous driving to become the long-haul zero-impact vehicle of the future. The “Z” in Z Truck stands for “zero” – zero CO2 emissions, zero accidents, zero stress and zero waste
- [Gravity Sketch Allows Designers to Create and Manipulate Sketches in Midair](https://design-engine.com/gravity-sketch-allows-designers-to-create-and-manipulate-sketches-in-midair/) - Gravity Sketch is a virtual reality software that allows designers to design 3D models while waving their hands in midair. This software allows for co-creation among several users and lets users edit objects in virtual reality, as compared to the previous Gravity Sketch iPad app that only allowed the user to edit objects on
- [Navdy Heads-Up Display Lets You Text and Drive Safely](https://design-engine.com/navdy-heads-up-display-lets-you-text-and-drive-safely/) - While we know we shouldn’t, many of us still glance at our smartphones while driving and oftentimes get easily distracted. One company plans to change how we interact with our connected devices. Navdy, the name of the company and the device, has developed a high-resolution heads-up display that sits on a car’s dashboard and projects
- [BMW’s Futuristic Self-Balancing Motorcycle Doesn’t Require Any Protective Gear](https://design-engine.com/bmws-futuristic-self-balancing-motorcycle-doesnt-require-any-protective-gear/) - BMW imagines a future where mobility is connected and adaptable to the environment. As part of BMW’s year-long centennial celebration, the company revealed Motorrad, the motorcycle of the future that relies on self-balancing technology and doesn’t require any protective gear. Motorrad embodies BMW’s commitment for providing the ultimate riding experience, “Motorcycling is about escaping from
- [The Mercedes-Benz Pickup Truck is Here](https://design-engine.com/the-mercedes-benz-pickup-truck-is-here/) - Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the X-Class truck, what they call the world’s first true “premium” pickup truck. Specifically, the X-Class concept truck focuses on two major models called the stylish explorer and powerful adventurer. The truck is set to hit key markets in late 2017 – however, the U.S. is currently not on their list. The
- [The Future of Materials](https://design-engine.com/the-future-of-materials/) - In our last post about sustainability in design we talked about how to use tools already in your design toolbox (i.e. CAD software) to quantify the environmental and social impacts of your designs. So now you have clear goals and metrics for success - what are the tools in your toolbox to achieve them? This
- [The $79 Device for Controlling Your Devices with Just Hand Gestures](https://design-engine.com/the-79-device-for-controlling-your-devices-with-just-hand-gestures/) - In a world filled with touchscreens, Bixi is the device determined to make gesture controls the new way to interact with our technology. Bixi is a hexagon-shaped device that brings wireless gesture control to smartphones, tablets and other smart devices. Bixi uses "time-of-flight" sensors to monitor your in-air gestures up to 25 centimeters in front
- [Floating Plaza Proposed for Florida’s Waterfront](https://design-engine.com/floating-plaza-proposed-for-floridas-waterfront/) - Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati has proposed a floating plaza that uses submarine technology for West Palm Beach's Currie Park in Florida. The project, once completed, would include an organic restaurant with its own hydroponic cultivations, a pool and an auditorium. CRA plans to build the new complex on a vacant 19-ha (47-ac) area on
- [The First Hyperloop System Will Travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 Minutes](https://design-engine.com/the-first-hyperloop-system-will-travel-from-dubai-to-abu-dhabi-in-12-minutes/) - Hyperloop One plans to build the first commercial hyperloop transportation system to go from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in about 12 minutes. Working off of Elon Musk’s famous idea, Hyperloop One signed a deal with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority to figure out how to build this system in Dubai. While exactly where the Hyperloop
- [Vespa Reveals Its First Electric Scooter](https://design-engine.com/vespa-reveals-its-first-electric-scooter/) - The most iconic scooter brand in the world is working on releasing an electric scooter. The Vespa Elettrica Electric Scooter will have the same style, agility, ease of use and riding pleasure of a regular Vespa while being cheaper-to-run, eco-friendly and providing “technological and innovative connectivity solutions.” Although Vespa has been in existence for about
- [The Flying Drone Made for Selfies](https://design-engine.com/the-flying-drone-made-for-selfies/) - AirSelfie is a flying camera that is small enough to fit inside of your smartphone case. As you may have guessed the AirSelfie is meant for taking selfies, without the hassle of having to hold up a selfie stick till your arm hurts. The AirSelfie drone connects to iOS or Android phones via Wi-Fi and
- [This Futuristic Turntable Plays Vinyl Records in Mid-Air](https://design-engine.com/this-futuristic-turntable-plays-vinyl-records-in-mid-air/) - MAG-LEV, the first levitating turntable, is being called the “turntable of the future for the medium of the past.” MAG-LEV Audio, a Slovenian company, developed the unique turntable for people who want excellent sound quality and innovative design. The turntable’s platter is able to levitate using a series of magnets, making it look pretty futuristic
- [The Proposed Human-Powered Floating Gym for Paris](https://design-engine.com/the-proposed-human-powered-floating-gym-for-paris/) - Italian firm Carlo Ratti Associati unveiled designs for the Paris Navigating Gym, a human-powered 66-foot long fitness vessel that can accommodate about 45 individuals. The fitness vessel features Technogym-built ARTIS machines, which take energy produced during workout sessions and convert it into other forms of energy. For now, the idea is a concept that is
- [Vinci, The First AI-Enabled Headphones That Don’t Require a Smartphone](https://design-engine.com/vinci-the-first-ai-enabled-headphones-that-dont-require-a-smartphone/) - Vinci smart headphones play music all on their own – no phone required. The voice-controlled, wireless headphones can also act as an activity tracker, get directions and even read back text messages. Vinci headphones are powered by AI and over time will learn from the users listening habits and preferences to anticipate what the user
- [Everlast, The Scannable Pen and Paper Notebook You Can Reuse Endlessly](https://design-engine.com/the-pen-and-paper-notebook-you-can-reuse-endlessly/) - The Everlast Notebook is reusable over and over again. While there are plenty of smart notebooks and pens already on the market, the Everlast notebook feels just like a traditional notebook and provides a classic pen and paper experience, while still allowing users to upload images digitally via its companion app. “Create. Scan. Erase.,” is
- [High-Tech Compost, Zera, Turns Food Waste Into Fertilizer in 24 hours](https://design-engine.com/high-tech-compost-zera-turns-food-waste-into-fertilizer-in-24-hours/) - While most traditional food composts are made to be kept outside, the Zera designed by Whirlpool’s WLabs, is an attractive indoor food recycler. As part of an Indiegogo campaign, the company claims the Zera can convert a week’s worth of food waste into homemade ready-to-use fertilizer in just 24 hours. According to Whirlpool, the average
- [Uber for the Sky: Drone Taxis Set to Fly in Dubai This Summer](https://design-engine.com/uber-for-the-sky-drone-taxis-set-to-fly-in-dubai-this-summer/) - It would be another world’s first for the city of Dubai - autonomous taxi drones are set to take flight this summer. Emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed plans for the Chinese-made EHang 184 drone to carry passengers to their destination without the need for a pilot. While it may seem many years away, RTA
- [Volkswagen's Sedric, The Self-Driving Lounge on Wheels](https://design-engine.com/volkswagens-sedric-the-self-driving-lounge-on-wheels/) - Imagining a world dominated by self-driving vehicles is something many automobile companies have taken part in. Volkswagen (VW) recently released their newest autonomous concept car, which they have aptly named Sedric – as in self-driving car. Sedric is VW’s first concept car created for level 5 autonomous driving. Meaning VW imagines Sedric as a fully
- [The All-In-One 3D Printer, Laser Engraver and CNC Machine](https://design-engine.com/the-all-in-one-3d-printer-laser-engraver-and-cnc-machine/) - In the ever changing world of 3D printers, it can be hard for a company to set itself apart from the competition. Snapmaker plans to do just that with its Kickstarter campaign for its extremely reliable and durable 3D printer featuring an all-metal design that can be converted in a laser engraver or CNC machine
- [Scewo, The Most Stylish Stair-Climbing Wheelchair](https://design-engine.com/scewo-the-most-stylish-stair-climbing-wheelchair/) - A group of master students from Switzerland want to solve a common wheelchair problem – the difficulty in using a wheelchair to climb stairs. The Scewo wheelchair uses rubber tracks to safely climb staircases and is even stable enough for spiral staircases. The designers behind the one-of-a-kind wheelchair plan to bring it to market by
- [Architect Turns Old Abandoned Factory into His Stunning Home](https://design-engine.com/architect-turns-old-abandoned-factory-into-his-stunning-home/) - Spanish Architect Ricardo Bofill spent 45 years converting an abandoned World War One-era concrete factory into his home. Bofill first discovered the concrete factory just outside of Barcelona in 1973. Now having named it La Fábrica, he explained on his website, "I found enormous silos, a tall smokestack, four kilometers of underground tunnels, and machine
- [Mark Cuban Reinvents the Hoverboard, But Calls It a “Rideable”](https://design-engine.com/mark-cuban-reinvents-the-hoverboard-but-calls-it-a-rideable/) - Billionaire and Shark Tank Star Mark Cuban seems to agree that for a hoverboard to be a hoverboard it has to actually…hover. His team at Radical Transport has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Radical Moov, an “electric rideable” that looks very similar to those exploding hoverboards but promises to be much, much safer. The
- [Event Showcase: Worthy Women's Chicago Summit](https://design-engine.com/event-showcase-worthy-womens-chicago-summit/) - The ladies of Design Engine took a trip to Chicago’s first Worthy Women Summit this Wednesday. Graphic Design Intern, Juliana Privitera had first come across this conference when she was looking at the various events held at the 1871 space within the Merchandise Mart. The company, Worthy Women began with a vision to make women
- [Gone are the Days of the Fingerprint Sensor, iPhone 8 Could be Unlocked Using 3D Face Scanning System](https://design-engine.com/gone-are-the-days-of-the-fingerprint-sensor-iphone-8-could-be-unlocked-using-3d-face-scanning-system/) - Apple is testing an improved security system for the iPhone 8, launching later this year, that would allow users to login, authenticate payments and launch secure apps by using a 3D scanner to recognize the user’s face. Bloomberg reports that a source “familiar with the product,” - who asked not to be named – is
- [NeoCon 2009, White Town](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2009-white-town/) - It's always a sensory overload walking NeoCon and this year was not different. Usually there is some sort of color theme and this year white seemed to stand out along all manufactures and brands.
- [NeoCon 2010](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2010/) - The long lines for the elevator suggested that we had record numbers at NeoCon this year. The use of materials and innovation seamed to play a general theme for this event.
- [Are Our Deep T-Shirts the New Louis Vuitton?](https://design-engine.com/are-our-deep-t-shirts-the-new-louis-vuitton/) - Back in 1994, when Ace of Base's "The Sign" held the #1 spot of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart, web and graphic designer Sam Jennings came up with the grande design of Deep Interactive's logo.
- [Non-Degreed Detail Designers: Reassessing the Engineering Job Market](https://design-engine.com/non-degreed-detail-designers-reassessing-the-engineering-job-market/) - If you specialize in something other than what you have done in the past, you can increase the chances of obtaining a job.
- [Liquid Robotics Offer Wave Glider Robots to the Military](https://design-engine.com/liquid-robotics-offer-wave-glider-robots-to-the-military/) - Liquid Robotics, developer of the Wave Glider autonomous robotic surface platform for ocean surveying is broadening its activity to offer government and military solutions by establishing the new Federal Business unit. The new unit is expected to double the number of employees over the next months, in anticipation to the growing potential and interest from
- [PARROT AR.Drone 2.0 Quadricopter](https://design-engine.com/parrot-ar-drone-2-0-quadricopter/) - The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is the first quadricopter that can be controlled by a smartphone or tablet. By tilting your device, you control the direction of your AR.Drone, and by releasing it, the AR.Drone is instantly stabilized. Thanks to the AR.Drone’s autopilot feature, anyone can be an expert as the AR.Drone allows for an easy
- [Progressive International Motorcycle Show 2013](https://design-engine.com/progressive-international-motorcycle-show/) - The Progressive International Motorcycle show was held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. It featured: MOTOGP Experience Celebrity appearances J&P Cycles ultimate builder custon bike show - Featuring the world’s leading customized bikes and offering the largest prize purse of any builder competition on earth, the progressive open road experience the Podium
- [GUNNAR OPTIKS - Eye-Strain Reducing Glasses](https://design-engine.com/gunnar-optiks-eye-strain-reducing-glasses/) - GUNNAR OPTIKS - Eye-Strain Reducing Glasses For people who spend hours a day in front of a computer screen like I do, eyestrain is a common occurrence. With this comes headaches and fatigue. In my search for ways to deal with this issue I came across a company named Gunnar who designs eye glasses for
- [Designer Wai Lim Chan's Jewelry Boxes Take Shape as Endangered Animals](https://design-engine.com/designer-wai-lim-chans-jewelry-boxes-take-shape-as-endangered-animals/) - Wai Lim Chan of Trigger Design, designer and participant in Design Engine training, has created some impressive designs. Wai Lim Chan's “The Endangered” is a line of scented jewelry boxes that are shaped like endangered animals. Chan hopes these jewelry boxes will help represent the importance of cherishing precious moments with your loved ones. Chan explained the jewelry
- [A Segway Into The Future - Half Segway, Half Robot](https://design-engine.com/a-segway-into-the-future-half-segway-half-robot/) - We’ve seen “hoverboards,” we’ve seen Segways and we’ve seen robots – how about something that combines all three? Segway, in collaboration with Intel and Chinese robotics firm Ninebot, has developed a vehicle that can work similarly like the very popular, (although sometimes exploding) two-wheeled “hoverboards” but can also turn into a personal robot once you
- [Magic Mirror Takes In-Store Shopping to Another Level](https://design-engine.com/magic-mirror-takes-in-store-shopping-to-another-level/) - Online shopping has become more convenient for many people than taking a trip to the mall, but a “magic mirror” might make the whole in-store shopping experience more enjoyable. With online shopping, information about customers’ preferences is gathered and makes the whole shopping experience less hectic. So what’s a retailer to do? Neiman Marcus is
- [Guerrilla Gravity: Denver’s Newest Extreme Bike Shop](https://design-engine.com/guerrilla-gravity-denvers-newest-extreme-bike-shop/) - Specializing in high gravity custom mountain bikes like you've never seen before, Guerrilla Gravity in Colorado is completely original and sufficiently bad-ass. Each bike is designed and manufactured in Denver making them 100% American made. And as if mountain biking wasn't extreme enough, Guerrilla Gravity’s custom bikes are built to be hooked on a ski lift up and
- [Manned Mission to Mars - Just 39 Days?](https://design-engine.com/manned-mission-to-mars-just-39-days/) - Currently, to travel to Mars it would take about nine months. NASA’s newest space exploration idea, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is proposing to be able to send humans to Mars in about six weeks – 39 days to be exact. The Ad Astra Rocket Company is funding the development of the VASIMR
- [An Open Letter to Design and Engineering Managers](https://design-engine.com/an-open-letter-to-design-and-engineering-managers/) - While Chicago's Design Engine has earned a reputation for providing customized 3D training for both industrial designers and engineers, we feel it important to articulate why our teaching style is deemed more effective than more conventional standardized training classes and why our program can be more effective at raising the fluency and skill level of your
- [Office Furniture's Big Five Domestic Firms](https://design-engine.com/office-furnitures-big-five-domestic-firms/) - The training arm of Design Engine has had relationships of varying degrees with what might be termed the big five of U.S. office furniture. These noted firms, Steelcase, Herman Miller, HNI (All Steel), Haworth and Knoll had some involvement with the 3D training program partially because of their relatively close proximity (HNI located in Iowa
- [An Engineer’s Perspective on the Museum of Science and Industry](https://design-engine.com/an-engineers-perspective-on-the-museum-of-science-and-industry/) - I’m an engineering student, not an English or Journalism major. But, like my boss and Design Engine owner, Bart, says, “Engineers can do about anything. All they need is practice.” So, here goes a little bit of my writing practice… Engineering is a “how things work” kind of profession. I’m concerned with a process. How
- [The Glance Mirror: The Future of Reflective Surfaces](https://design-engine.com/the-glance-mirror-the-future-of-reflective-surfaces/) - “The mirror business is a business I could really see myself in.” quotes Glance Displays CEO, Dave Krawczyk. The idea for the Glance Mirror appeared to Dave in a home technologies concept video back in 2011. Five years later, he finally had the skills, and team to start to make his dream a reality. The
- [NeoCon 2017- Our Favorite Find](https://design-engine.com/neocon-2017-our-favorite-find/) - A team from Design Engine took a trip to NeoCon 2017 this week to experience what’s new and what’s next in the commercial design industry. Neocon is a yearly interior design convention that serves as a gathering place for the design community’s key players. For the past five decades, Neocon has been a launch pad
- [Elon Musk’s Latest Venture, The Boring Company](https://design-engine.com/elon-musks-latest-venture-the-boring-company/) - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed in a recent TED talk how he plans to build a vast underground transportation network that would transport cars on an electric skate – all so traffic could be avoided. The Boring Company, as it’s officially named, was born out of Musk’s frustration with Los Angeles’ legendary traffic
- [Toyota Thinks We Should Be Emotionally Connected to Our Future Cars](https://design-engine.com/toyota-thinks-we-should-be-emotionally-connected-to-our-future-cars/) - Toyota believes vehicles of the future should be built with the philosophy of “kinetic warmth,” the belief that mobile technology should foster an emotional connection with the user and should be warm, welcoming and most importantly, fun. For this, Toyota’s CALTY Design Research team designed the Concept-i, an autonomous vehicle with onboard AI Agent “Yui”
- [Design House – Revitalizing Chicago’s manufacturing prowess, one company at a time.](https://design-engine.com/design-house-revitalizing-chicagos-manufacturing-prowess-one-company-at-a-time/) - Two years ago, we wrote about a new development in Chicago design called Design House. What have they been up to since then? A quick refresh on the Design House concept and mission: the organization seeks to help revitalize Chicago business and manufacturing by bringing design thinking to local makers and by leveraging their strengths
- [Lego: A Company to Follow in Their Footprint](https://design-engine.com/lego-a-company-to-follow-in-their-footprint/) - [dropcap]J[/dropcap]une 2015 Lego announces their intention to go 100 percent sustainable by 2030. A year later Lego is building their Sustainable Materials Center in Billun, Denmark, investing 125 million USD, and is in the process of hiring 100 experts to help them reach their goal. They have already started implementing some changes to Lego’s carbon
- [Five Steps to Using Sustainability Data in Design](https://design-engine.com/five-steps-to-using-sustainability-data-in-design/) - How and why of using environmental impact data in design Have any of these innovative ideas for products with a strong 'sustainability' story crossed your desk lately? Edible cutlery becoming mainstream just as France is outlawing disposable flatware; shoes that can now be made from carbon emissions or ocean plastic; LEGO is spending $150m to find a sustainable replacement for their signature
- [Snapchat Changes Its Name and Introduces Spectacles](https://design-engine.com/snapchat-changes-its-name-and-introduces-spectacles/) - Snapchat, or now the renamed Snap Inc., has introduced Spectacles, sunglasses with video technology that allow users to quickly record and share “memories.” Spectacles are Snap’s first foray into wearable technology. The sunglasses feature an integrated video camera that the company claims is amongst one of the smallest wireless cameras in the world and is capable
- [Target On His Back;  CCS RACES @ Autobahn Country Club May 2-3](https://design-engine.com/target-on-his-back/) - May 2-3 2015 These blog posts are really geared less at racing and more about the fun off course in the paddock. Champion Cup Series finally made it to Autobahn Country Club For the first time in 10 years, the
- [You Can Now Use Beer, Coffee and Hemp for 3D Printing](https://design-engine.com/you-can-now-use-beer-coffee-and-hemp-for-3d-printing/) - 3D printing has certainly come a long way. However, one of the persistent issues remains to be the amount of waste 3D printing leaves behind. 3DomFuel, a maker of 3D printing filaments, has found a way to turn beer, coffee and hemp waste into usable 3D printing filaments. John Schneider, cofounder and chief marketing officer
- [Hobbit Hole-Style Home Takes Luxury Living to a New Level](https://design-engine.com/hobbit-hole-style-home-takes-luxury-living-to-a-new-level/) - When you think of hobbit hole-style homes, you probably don’t think of luxury. However, the Underhill, designed by architect Arthur Quarmby, is a luxury four-bedroom property that boasts cleverly designed roof lighting, sliding windows and even it’s own swimming pool. Located in northern England, the Underhill home is partially buried into a hill by using
- [A 3D Pen That Runs on Plastic Bags and Bottles](https://design-engine.com/a-3d-pen-that-runs-on-plastic-bags-and-bottles/) - Plastic, it’s everywhere. It’s also the primary material 3D printing pens use to create sculptures. The company behind the Renegade 3D pen believes there is a better solution for 3D printing pens rather than using specially created plastic filaments to draw multi-dimensional objects. The Renegade pen instead repurposes old plastic, such as from plastic bags
- [Cyclotron - The Spokeless, Smart Bike You Can Order Now](https://design-engine.com/cyclotron-the-spokeless-smart-bike-you-can-order-now/) - The creators behind Cyclotron believe their smart bike embodies the future of cycling. It is an advanced and versatile smart bike that is fully connected, powered by it’s own app and has a ton of innovative features. The spokeless Cyclotron is built using space-grade carbon fibre and is entirely spoke free. The combination of space-grade
- [Onak Canoe: From Suitcase to Canoe in 10 Minutes](https://design-engine.com/from-suitcase-to-canoe-in-10-minutes/) - Conventional canoes take up an ample amount of storage space and aren’t very easily transported. The Onak canoe features a pre-folded design that can be easily and quickly converted into a carrying case making traveling and storage much more convenient. Onak co-founder and engineer Thomas Weyn explained, ““We wanted people to be able to experience
- [Google Launches Project Bloks, a Physical Toy System to Teach Kids Coding](https://design-engine.com/google-launches-project-bloks-a-physical-toy-system-to-teach-kids-coding/) - Learning to code can be a difficult process that involves sitting in front of a computer screen for hours. To make it more fun and to cater it to children, Google has developed a Lego-like toy system named Project Bloks. This system uses physical toy blocks that connect together and are assigned a function, which
- [Rolls-Royce Unveils Its First Driverless Concept Car](https://design-engine.com/rolls-royce-unveils-its-first-driverless-concept-car/) - A self-driving car with red carpet lighting that rolls out for its passengers – the future of a Rolls-Royce. The Vision Next 100 103EX concept car is designed to give a glimpse into what luxury vehicles might look like in 20 to 30 years. The Rolls-Royce website describes that, “Each Rolls-Royce will be designed less
- [Google Cofounder's Secret Flying Car Startup](https://design-engine.com/google-cofounders-secret-flying-car-startup/) - Zee.Aero, a startup company that has patented designs for “flying cars” is being financed by Google cofounder, Larry Page. While originally started by Ilan Kroo, a professor in Stanford’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Page has been funding the startup since it first launched in 2010. The original patented designs by Kroo, filed in 2012,
- [Designs for the World’s First 3D-printed Freeform House](https://design-engine.com/designs-for-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-freeform-house/) - Architecture studio Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo (WATG) won first place in Branch Technology’s Freeform Home Design Challenge, which brought together architects, designers, artists and engineers worldwide to explore how 3D printing technologies can improve our built environment and lives today. Specifically, WATG’s Chicago-based team, consisting of Daniel Caven, Chris Hurst, Miguel Alvarez and Brent
- [47 Moto CafeFighter - Bringing Together Quality, Style and Innovation](https://design-engine.com/47-moto-cafefighter-bringing-together-quality-style-and-innovation/) - 47 Moto, in collaboration with Kent Solberg Design (KSD,) is bringing an impressive, new motorcycle to the market. The 47 Moto CafeFighter is a street motorcycle designed by highly experienced enthusiasts bringing together quality, style and innovation. 47 Moto explained, “[The CafeFighter is] delivered in a unique and stylish package appropriately developed for a contemporary
- [Segway’s Alternative to Those Exploding Hoverboards](https://design-engine.com/segways-alternative-to-those-exploding-hoverboards/) - If you’ve heard of the super-popular hoverboards, you have likely also heard that they have the tendency to explode, causing many of them to be banned for use in public. Ninebot by Segway has developed the MiniPro, a similar product to that of the hoverboards but unlike the exploding hoverboards, the MiniPro is certified with
- [Whirlpool is Crowdfunding a Home Brewing System](https://design-engine.com/whirlpool-is-crowdfunding-a-home-brewing-system/) - Most traditional beer fermenting methods can take a month or more to produce quality home-brewed beer. Whirlpool has decided to tap into the home-brewing beer industry by crowdfunding their own system for making beer at home. Whirlpool’s Vessi is a system that can ferment, carbonate and dispense home-brewed beer in as little as seven days
- [Two Competing Firms Plan to Actualize Hyperloop Technology](https://design-engine.com/two-competing-firms-plan-to-actualize-hyperloop-technology/) - An LA based firm called Hyperloop One expects to make the high speed transportation technology a reality and has tested it's new technology this month. The initial idea stems from an idea by Elon Musk who suggested and laid the groundwork for a system of high speed transport in a white paper in August of
- [Engineers Solving China’s Traffic Problem With Elevated Bus](https://design-engine.com/engineers-solving-chinas-traffic-problem-with-elevated-bus/) - Solving China’s overwhelming traffic problem is going to require innovative ideas. One proposal is the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB,) a vehicle that would potentially transport passengers to their destinations by gliding over the top of cars that are stuck in traffic jams. Engineers behind the project explain that an elevator would be used to board
- [Google Wants to Protect Pedestrians with Sticky Car Hoods](https://design-engine.com/google-wants-to-protect-pedestrians-with-sticky-car-hoods/) - While autonomous technology has been improving, one thing that remains unavoidable is accidents. The main problem on the minds of many people is how to get self-driving cars to avoid crashing into pedestrians. Instead of just accident-avoidance technology, Google has also patented a sort of "human flypaper." Google plans to place a strong adhesive on the
- [HP Finally Releases Own 3D Printers](https://design-engine.com/hp-finally-releases-own-3d-printers/) - HP, the leader in digital printing, announced its first 3D printing system for large-scale manufacturing. The HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution claims to be different from other 3D printers and several companies, among them BMW, Nike and Johnson & Johnson, have already signed up to be the first ones to test the new printers. HP’s 3D
- [New HTT Hyperloop Plans To Make It Levitate at 760 MPH](https://design-engine.com/new-htt-hyperloop-plans-to-make-it-levitate-at-760-mph/) - It’s been several years since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk first shared his idea of the Hyperloop train. Despite Musk himself claiming he is just too busy with Tesla and SpaceX to work on the Hyperloop, several companies have been working on turning the Hyperloop concept into reality. One company in particular has introduced
- [Layer Design Creates The First Customizable 3D Printed Wheelchair](https://design-engine.com/layer-design-creates-the-first-customizable-3d-printed-wheelchair/) - We’ve seen many uses for 3D printing, yet few are aimed towards human-focused problems. London-based design studio Layer wants to do just that – they have designed a wheelchair to make users’ daily lives easier. The Go wheelchair by Layer would be the first consumer, made-to-measure wheelchair that will be manufactured using 3D printing technology.
- [Crutches Finally Get a Redesign](https://design-engine.com/crutches-finally-get-a-redesign/) - It’s about time someone redesigned crutches. It is already bad enough to deal with restricted mobility – being on crutches shouldn’t be a miserable experience. Mobility Designed created the M + D crutch and reimagined crutches to be painless by improving upon common problems involving under arm crutches and forearm crutches. Mobility Designed explained, “We've focused our
- [Furbo, The New Gadget For Your Dog](https://design-engine.com/furbo-the-new-gadget-for-your-dog/) - Anyone who is a dog owner knows it can be difficult to leave your dog home alone. What’s a good way to tell your dog you still love them even though you are away? Treats! If only there was a way to feed them treats while you are away. This is where the new gadget
- [Will Chicago Be Home to The George Lucas Museum?](https://design-engine.com/will-chicago-be-home-to-the-george-lucas-museum/) - A futuristic museum may be coming to the Second City. The architects at MAD have previously received approvals from Chicago City Council members for their proposed design of the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. However, some critics of the project think it may not be the best project for Chicago. The museum would house many
- [Plans Proposed to Build Wooden Skyscraper in London](https://design-engine.com/plans-proposed-to-build-wooden-skyscraper-in-london/) - Cambridge University's Department of Architecture, along with PLP Architecture and engineering firm Smith and Wallwork have proposed to build the tallest wooden skyscraper in London. The conceptual plan is an 80-story building that is 985 feet tall and provides over 1,000,000 square feet of space for 1,000 residential units. It would also be the second
- [Off the Grid: Tesla's Vision for Sustainable Energy](https://design-engine.com/home-batteries-on-the-horizon/) - Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk, announced a plan to produce lithium-ion Tesla brand home batteries that could potentially power your entire home or business. It seems as though Musk is interested in just about anything, from electric cars to space expeditions to building trains that look
- [Go Fast Take Chances: Savannah's Roebling Road 2016](https://design-engine.com/roebling-road-2016/) - The Roebling Road WERA Race week started out flying from Chicago to Atlanta to visit my father. He lives north of Atlanta where I stash the truck and trailer for the long Chicago winter. My hope is always that that vehicle is closer to a trip to Homestead Florida in either Dec or Feb and/or that I may ride
- [Engineering and Design Icon James Dyson to Make Electric Car](https://design-engine.com/engineering-and-design-icon-james-dyson-to-make-electric-car/) - Renowned design icon James Dyson, head of the Dyson Corporation, has been revealed to be working on bringing an electric car to market. Dyson, known primarily for their innovations in the area of vacuum cleaners, has earned the admiration and respect of both engineers and industrial designers globally for their forward thinking, innovative product line.
- [Autodesk’s Multi-Head 3D Printer Can Print Larger Objects in Less Time](https://design-engine.com/autodesks-multi-head-3d-printer-can-print-larger-objects-quicker/) - As advanced as 3D printing technology has become, most printers can only print small objects very slowly. For larger projects, 3D printers first print smaller parts and assemble these parts into larger objects later. Autodesk’s Project Escher is revolutionizing 3D printing technology by allowing users to 3D print larger items much quicker than ever before.
- [Samsung Designs Smart Windshield Specifically for Motorcycles](https://design-engine.com/samsung-designs-smart-windshield-specifically-for-motorcycles/) - Samsung and Yamaha are collaborating on developing a “Smart Windshield” specifically to promote motorcycle safety. While they call this concept the Smart Windshield, the information synced from the user’s phone is actually displayed on a transparent screen placed beneath the windshield. Many of us know about the dangers of using our smartphones and driving, yet
- [Nike’s Self-Lacing Shoes will be Available for Purchase Soon](https://design-engine.com/nikes-self-lacing-shoes-will-be-available-for-purchase-soon/) - Nike has unveiled its first pair of consumer-focused self-lacing shoes, the Nike HyperAdapt 1.0. Nike prefers to call their technology “self-adapting” rather than self-lacing since the shoes will have two buttons on the sides of each shoe that will allow the user to tweak how loose or tight they want their laces to be. All
- [New Tent-Like Design Proposed for Google Headquarters](https://design-engine.com/new-tent-like-design-proposed-for-google-headquarters/) - The latest proposal for Google headquarters in Mountain View, California features an open, sustainable, publicly-accessible design topped by a large tent-like canopy. This is the first time Google is building their own headquarters, as they have previously only leased office spaces in existing buildings. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio designed the project to
- [Architects Design Dragon Scale-Like Cave House in Spain](https://design-engine.com/architects-design-dragon-scale-like-cave-house-in-spain/) - Designed by architects Pablo Gil and Jamie Bartolomé, the Granada hillside property dubbed the “House on the Cliff,” posed quite a construction challenge due to having a steep inclination of 42 degrees. The Spanish villa, commissioned by a young couple, features a dragon scale-like zinc roof, an energy-conserving design and large windows for breathtaking views
- [BMW Celebrates 100 Years With This Insane Concept Car](https://design-engine.com/bmw-celebrates-100-years-with-this-insane-concept-car/) - BMW’s Vision Next 100 concept car is truly a car of the future, and we mean way into the future. BMW celebrates 100 years by imagining a car for a time when self-driving cars are commonplace; along with other gadgetry we could only imagine in future vehicles. Among the glaring differences you may notice in this
- [This Dress is 3D-Printed and Requires Zero Assembly](https://design-engine.com/this-dress-is-3d-printed-and-requires-zero-assembly/) - Nervous System's design studio has found a way to intersect fashion and technology. As part of exhibition "#techstyle" with Boston's Museum of Fine Arts (MFA,) they have created the Kinematics Petal dress, an intricate 3D-printed dress that emerges from the printer fully assembled and ready to wear. To create this type of dress, Nervous System had
- [NASA Wants to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet](https://design-engine.com/nasa-wants-to-build-a-quieter-supersonic-passenger-jet/) - NASA plans to resurrect supersonic travel by giving Lockheed Martin $20 million to develop a preliminary design for a “low boom” supersonic passenger airplane that could potentially take you anywhere in the world in six hours or less. NASA administrator Charles Bolden explained, “NASA is working hard to make flight greener, safer and quieter –
- [Chicago Auto Show 2016](https://design-engine.com/chicago-auto-show-2016/) - As promised this years Chicago Auto Show turned out to be an impressive but visually overwhelming event full of new technologies and innovations, concept cars, classic vintage cars and some unexpected surprises. The experience of seeing literally hundreds of cars in a single evening left us in a state of sensory overload, but among the
- [Are Flexible Displays the Design of the Future?](https://design-engine.com/are-flexible-displays-the-design-of-the-future/) - We have already seen several devices that we can wear to connect us – from smart watches to activity trackers and even to fashionable, smart jewelry. One company plans to take wearables further by creating flexible technology. FlexEnable, a UK based company, imagines a future with curved technology, having now created a wrap-around LCD bracelet
- [Caterpillar Creates First Smartphone with Integrated Thermal Camera](https://design-engine.com/caterpillar-creates-first-smartphone-with-integrated-thermal-camera/) - When you think of Caterpillar, you don't usually think of smartphones. The company behind the famous yellow and black construction machines has created a $600 smartphone with a built-in Flir thermal imaging camera. Duubbed the “Cat S60,” the smartphone runs on Android Marshmallow, is extremely durable, waterproof and also features a regular camera. The Lepton sensor
- [Mattel Has Created A $300 3D Printer For Your Kids](https://design-engine.com/mattel-has-created-a-300-3d-printer-for-your-kids/) - The ThingMaker by Mattel is making a return. The original ThingMaker circa 1960 used die-cast metal molds, Plastigoop and an oven to allow kids to make their own toys. Mattel has introduced a new, modern ThingMaker, which instead is a safe 3D printer that when used in conjunction with an app allows children to
- [Propella’s Minimalistic and Affordable Electric Bike](https://design-engine.com/propellas-minimalistic-and-affordable-electric-bike/) - Most electric bikes (e-bikes) are expensive and it can be especially difficult to find one under a $1000. Propella Electric, a Seattle-based startup, has created an e-bike that is affordable, lightweight, minimalistic in design and still manages to look and feel like a regular bicycle. Early backers can expect to pay about $699 for their
- [Google To Use Drones To Give Internet Access To All](https://design-engine.com/google-to-use-drones-to-give-internet-access-to-all/) - About 4.2 billion people in the world still don’t have Internet access. Most of us have grown up with Internet access and a life without it just doesn’t seem possible. Google plans to solve this problem by using solar-powered drones to beam high-speed Internet back to Earth. They call it “Project Skybender.” Google is currently
- [Is This Engineless Aircraft The Key To Aviation On Mars?](https://design-engine.com/is-this-engineless-aircraft-the-key-to-aviation-on-mars/) - Airbus Perlan II will be the first engineless aircraft to fly at the edge of space using nothing but wind. The glider is said to be capable of reaching altitudes of 90,000 ft and if it succeeds it’s scheduled trip in June, it will become the highest plane in history – engineless or not. An
- [Icona Neo - Small Car Fit For The Big City](https://design-engine.com/icona-neo-small-car-fit-for-the-big-city/) - Icona, an Italian design house based in Shanghai, has developed a fully electric and bold concept car, the Icona Neo. This compact car is especially fit for a big city, doesn’t leave a big carbon footprint and features quite an unusual design. The Neo concept car has a modern, sleek and asymmetrical design – taking inspiration
- [The Newly Completed Shanghai Tower is Now The Second Tallest Building in The World](https://design-engine.com/the-newly-completed-shanghai-tower-is-now-the-second-tallest-building-in-the-world/) - After six years of construction, the Shanghai Tower in China is finally complete. This $2.4 billion project has an interesting, twisting design that is not seen in most modern day skyscrapers. Rising at over 2,073 feet (623 m) tall, the Shanghai Tower is now the second tallest skyscraper in the world, coming in second to
- [New Invention Could Save Your Life In a Plane Crash](https://design-engine.com/new-invention-could-save-your-life-in-a-plane-crash/) - Ukrainian aviation engineer Vladimir Tatarenko has come up with an invention that might help some people overcome their fear of flying. His idea involves splitting an airplane in two in the midst of a mid-flight airplane crash or failure. The detached cabin containing people and cargo can float down safely to Earth while the engines
- [Smart Rug Features Motivational Messages and Turns Off Only When Stepped On](https://design-engine.com/smart-rug-features-motivational-messages-and-turns-off-only-when-stepped-on/) - It’s easy to over sleep by hitting the snooze button every morning. How about a device that doesn’t let you hit snooze? The Ruggie, created by Winsom Tam, is a soft, memory foam smart rug that features a pressure-sensitive alarm clock that will only switch off when someone is standing on it. Winsom Tam got
- [Meet Faraday Future's All-Electric, 1000-Horsepower Sports Car](https://design-engine.com/meet-faraday-futures-all-electric-1000-horsepower-sports-car/) - A sustainable, all-electric sports car with the ability to produce as much as 1,000 horsepower is possible - at least according to California automaker Faraday Future. Faraday Future’s FFZER01, a high-performance concept car, was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and it is unlike anything we have seen before. At first glance
- [Three Potentially Lucrative Future Business Models for Electric Cars](https://design-engine.com/three-potentially-lucrative-future-business-models-for-electric-cars/) - While electric cars have been available as a mass market item since 2011, they still represent less then 1 percent of the vehicles sold nationally. As the market share for electric cars grows and they become more fully mainstreamed we are likely to see new industries which will accommodate, enhance and improve the electric vehicle
- [Is The ArcaBoard The First REAL Hoverboard?](https://design-engine.com/is-the-arcaboard-the-first-real-hoverboard/) - A hoverboard, by definition, should hover. Recently, many so-called “hoverboards” have become all the rage, even though they don't actually make you fly. The ArcaBoard, a new type of hoverboard, is different because it actually hovers off the ground. Arca Space Corporation in New Mexico developed the fan-powered Arcaboard to be able to hold up
- [Space X Launches Privatized Space Travel into the Mainstream](https://design-engine.com/space-x-launches-privatized-space-travel-into-the-mainstream/) - Space travel, the next frontier, has largely been a governmental expedition to this point in history. SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk are working to privatize this process and successfully transition space travel and exploration from governments to the private sector. Elon Musk not only is heavily involved in privatized space exploration, he is also
- [For The Window Seat Lovers, The SkyDeck Gives The Ultimate View of The Clouds](https://design-engine.com/for-the-window-seat-lovers-the-skydeck-gives-the-ultimate-view-of-the-clouds/) - Windspeed Technologies, an aerospace engineering firm, has come up with something that gives a whole new meaning to traveling in luxury. The SkyDeck, a transparent dome installed on top of an airplane, will be able to give passengers 360-degree views while in flight - literally putting your head in the clouds. The inspiration for the
- [This New Gadget Might Be The Cure For Your Insomnia](https://design-engine.com/this-new-gadget-might-be-the-cure-for-your-insomnia/) - We know that not getting enough sleep comes with all sorts of negative consequences and our dependence on smartphones and gadgets usually only worsens our insomnia. British inventor Richard Mills has created a new technology that might actually help with those sleepless nights. The SleepCogni, similar in size and shape to a bedside lamp, places
- [The Continuing, Improving Story of LED Light Bulbs](https://design-engine.com/the-continuing-improving-story-of-led-light-bulbs/) - It was only 3 years ago that recently introduced 60 watt equivalent LED bulbs were introduced at price points in the 25 to 30 dollar range. Now, in of June 2015 wehave finally seen the price fall below the 5 dollar per bulb mark with Home Depot selling the TCP 60 watt equivalents for 4.88 over the past few weeks
- [Lytro Immerge Camera Plans to Produce The Best Virtual Reality Video](https://design-engine.com/lytro-immerge-camera-plans-to-produce-the-best-virtual-reality-video/) - The Lytro Immerge wants to change how virtual reality (VR) footage is captured. Traditional VR footage is usually filmed using several cameras and said footage is put together into a 360-degree image. Instead of using these older methods, the Immerge uses what they call “cinematic VR,” which allows users to move in six directions. The
- [Tired of Sitting? The Altwork Station Lets You Lie Down at Work](https://design-engine.com/tired-of-sitting-the-altwork-station-lets-you-lie-down-at-work/) - Have you ever wanted to just lie down at your desk? Now the Altwork Station lets you do just that and still get work done. The Altwork Station, which has been five years in the making, allows you to sit, stand or lie down - all with your monitor hanging above you. The workstation looks
- [BOLD New Ideas for the Windy City](https://design-engine.com/bold-new-ideas-for-the-windy-city/) - The Chicago Architecture Biennial is showcasing some innovative, potential makeovers for the Windy City. One of their exhibits, “BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago,” features 18 projects and ideas created for the city of Chicago by more than a dozen local offices. The BOLD exhibit, organized by Iker Gil (director of MAS studio and editor-in-chief of MAS
- [Elon Musk's Latest Problem, Identical Chinese Tesla Clones](https://design-engine.com/elon-musks-latest-problem-identical-chinese-tesla-clones/) - With just about anything you can purchase, you can buy a Chinese knockoff for cheaper. Now according to Wired, Tesla may soon have knockoff versions of its electric vehicles, as several Chinese companies are releasing vehicles similar to Tesla’s own models, but at much cheaper prices. First up is the Le*Car – mind the asterisk,
- [FLYBi Drone Goggles Let You See The World From Its Point Of View](https://design-engine.com/flybi-drone-goggles-let-you-see-the-world-from-its-point-of-view/) - You will want to add FLYBi to your Christmas list this year. A crowdfunded project, the FLYBi drone can give you a different type of flying experience. The FLYBi’s drone is connected to a pair of goggles that can display live-streamed videos while the drone is in flight. The goggles feature sensors that move along
- [4D Printing May Help Create Self-Assembling Objects](https://design-engine.com/4d-printing-may-help-create-self-assembling-objects/) - While you’ve most likely heard of 3D printing before, scientists are now using 4D printing to create self-folding structures. This technology still employs 3D printing technology, but the components for 4D printing are made from smart shape-memory materials that, when in contact with heat, are able to assemble from a flat structure to a 3D
- [Watch Out Tesla, An Electric Porsche Is On Its Way](https://design-engine.com/watch-out-tesla-an-electric-porsche-is-on-its-way/) - Claiming to reach 80 percent charge in just 15 minutes, the Mission E is the newest concept car by Porsche. Displayed recently at the Frankfort Motor Show, this all -electric vehicle has some of the traditional makings of a luxurious Porsche, but also some particularly interesting and unexpected features. The 600-horsepower sedan is able to
- [Tesla Model 3 – A More Affordable Electric Vehicle For Everyone](https://design-engine.com/tesla-model-3-an-affordable-electric-vehicle-for-everyone/) - Tesla is not usually synonymous with affordability. With its starting price at just $35,000, Tesla's Model 3 will be unlike any electric vehicle they have manufactured. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, announced that the new Tesla Model 3 will be available for preorders in March of 2016, with expected deliveries to be made in late 2017.
- [Is The TriFan 600 The Closest We Will Get To A Flying Car?](https://design-engine.com/is-the-trifan-600-the-closest-we-will-get-to-a-flying-car/) - So it’s technically half plane and half helicopter. Created by XTI Aircraft, the TriFan 600 can take off and land vertically – meaning it can land in places that planes have never been able to land before. You could, in theory, park it by your house, just like you do with your car. Using its
- [Travel From Europe to Australia in 90 Minutes?](https://design-engine.com/travel-from-europe-to-australia-in-90-minutes/) - The SpaceLiner, a hypersonic spacecraft, could potentially take you from the USA to Australia in just 90 minutes. The company behind the project, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR,) plans to build the spacecraft by 2030, but first, they need to raise a total of $33 billion to turn this project into reality. As
- [Digital Dancing](https://design-engine.com/digital-dancing/) - /The intersection of art and technology is such an exciting place to be. It’s a common ground for those who don’t want to just pick one or the other. For instance, I came across an article on digital—“smart”—pointe shoes. These look to be a normal pair of ballet shoes which have a sensor attached and,
- [There is a New Electric Car Company in Town](https://design-engine.com/there-is-a-new-electric-car-company-in-town/) - Faraday Future, or as they would like to be known as “FF,” is a California-based electric vehicle company started in 2014 that is planning on delivering a slightly different kind of electric car. As they like to put it, they are designing and manufacturing “clean, connected, smart mobility for all.” Not only are they planning
- [This Church is About as Green as It Gets](https://design-engine.com/this-church-is-about-as-green-as-it-gets/) - The Tree Church and Labyrinth Walk by Barry Cox is unlike any church you have ever been to. Located in Ohaupo, New Zealand, and set on 3-acres of land it features extensive gardens and a labyrinth walk - all made out of green, living trees. Barry began developing the Tree Church, which uses five different
- [Road America Double Header Weekend](https://design-engine.com/road-america-double-header-weekend/) - roadamerica04 Design Engine's Race Team Leader, Brian Kolasa, likes to ultrasonically clean the brake calipers and rebuild those between every race weekend. He was unable to do that this past week because we purchased a Kawasaki ZX6 from Mark Rhoades, sight unseen. It was at Farrell Performance Racing getting an engine refresh. We were hoping
- [BASICS Notebook - The Only Notebook You Will Ever Need](https://design-engine.com/basics-notebook-the-only-notebook-you-will-ever-need/) - You buy a regular notebook to keep you organized, use it for a couple weeks and eventually it ends up in the bottom of some drawer in your house because it really wasn’t helping you all that much. Well, the brilliantly designed BASICS Notebook may just make staying organized and productive something that is achievable
- [Eyes to the Skies](https://design-engine.com/eyes-to-the-skies/) - Droning in Technology Yes we've seen these new technological wonders on TV being used by the military to spy on targets and then blow them into oblivion. Now with the advent of smaller motors and electronics we are now witnessing the rise of the drone or UAV(unmanned arial vehicle). They are used frequently in TV
- [Umake Developing Next Gen 3D Sketching App for iOS](https://design-engine.com/umake-developing-next-gen-3d-sketching-app-for-ios/) - With the advent of computers, touch screens, and software it has become less relevant for us humans to read a newspaper or pick up a pencil. As a designer I know how important digital tools are to the process and use them everyday. What is somewhat lost is the art of sketching by hand. Yes
- [Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Competition – Be a Part of the Next Big Thing](https://design-engine.com/elon-musks-hyperloop-competition-be-a-part-of-the-next-big-thing/) - Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea first made waves in 2013, yet for a while his idea was just an idea, and a seemingly farfetched one at that. He proposed that the passenger-only high-speed Hyperloop transportation system would use pressure capsules inside pressurized tubes to take people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just an hour
- [Dutch Company Plans to Use 3D Printers to Build Bridge](https://design-engine.com/dutch-company-plans-to-use-3d-printers-to-build-bridge/) - A Dutch startup company, MX3D, is planning to be the first to print a steel bridge across a canal in Amsterdam. Although 3D printing has been around for quite some time, mostly focusing on smaller scaled projects - even metal structures - printing a bridge would be a world first. The bridge is small, for
- [Racers 'X' Brainerd International Raceway June 13 & 14 2015](https://design-engine.com/brainerd-international-raceway-june-13-14-2015/) - Week Before the Brainerd race On the bigger more horsepower oriented race tracks, it's a good idea to have a fresh engine installed and dyno'd for Oxygenated MR12 for race day. Bart spent 8 days suffering with a cold in the Middle of Ohio in hopes to get a refreshed engine. Although Bart's Suzuki is
- [Elon Musk Wants to Provide You with Internet From Space](https://design-engine.com/elon-musk-wants-to-provide-you-with-internet-from-space/) - Elon Musk is at it again, but this time his idea may really surprise you. Musk, the CEO behind Tesla, is pushing for his latest project, to provide internet from space, into becoming a reality. He believes by providing internet from space, everyone would have high-speed internet wherever they are in the world – especially
- [Geothermal Energy: The Overlooked Renewable](https://design-engine.com/geothermal-energy-the-overlooked-renewable/) - Throughout the years 2006 through 2009 Design Engine would receive sporadic visits from an enigmatic Frenchman who had a scheme for a geothermal energy project he wanted us to work on with him utilizing 3D drawings and renderings. While he did, on a few occasions, wine and dine us, he was never forthcoming with any
- [The Wearable Wave of the Future](https://design-engine.com/the-wearable-wave-of-the-future/) - Think back with me for a moment before we think forward. Remember that scene in 1989's Back to the Future II where Marty McFly travels to the future with Doc to save his future children? Immediately Doc endows Marty with a jacket and shoes infused with technological advantages. Your jacket adjusts to just the right
- [France Passes Green Roof Law - Why We Should All Follow Their Example](https://design-engine.com/france-passes-green-roof-law-why-we-should-all-follow-their-example/) - Above: Chicago's City Hall's Green Roof (Image: National Geographic) [divider] A new law in France mandates that all new buildings in commercial zones need to be covered in either plants or solar panels, reports Agence France-Presse. But are the French the only ones realizing the benefits of having more green? Green rooftops and gardens are
- [The Difference is Clear with New Solar Cell](https://design-engine.com/the-difference-is-clear-with-new-solar-cell/) - MIT start up Ubiquitous Energy will soon bring to market the first generation of truly transparent solar panels. The firm uses term Transparent Luminescent Solar Concentrator to describe this new approach which uses the the infusion of organic salts into the panel which absorb the non-visible infrared and ultra-violet light. Previous attempts to create transparent
- [Guns Blazing: Blackhawk Farms Raceway May 17, 2015](https://design-engine.com/guns-blazing-black-hawk-farms-may-2015/) - The Inevitable Rainy Sunday Bart usually hopes for rain on race days. He says it’s cheaper because rain tires last all day - that is if it does not dry out. Blackhawk is his least favorite track in the rain though. For years, all the Mazda Miata cars have turned upside down dumping oil. Sportbikes
- [Will Daimler’s Self-Driving Truck Threaten Some Jobs?](https://design-engine.com/will-daimlers-self-driving-truck-threaten-some-jobs/) - No doubt many people cringe at the idea of self-driving vehicles. What happens in the case of an emergency when there is no human to take control of the wheel? Automaker Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, unveiled the first truck of its kind, the Freightliner Inspiration, which essentially drives itself. We say essentially because there is
- [First Race Weekend of 2015;  Roebling Road March 7-8](https://design-engine.com/roebling-race-in-savannah-georgia/) - Our blog posts are less about the racing and more about our journey - getting to and from the track and having fun. Read about our journey to Southern GA and the CCS races 'down yander' as we like to say. Be sure to see the track PDF map and Youtube videos of the featured races.
- [GoPro with Founder / Inventor Nick Woodman](https://design-engine.com/gopro-with-founderinventor-nick-woodman/) - Some people may know when they have an amazing idea for the next best thing, but actually putting that thought into motion can elude them for years, if not altogether. Take Nick Woodman, the founder and inventor of the GoPro Camera, for example. Back in 2002, Nick and his buds were punching the pavement up,
- [02 Pursuit Motorcycle Runs On Compressed Air](https://design-engine.com/02-pursuit-motorcycle-runs-on-compressed-air/) - A vehicle that runs on air. It sounds like a fantastic idea, but energy is still needed to compress the air and the losses that go hand-in-hand with converting energy still have to be taken into account, just as in fossil fuel-based propulsion systems. Pros and cons aside, we still haven't seen air powered transport
- [Motorcycle Show 2012](https://design-engine.com/motorcycle-show-2012/) - At this years 2012 Motorcyle Show, in Rosemont, IL, lots of sport bikes have traction control standard, including the Kawasaki ZX10R, Ducati 1199 Panigale S, Yamaha R1, and the BMW S1000RR. Two additional bikes stood out for having wheelie control and launch control. One of those bikes is the Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE. It
- [Japanese Architects Create Apartment Building For Bikers](https://design-engine.com/japanese-architects-create-apartment-building-for-bikers/) - Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hiroshi Ohno have teamed up to build an apartment house complex specifically designed for motorcycle enthusiasts. Called 'NE apartment', the 8-unit apartment building is located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. Each unit has three floors and is built with a personal garage that doubles as its front door. The
- [Lightning Strikes Again: Fastest Electric Racing Bike to Hit the Streets](https://design-engine.com/lightning-strikes-again-fastest-electric-racing-bike-to-hit-the-streets/) - Electric Racing Bike Zero and Brammo are the two names that have already established themselves over the past few years in the fairly new and evolving field of Electric Racing Motorcycles. Both have emerged as leaders in the industry. Now, Lightning, a name which has earned reputation on the track for numerous first place and
- [3,587.1 Miles Traveled On A Gallon Of Gasoline At This Year’s Eco-Marathon](https://design-engine.com/challenging-fuel-efficiency-students-travel-3587-miles-on-a-gallon-of-gas/) - Dominating at this year’s Eco-Marathon Americas, Canadian team Alerion Supermileage from Laval University showed the world what is possible for the future of fuel efficiency as their prototype CT2.0 traveled 3,587.1 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Beginning their worldwide event in Houston Texas, Shell’s Annual Eco-Marathon gives high school and college students from across
- [The Highest Performing Street-Legal Electric Vehicle Ever](https://design-engine.com/the-highest-performing-street-legal-electric-vehicle-ever/) - The world of electric vehicles was always kind of, well, docile. Then, to our delight, Tesla changed the game with it’s Roadster, and the eco-conscious got to have some fun. But now, the Roadster’s discontinued, and there’s a void in the “I want to go fast but not spoil the ozone” sect. Don’t despair too much (and
- [A New American Classic: The Halcyon 50 from Janus Motorcycles](https://design-engine.com/a-new-american-classic-the-halcyon-50-from-janus-motorcycles/) - The attraction to vintage is about more than just the past; it’s about embracing history as we look to the future. Creating a new breed of iconic out of their shop in Indiana, Richard Worsham and Devin Biek of Janus Motorcycles have captured the essence of vintage with the Halcyon 50. A moped enthusiast, Biek
- [Drone Technology to Plant 1 Billion Trees Per Year](https://design-engine.com/drone-technology-to-plant-1-billion-trees-per-year/) - We destroy about 26 billion trees through lumber, mining, agriculture and urban expansion each year. In the past, there weren’t many solutions using technology for the deforestation problem until recently, a former NASA environmental engineer, Lauren Fletcher developed a plan to use drones to plant an estimated one billion trees each year. That’s about 36,000
- [If You Can't Stand the Heat... Get a Robot in the Kitchen!](https://design-engine.com/if-you-cant-stand-the-heat-get-a-robot-in-the-kitchen/) - There are some people who love to cook, and then there are those who would prefer not to. For those of you that aren’t so fond of cooking, how many times have you wished for a personal chef to create all your meals for you? A British company, Moley Robotics, has developed the next best thing
- [The Power of Social Media for Your Business](https://design-engine.com/the-power-of-social-media-for-your-business/) - The most successful businesses understand the importance of having a strong social media presence, and know how to harness the power of social media to help their business grow. At Design Engine we understand the importance of social media and want to pass
- [Meet Man's New Best Friend, NAO Robot](https://design-engine.com/meet-mans-new-best-friend-nao-robot/) - A robot that is a member of the family is something that is usually only dreamed up in Hollywood movies. Well not anymore. French researchers have developed the NAO robot that is touted to be an “intelligent and friendly companion.” Kids and adults alike love technology and entertainment, so Swiss researchers have created a robot
- [Amazon Shipping in 30 Minutes or Less - Possible with FAA Approval](https://design-engine.com/amazon-shipping-in-30-minutes-or-less-possible-with-faa-approval/) - Order a package, receive it in 30 minutes or less. Sound too good to be true? Well Amazon doesn’t think so. The largest Internet retailer in the world is planning to have packages shipped using drones, they are calling this new delivery system Amazon Prime Air. These aerial drones will be unmanned and can ship
- [Repsol Honda Team Releases 2013 RC213V MotoGP Racing Bike](https://design-engine.com/repsol-honda-team-releases-2013-rc213v-motogp-racing-bike/) - Leaders in racing technology, Honda launched its 2013 RC213V livery model at Campus Repsol recently in Madrid. Created for the Spanish driving duo Dani Pedrosa and Marc Márquez, the newest 2013 Honda Repsol will compete in 18 races in the 2013 MotoGP, beginning its pre-season April 8 in Qatar. Repsol Honda Team, created in 1955,
- [2015 International Motorcycle Show](https://design-engine.com/2015-international-motorcycle-show/) - The International Motorcycle Show (IMS) in Chicago, sponsored by Progressive, features motorcycles, parts, equipment, tools, and various attractions and entertainment all under one roof. Attendees can check out the jaw-dropping design and engineering of the world’s leading motorcycle manufactures and customized bike builders. Additionally, they have the opportunity to meet the artists behind the bikes
- [Makerspaces - The Future of Education](https://design-engine.com/makerspaces-the-future-of-education/) - Most traditional education systems focus on reading books and memorization to test how “smart” someone is. However with the world and technology moving forward so quickly, many believe that there is a significant need for places where people can, not only learn but also create and invent. Enter the Makerspace, a place where people
- [Teaching Young Girls to be Engineers](https://design-engine.com/teaching-young-girls-to-be-engineers/) - In the field of engineering only about 11% of engineers are women. Everything around us is created and designed, from your smartphone to your doorknob. We need engineers to keep everything efficient and moving forward. Likewise, it is important to create more
- [Makers, Reshoring and the Future of American Manufacturing](https://design-engine.com/makers-reshoring-and-the-future-of-american-manufacturing/) - As globalization has become more and more prevalent in America's economy, motivation to move production and manufacturing overseas has grown. Offshoring often offers cheaper labor with less restrictions in foreign countries as opposed to the United States. However, while this trend may mean higher profit for companies, it can also mean less jobs for American
- [2015 Chicago Auto Show](https://design-engine.com/2015-chicago-auto-show/) - The annual Chicago Auto Show opened to the public at McCormick Place this past weekend. Thousands of attendees filed into the convention center to get a glimpse of newly designed models and concepts from the biggest automobile manufacturers in the world. Chicago's autoshow boasts the titles of the largest and longest running auto show, with
- [Champion Cup Series Mid-West Awards Ceremony](https://design-engine.com/champion-cup-series-mid-west-awards-ceremony/) - Delavan, WI January 17th, 2015: Design Engine's race team was awarded 1st place finish in the overall point standings for the CCS Midwest region with Bart Brejcha at the helm. From the generous hospitality of Crew Chief Brian Kolasa, festivities commenced at his family's residence in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in celebration of the 2014 CCS
- [Enjoy Your Vices at Berrista Coffee](https://design-engine.com/enjoy-your-vices-at-berrista-coffee/) - Most coffee shops create items that are full of sugar, artificial sweeteners, preservatives and additives, so what about one that tries to do the opposite and use natural ingredients? Berrista Coffee, located in Old Irving Park (4219 East Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL), opened up their first location just before the New Year and has
- [The Hyperloop's Transition from Science-Fiction to Reality](https://design-engine.com/the-hyperloops-transition-from-science-fiction-to-reality/) - Founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk’s idea of the Hyperloop has received funding for $8.5 million and plans to raise an additional $80 million in 2015 alone. His idea, which to many seems crazy and fantasy-like, is being backed by many big names that don’t think he’s so crazy. The Hyperloop
- [Chicago's Best Winter Rooftop ](https://design-engine.com/chicagos-best-winter-rooftop/) - Chicago’s largest rooftop, the IO Urban Roofscape, located inside of the Godfrey Hotel (127 W. Huron St., Chicago, 312-649-2000), has become a hit amongst Chicagoans, even in the cold. In the summer, rooftops are in abundance, but very few of them become a main attraction in the wintertime. During the cold winter months, the Roofscape
- [Meet iSketchnote, Your Portable Digital Drafting Device](https://design-engine.com/meet-isketchnote-your-portable-digital-drafting-device/) - If creativity is the center of human development, then ISKN's iSketchnote has truly expanded and optimized the horizons of our imaginations. In the past, companies such as Wacom have provided the means to use pens to touch digital surfaces. But the ISKN is much different than Wacom tablets and Livescribe pens. With the ISKN, you are
- [THE MIRACLE BERRY DIET COOKBOOK](https://design-engine.com/the-miracle-berry-diet-cookbook/) - THE MIRACLE BERRY DIET COOKBOOK Moto and iNG restaurant in Chicago has always been known for its amazing selection of food. The experience at either of these restaurants is something you will be talking about for years to come. Molecular Gastronomy, which is what the owner of both Moto and iNG uses to create their
- [Chicago Jobs and National Recruiting at the ERE Recruiting Conference](https://design-engine.com/chicago-jobs-and-recruiting-at-the-ere-recruiting-conference/) - [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the biggest challenges that face manufacturing, engineering and design organizations today is attracting and keeping great talent. The experience at The 2014 FALL ERE Recruiting Conference was nothing short of amazing. Truly innovative presenters who are the nations best of the best in talent acquisition and human resources (Adidas, NBC, Capital One, GE and many others) spoke on topics
- [Chicago's Global Cardboard Challenge Provides Creative Outlet for Youth](https://design-engine.com/chicagos-global-cardboard-challenge-provides-creative-outlet-for-youth/) - In 2011, a nine-year-old boy named Caine Monroy could have easily joined other youth in the neighborhood playing sports or video games. Instead, Monroy chose to spend his summer at his father's auto parts store, diligently working on an arcade constructed completely of cardboard. He spent hours building and designing his arcade, developing security for
- [Modscape's Cliff House Redefines Living on the Edge](https://design-engine.com/modscapes-cliff-house-redefines-living-on-the-edge/) - [dropcap]P[/dropcap]icture yourself waking up daily to a 180-degree view of the ocean without leaving the comfort of your living room. The owners of the as-yet-unbuilt Cliff House have teamed up with Modscape of Australia to design their compact dream home, delicately perched above open water, hanging off the cliff’s edge. Cliff House redefines “living dangerously” with its vast floor to ceiling
- ["Project Hieroglyph" Envisions Stories for a Brighter Future](https://design-engine.com/project-hieroglyph-envisions-stories-for-a-brighter-future/) - [dropcap]P[/dropcap]op culture has painted a darkly dystopian vision of the future. But a new book hopes to harness the power of science fiction to plot out a more optimistic path for the real world. Just glancing at this week's movie listings, those in the US can see humans battling super apes for world domination, a
- [Gerry Judah Sculptures at Goodwood Festival of Speed](https://design-engine.com/gerry-judah-sculptures-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/) - [dropcap]A[/dropcap]rtist and sculptor Gerry Judah is matter-of-fact about an unusual aspect of one commission. "I had to create a triumphal arch to hang a Ferrari." Such is the work he is used to now. Since 1997, Judah has been building enormous, car-themed structures for the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, held in the grounds of
- [Minimal Designs "Blackline" for Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project](https://design-engine.com/minimal-designs-blackline-for-oregon-manifest-bike-design-project/) - [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ntroducing the “Blackline” — a steel-tubed sophisticated monster of a bicycle with basket racks, bubble tires, a weather-proof drive belt in place of a chain and smart handlebars that signal upcoming turns. The bike is Chicago’s entry in The Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project — a national contest for the best urban bike design — and the
- [Bugatti Develops New Hypercar Hybrid](https://design-engine.com/bugatti-develops-new-hypercar-hybrid/) - Stealing a bit of the supercar spotlight back from Hennessey and its Venom F5, Bugatti insiders have gotten to talking about the successor to the legendary Veyron. The car will reportedly use a hybrid powertrain to make it quicker and faster than any iteration of the Veyron, including the world record-breaking Super Sport. Let the next
- [Semifinalists To Be Announced For IAM3D Challenge](https://design-engine.com/semifinalists-to-be-announced-for-iam3d-challenge/) - The inaugural American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D (IAM3d) Challenge has officially launched. The contest, which is designed to provide mechanical engineering and multidisciplinary/engineering technology undergraduate students with a chance to compete to win one of several $2,000 prizes, is now allowing projects to be submitted. Students who enter are asked to either improve
- [Ideation for Offshore Nuclear Plants at MIT](https://design-engine.com/ideation-for-offshore-nuclear-plants-at-mit/) - How do you make nuclear energy safely and cheaply? The answer is simple: Build it with well-tested existing technology and put it in a safe location, in a place where it can be easily cooled, and safe from events such as earthquakes or tsunamis. Jacopo Buongiorno, associate professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT,
- [Amazon Explores Possibilities of Drone Delivery](https://design-engine.com/amazon-explores-possibilities-of-drone-delivery/) - [dropcap]A[/dropcap]mazon has petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for exemption from rules barring it from testing drones in the United States. The online shopping company made waves recently by showing off small unmanned aircraft that it claims will be able to deliver parcels to consumers in 30 minutes. The drone delivery service, called Prime Air,
- [Starbase Program Makes The Future Brighter For Teens](https://design-engine.com/starbase-program-makes-the-future-brighter-for-teens/) - As a Department of Defense youth program, Starbase, teaches teens on military bases around the country the importance of technological advancements through a rigorous curriculum. The program invests in at-risk teens, taking them off the streets and giving them a healthy outlet to learn. The STEM portion of DOD Starbase focuses on science, technology, engineering and math and has
- [This Motocross Company's Office Kinda Makes Me Want To Quit My Job And Ride Dirt Bikes All Day](https://design-engine.com/this-motocross-companys-office-kinda-makes-me-want-to-quit-my-job-and-ride-dirt-bikes-all-day/) - When motocross apparel company Fox Head Inc. decided to move its headquarters to an 82,000-square-foot warehouse in Irvine, California, the company wanted to ensure that its boxy new digs would stand out. As a company that outfits action sports enthusiasts, from dirt bike riders to surfers to BMXers, the answer was pretty easy: Everything they make is
- [Leap Motion Technology: The Future is Hands Free](https://design-engine.com/leap-motion-technology-future-hands-free/) - The creation of new technologies begins with one question, what if? No longer just existing in the Sci-Fi films we love, Leap Motion technology has created an entirely different platform for the way we interact and create with our computers, giving users the ability to control their electronics with a mere hand gesture. The original USB device, released
- [James Dyson Award 2013 finalists](https://design-engine.com/james-dyson-award-2013-finalists/) - James Dyson will announce the winner of the international student design award that carries his name in a little over a week, so it's an opportune time to take a closer look at the finalists. This year, Dyson has 20 finalists from which to make his selection, and like previous years, it looks like being
- [At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Book Review by Bart Brejcha](https://design-engine.com/at-home-bill-bryson/) - "If your a product designer, architect or industrial designer you must read this book! The 1850's was a boom in design & invention. People invented things that had no purpose. It must have been a remarkable time. This book tells of countless stories of that remarkable time of invention. Bill Bryson goes room to room
- [The Future of Urban Design: Chicago’s Archeworks](https://design-engine.com/the-future-of-urban-design-chicagos-archeworks/) - For almost 20 years, Archeworks has been a design educator working collaboratively with Chicago communities in the advancement of sustainable urban design. Originally founded by internationally known architect and former director of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture Stanley Tigerman and award-winning designer Eva Maddox in 1994. Archeworks is comprised of students with a broad range
- [The 2013 Mobile World Congress](https://design-engine.com/the-2013-mobile-world-congress/) - Recently held in Spain, the largest Mobile World Congress to date revealed the extent of technological innovation in the mobile world as techies from across the globe flooded the streets of Barcelona. The Global System for Mobile Communications Association represents the interests of mobile operators from over 220 countries and is responsible for the 2013
- [LED Light Bulbs Come of Age](https://design-engine.com/led-light-bulbs-come-of-age/) - LED light bulbs which have been heralded for combining superior quality lighting with extreme energy and cost savings are now becoming increasingly affordable and are close to the tipping point of mass adoption. The 60 watt bulbs have only made their way to retailers over the past year and typically at prohibitive 30 to 40
- [Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan Engine: Changing the Course of Avaition](https://design-engine.com/pratt-whitneys-geared-turbofan-engine-changing-the-course-of-avaition/) - Pratt & Whitney will finally go into production this year with it's Pure Power line of jet engines which has been heralded as everything from a "game changer" to the "future of jet propulsion". By the addition of a gearbox the Pratt & Whitney Pure Power jet engines have been shown to reduce fuel consumption
- [The 25th Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair](https://design-engine.com/the-25th-annual-international-contemporary-furniture-fair/) - One of the most influential design events of the year, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York provides a platform for the design world to showcase their innovations, network and create. Located at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, May 18-21, with 26,000 designers and manufactures from over 30 different countries, this
- [Apple's iOS 7 Operating System is Introduced!](https://design-engine.com/apples-ios-7-operating-system-is-here/) - We heard it would be flat. We heard it would be black and white. We heard that it would be a totally different experience. It is. iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s flagship mobile operating system, is here, and it’s almost entirely different from the versions that came before. Gone are the skeuomorphic designs and
- [The DOE National Lab System: The Most Important Pipeline](https://design-engine.com/the-doe-national-lab-system-the-most-important-pipeline/) - Design-Engine has a steady and consistent relationship with Sandia National Lab. Here there was a significant amount of Pro/E use among the staff and a steady stream of their people would make the trip to Chicago for Pro/E training that was customized to their skill levels and areas of focus. Sandia National Lab which is
- [ VW XL 1: The Hottest New Diesel Plug-in!](https://design-engine.com/vw-xl-1-to-go-into-production/) - One of the more notable cars that made a splash and garnered much attention at the Geneva Auto Show this month was the Volkswagen diesel electric plug-in XL 1. More importantly VW has stated they will bring this long nurtured concept to market although in a rather limited run of 250 to be available exclusively
- [Chicago 2013 Home and Housewares Show](https://design-engine.com/chicago-2013-home-and-housewares-show/) - Chicago 2013 Home and Housewares Show With the winter waning and the onset of March Madness means the International Home and Housewares Show comes to Chicago’s McCormick Place. This year there were over 400 added exhibitors to the already massive show which takes up 3 of the 4 McCormick Place halls. The exhibit was mainly
- [Craftica: A Material Exploration of Leather and Life for Fendi](https://design-engine.com/craftica-a-material-exploration-of-leather-and-life-for-fendi/) - In the artistic world of design, it takes more than just rich fabrics and luxury furnishings to inspire, but the challenge of making the natural world elegant, which is exactly what design company Formafantasma excels at in Craftica for Fendi. Italian Designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin founded their careers on innovative material explorations. Today
- [Carbon Fiber: The Road to Affordability](https://design-engine.com/carbon-fiber-the-road-to-affordability/) - In early 2006 I had been been in steady contact with some of the designers/engineering staff from Cannondale with the intention of sending an instructor to their facility to raise the level of their Pro/E 3D skills. While it is often helpful to have a vendor send in some sample 3D drawings to fully understand
- [NEST - The Learning Thermostat](https://design-engine.com/nest-the-learning-thermostat/) - Tony Fadell helped design the iPod and he ran the iPod and iPhone divisions of Apple for years. Nest has decided to reinvent a tech item that hasn't seen much innovation in decades: the thermostat. According to Nest, there are a quarter of a billion thermostats in this country alone; 10 million more are bought
- [Beyond Archimedes: Engineers of Classical Antiquity and Lost Technologies](https://design-engine.com/beyond-archimedes-engineers-of-classical-antiquity-and-lost-technologies/) - It is acknowledged by many classical historians that the burning of the Library of Alexandria may well be one of the most horrific losses humankind has suffered in terms of centuries of lost development and advancement not to mention the loss of historical knowledge, drama and the arts. While it may be hard to quantify
- [2013 Milan Furniture Fair](https://design-engine.com/2013-milan-furniture-fair/) - As the largest designing trade show in the world, the 52nd International Furniture Fair promises to please as designers harness functionality and innovation April 9-14 in Milan. Internazionale del Mobile Salone, also known as Milan Design Week, lures artists and designers from all corners of the world with over 300,000 visitors from 160 countries. Since
- [The Aesthetics of Charging](https://design-engine.com/the-aesthetics-of-charging/) - Charging stations are starting to appear in urban spaces all over the U.S and take on many forms from almost nondescript looking kiosks to noteworthy pieces of design. We will look at a number of these in this article. In terms of the charging standards that have been debated internationally there has been an accord
- [Design For Humanity Part One:  The Solar Powered LED Lamp](https://design-engine.com/design-for-humanity-part-one-the-solar-powered-led-lamp/) - Over the past several years there has been increasing awareness about how certain simple often taken for granted in the developed world products or devices can greatly impact the quality of life in the less developed parts of the world. During the first decade of this century much visibility was given to a program known
- [SOFA 2012 : Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design](https://design-engine.com/sofa-2012-sculpture-objects-functional-art-design/) - Introduction: The Art Fair Company presents the 19th annual SOFA CHICAGO 2012 at Navy Pier's Festival Hall (600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60611) Nov. 2 - 4. at Navy Pier. There were so many Glass Arts designed by a large number of international artists. These arts are made of a variety of materials such
- [Independent Design](https://design-engine.com/independent-design/) - Admit it. How cool would it be to sell a few thousand of your designs or have a museum curator acquire a piece for their collection?
- [Transformers: Ratcheting Up Hard Body Surfaces](https://design-engine.com/transformers-ratcheting-up-hard-body-surfaces/) - Transformers required some of the most complex modeling and animation ever attempted at Industrial Light & Magic. When exec producer Steven Spielberg gave the go-ahead to make Transformers (Paramount/DreamWorks, opening July 2), it was only after Industrial Light & Magic persuaded him that it could pull off the iconic Hasbro robots in CG. Which meant
- [SolidWorks 2010 vs Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 Shootout](https://design-engine.com/solidworks-2010-vs-proengineer-wildfire-5-0-shootout/) - Since I started working at DESIGN-ENGINE|EDUCATION several years ago, there's been one question I've been asked more than anything else: What class should I take? Pro/Engineer or SolidWorks?
- [Jealous Magazine Holiday Photoshoot](https://design-engine.com/jealous-magazine-holiday-photoshoot/) - On Sunday, November 7th, the crew of Jealous Magazine utilized the Design Engine office for their Holiday Party themed photoshoot.
- [RetroFuturism: The Tomorrow of Yesterday or The Past Rewritten?](https://design-engine.com/retrofuturism-the-tomorrow-of-yesterday-or-the-past-rewritten/) - Retro-futurism is a "trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced prior to about 1960".
- [Digital Neural Networks](https://design-engine.com/digital-neural-networks/) - How is it that computers can be so highly functional across countless deterministic tasks yet have difficulty performing functions a child could easily do?
- [Pro/Engineer vs SolidWorks: Proving Form with Both](https://design-engine.com/proengineer-vs-solidworks-proving-form-with-both/) - For years I have seen and been a part of discussions on forums stating whether one CAD tool is better than another.
- [Ultraviolet LED + GFP Bacteria Project](https://design-engine.com/ultraviolet-led-gfp-bacteria-project/) - The senior BFA show at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago opened last Friday and is currently showing.
- [T-Splines Kickoff to Design Engine's Rhino Class!](https://design-engine.com/t-splines-kickoff-to-design-engines-rhino-class/) - Design Engine is offering a special FREE event. From Monday, May 2nd to Friday, May 6th, Design Engine will be teaching a special one-week intensive on Rhino.
- [Wordpress and Modular Programming](https://design-engine.com/wordpress-and-modular-programming/) - Modular programming can be defined as the technique of the creation or use of parts to a larger system that can be interchanged with other similar systems.
- [Golden Ratio and CSS](https://design-engine.com/golden-ratio-and-css/) - When designing the visual aspect to a website or creating images in general the dilemma of choosing proportions inevitably comes up.
- [Choosing the Right Training Facility](https://design-engine.com/choosing-the-right-training-facility/) - Engineering is a very broad field. Whether it involves figuring out how to design a new skyscraper or building a jet that doesn’t buckle under extreme accelerations, engineering requires strong design and the collaboration of many hard-working individuals.
- [Guerilla Truck Show 2011](https://design-engine.com/guerilla-truck-show-2011/) - At the Guerrilla truck this June that Morland Sinway puts on... 1052 West Fulton Market Chicago, morlensinoway.com it did not rain like years past.
- [USPS Stamps Honoring Industrial Designer](https://design-engine.com/usps-stamps-honoring-industrial-designer/) - U.S Postal Service Honors Former Herman Miller Design Director, Gilbert Rohde, with Forever Stamp.
- [The Flying Car: Getting Closer to Takeoff](https://design-engine.com/the-flying-car-getting-closer-to-takeoff/) - Two distinctly different approaches to a decades-old dream will soon become a reality. One of the biggest disappointments for an entire generation of us who grew up reading the likes of Popular Science or Popular Mechanics was the often touted dream of the flying car. With the exception of the hovercraft, the flying car is
- [Apple iPhone 5 Review](https://design-engine.com/apple-iphone-5/) - Apple may not know it, but it has a lot to prove with the iPhone 5. Though it created the modern smartphone market with the original iPhone five years ago, the last year has seen its lead diminish. Serious competitors have begun nipping at its toes, all running Android, an operating system developed, updated, and
- [BodyFloat](https://design-engine.com/bodyfloat/) - Written for Kickstarter A fresh approach to bicycle seat post suspension that maximizes rider comfort, overall performance and style. BodyFloat™ is a patent pending compact and light weight dual spring parallelogram bicycle suspension seat post. BodyFloat™ isolates the rider from the constant bumps and vibrations of cycling while maximizing comfort, pedaling efficiency and overall performance.
- [Kickstarting: A Portable Printer That Turns Phone Pics Into Polaroids - Impossible Instant Lab](https://design-engine.com/kickstarting-a-portable-printer-that-turns-phone-pics-into-polaroids-impossible-instant-lab/) - By: Kyle VanHemert The Impossible Project’s Instant Lab photo printer is just wacky enough to make sense. In 2008, at the closing of a Polaroid factory in Enschede, The Netherlands, Dr. Florian Kaps, an enthusiast of all things instant photography, and André Bosman, a former manager at Polaroid, met for the first time and quickly
- [Cheetah Robot Sets New Robotic Land Speed Record](https://design-engine.com/cheetah-robot-sets-new-robotic-land-speed-record/) - Usain Bolt might have taken home the 100 meters gold medal from the recent London 2012 Olympics, but things could have been different had DARPA’s Cheetah robot been allowed in the field. Living up to DARPA's original goal of developing a robot that could outrun any human, the quadruped robot has set a new robotic
- [The Industrial Object Redefined ](https://design-engine.com/the-industrial-object-redefined/) - The offices of Design-Engine Education are located in what was once known exclusively as the meat packing district (West Loop) of Chicago. To this day it has some notable remnants of this era mixed in among the upscale restaurants and condo lofts. One of my favorite pieces of office decor, which were a reflection of
- [ Electrification of Flight](https://design-engine.com/electricfication-of-flight-2/) - Two companies, one in the U.S. and one in Germany take different approaches to electric airplanes. Chip Yates who made history last year for going over 200 MPH on an electric motorcycle has recently made history again by going over 200 MPH in an electric airplane. Over the past year much visibility has been given
- [A Top Nike Designer Rebrands Game Of Thrones](https://design-engine.com/a-top-nike-designer-rebrands-game-of-thrones/) - George R.R. Martin paints pictures with words, but what happens when a Nike designer translates these words into actual pictures? Wonderfulness. If you’re Nike Brand Design rock star Darrin Crescenzi, and you’ve created everything from the Nike Fuel gauge to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball uniforms, what do you do in your spare time? You,
- [Important New Technology Since the Smart Phone Arrives December 2012](https://design-engine.com/important-new-technology-since-the-smart-phone-arrives-december-2012/) - By now, many of us are aware of the Leap Motion, a small, $70 gesture control system that simply plugs into any computer and, apparently, just works. If you've seen the gesture interfaces in Minority Report, you know what it does. More importantly, if you're familiar with the touch modality -- and at this point,
- [The Future of Hovercraft](https://design-engine.com/the-future-of-hovercraft/) - Empowered by Design-Engine, Kicked out by Kickstarter, and now a go on IndieGoGo: Mercier-Jones presents the Future of Hovercraft. For unexplainably “not meeting Kickstarter’s guidelines” this project hit a road block right near the culmination of over 10 years hard work. Not the first road block, nor the last, and definitely not one that was
- [Microsoft Announce Windows Phone Event for Sept. 5](https://design-engine.com/microsoft-announce-windows-phone-event-for-sept-5/) - The launch of Windows Phone 8 is getting closer, and now there’s a specific announcement date on the calendar. Nokia and Microsoft have invited the press to a joint Sept. 5 event in New York City, where they are expected to discuss Windows Phone 8. The New York event date coincides with Nokia World, the
- [Taking the High Road with Electric Cars](https://design-engine.com/taking-the-high-road-with-electric-cars/) - One company, Tesla, has consistently got it right while other companies lag woefully behind. The electric car has emerged as a reality and an option for most people over the past year with several of the major players following Tesla in their own electric car offerings. A closer look at what is now available reveals
- [New Mouse and Keyboard by Microsoft](https://design-engine.com/new-mouse-keyboard-microsoft/) - Microsoft announced new keyboards and mice today: the Wedge Touch Mouse and Wedge Touch Keyboard, and the Sculpt Touch Mouse and Sculpt Touch Keyboard. The Sculpt products, though quite nice, are iterative updates of existing gear, but the Wedge Touch Mouse and Wedge Touch Keyboard are truly cool, and offer further evidence of the Microsoft’s
- [CG Awards 2012 - New Application Award](https://design-engine.com/cg-awards-2012-new-application-award/) - This award recognises the best new content creation applications that have been released over the past year, which provide stable, useful and useable tools for the CG artist. CAST YOUR VOTE NOW! We’ve been at the heart of the CG industry for over a decade. Now we are proud to lead a celebration of the
- [Ultra-Efficient 4,000 mph Vacuum-Tube Train](https://design-engine.com/ultra-efficient-4000-mph-vacuum-tube-train/) - In the 1800's, when pneumatic tubes shot telegrams and small items all around buildings and sometimes small cities, the future of mass transit seemed clear: we'd be firing people around through these sealed tubes at high speeds. And it turns out we've got the technology to do that today – mag-lev rail lines remove all
- [Personalized, Electronic Handgun Headed for Commercialization](https://design-engine.com/personalized-electronic-handgun-headed-for-commercialization/) - The 100% electronic O'Dwyer VLe "Smart Gun" is to incorporate biometric authorizing technology that should enable it to meet new US requirements for "personalized" handguns according to a joint release from Metal Storm and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Legislation passed last year in the State of New Jersey requires that "three years
- [Liquid Image to Expand Goggle - Cam Offerings](https://design-engine.com/liquid-image-to-expand-goggle-cam-offerings/) - In addition to taking the tiny ego HD action cam along to Las Vegas for this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Liquid Image has also revealed two new additions to its Xtreme Sport Cams product line. Both goggle cams feature built-in video, Wi-Fi and GPS and can be controlled via a smartphone app. The only appreciable
- [Incase Perforated Snap Case](https://design-engine.com/incase-perforated-snap-case/) - My iPhone has been clothed in the new Incase Perforated Snap Case the last few days, and I'm loving how incredibly light it is, yet nice matte black feel... and the perforations actually give it a little bit more grippiness! Well, for this feature and giveaway they’ve given us a little more insight into their
- [Unmanned Nanomaterial Piranha Threatens to Redefine Naval Warfare](https://design-engine.com/unmanned-nanomaterial-piranha-threatens-to-redefine-naval-warfare/) - You've heard of UAVs, unmanned remote controlled military aircraft; but what about USVs? Standing for Unmanned Surface Vehicle, a USV is quite simply an unmanned boat, like Zyvex Marine's Piranha concept. We've looked at USVs before, and the Piranha specifically in early 2010; but what was then a prototype under development is now a fully-fledged
- [Roominate, A Dollhouse Designed To Get Girls Excited About Tech](https://design-engine.com/roominate-dollhouse-designed-to-get-girls-excited-about-tech/) - Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (or "STEM," as these fields are collectively called nowadays) are overcrowded with dudes. Why are these fields so gender-imbalanced? Does it have to do with girls’ innate preferences, or is it a kind of learned avoidance that starts in childhood? The creators of Roominate, an educational toy designed to get
- [DARPA Funds Starship to Develop Human Interstellar Flight Capabilities](https://design-engine.com/darpa-funds-starship-develop-human-interstellar-flight-capabilities/) - Voyager 1, which is now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere that forms the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space, is set to be the first man-made object to leave the Solar System. It has taken the car-sized probe over 35 years to reach its current point, but at its current speed
- [Designer Creates Eco-Friendly Minimalistic Coca Cola Can](https://design-engine.com/designer-creates-eco-friendly-minimalistic-coca-cola-can/) - New York-based designer Ryan Harc has created a concept design for a minimalistic Coca Cola can that is eco-friendly and 100% recyclable In his concept design called "Colorless", the can has been designed with a convex logo instead of Coca Cola's signature red and white painted-on design. According to Harc, he said that by stripping
- [Semprius to Bring High Efficiency Solar Panel to Market this Year](https://design-engine.com/semprius-to-bring-high-efficiency-solar-panel-to-market-this-year/) - The pages of science and tech websites are regularly filled with pronouncements of next big thing innovations or early stage breakthroughs that are often highly theoretical. Often they reflect something achieved in laboratory conditions which may not see the light of day for years if ever at all. Due to this problem, there is a
- [Three Emerging Technologies on The Verge of Mass Adoption](https://design-engine.com/three-emerging-technologies-on-the-verge-of-mass-adoption/) - Often many ideas deemed breakthrough technologies are merely refinements or improvements over existing products or ways of doing things as opposed to something truly revolutionary or novel. In this sense the three presented technologies of this article, which are only now making there way on shelves or showrooms for today's consumer, may well represent this
- [Pantone Releases 336 New Colors for Designers with Plus Series](https://design-engine.com/pantone-releases-336-new-colors-for-designers-with-plus-series/) - Expanded PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM now offers 25 percent more color options CARLSTADT, N.J. and SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2012 - Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the addition of 336 New Colors to its PANTONE® PLUS
- [How the United States Will Return to Space](https://design-engine.com/how-the-united-states-will-return-to-space/) - On July 21, the Space Shuttle Atlantis landed for the last time, ending three decades of missions in space. With the conclusion of the Shuttle program, the quest to restore the United States’ ability to send astronauts beyond the Earth became far more urgent. Though NASA has been working on a new vehicle since 2004,
- [Volkswagen Uses Space Foil To Make Cars Safer](https://design-engine.com/volkswagen-uses-space-foil-to-make-cars-safer/) - When auto makers submit their cars to crash tests, the sensors that are used to collect data about the crash process are often destroyed by the impact of the crash. To solve that problem, German car maker Volkswagen is turning to “space foil” – a special type of super-thin and highly accurate sensor that was
- [Housewares Show 2012](https://design-engine.com/housewares-show-2012/) - I started working at Design-Engine a few days before Valentines Day. I had never attended a trade show before and not knowing what to expect, I definitely wore the wrong shoes. This years International Home and Housewares Show is the size, if not larger than, the autoshow. While it can be a bit overwhelming, with
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- [Colorado PTC USER Group (COPUG) Annual Meeting 2011](https://design-engine.com/colorado-ptc-user-copug-annual-meeting-november-2011/) - Each Region or PTC User chapter has a meeting of the minds once or twice per year where Pro/Engineer users gather together to share their knowledge. This November 11th PTC User conference is no different. It is being held in Denver CO at the Colorado School of Mines and hosted by the Colorado PTC User
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- [Awesome Art: SRAM Part Project](https://design-engine.com/awesome-art-sram-part-project/) - Here’s a box of 100 SRAM high-performance bike components. Now make something of it. That’s the challenge SRAM laid down for a group of noted artists from across the country, handpicked by Milwaukee’s art Guru Terrence Coffman and SRAM’s very own Marketing Chief David Zimberoff. The participating artists more than met this challenge. The works
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- [CAD Upstart Gives Designers Holographic View](https://design-engine.com/cad-newsupstart-gives-designers-holographic-view/) - Objects in zSpace appear "solid" in open space, allowing users to manipulate them directly as if they were real physical objects. Talk about an unusual and cutting-edge way to interact with CAD and other design tools. Infinite Z, which bills itself as a startup although it's been around in development mode since 2007, has launched
- [Real World Design Challenge for Future Engineers](https://design-engine.com/real-world-design-challenge-for-future-engineers/) - There's nothing quite like real world experience for engaging students. And engineers, notorious for their passion to work hands-on, know this better than anyone. That's the motivation behind the Real World Design Challenge sponsored in part by PTC. Every year RWDC presents high school students across the US with an actual design challenge being faced
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- [Revolutionizing Night Vision in Lexington](https://design-engine.com/revolutionizing-night-vision-in-lexington/) - Imagine you could see through the smoke, haze and darkness caused by structure fire and accurately locate people trapped among the debris and save their lives. To do this, your eyes would need to see far beyond our limited capacity to see colors deeper than red. You would have to see the always available radiation
- [Drawthrough: The Personal and Professional Work of Scott Robertson](https://design-engine.com/drawthrough-the-personal-and-professional-work-of-scott-robertson/) - Here are some selections from Scott Roberston's blog, Drawthrough JR. Head on over to follow work-in-progress updates on his future books and other creative experiments. You can the full size images HERE. Click To View Images:
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