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- Karten Design Brings Style to Hearing Aids
- While eyeglass frames are designed by designers, the classic hearing aid—that flesh-colored aural suppository—seems to have been designed by—well, not a designer.
Blog Published: 10/21/2011
- 3M Film Design Turns Ordinary Windows into Solar Panels
- Although the designs of many household solar panels are such that installation requires the skills of full-blown professionals, 3M has developed a see-through solar film that changes not only the idea of what solar panels look like, but also how the...
Blog Published: 10/7/2011
- Creaform Launches MaxSHOT 3D Camera
- Although photogrammetry – the practice of making measurements with the use of photographs – has been around since the 19th century Creaform, the portable 3D scanning and optical measurement technology company, has brought it to the 21st with the rel...
Blog Published: 9/23/2011
- Designing By Nature
- Although designers and engineers have been knocking off nature since the days of Daedalus, not all designers go the “let’s use bird wings to fly” approach. Some go to places that many may not even think about.
Blog Published: 9/13/2011
- IBM & 3M: Collaboration for Product Development
- Here’s a case of some clever collaboration: IBM is noted for its computing prowess. 3M is noted for its adhesive excellence.
Blog Published: 9/8/2011
- This Cast is Smart
- Pedro Andrade’s orthopedic smart cast concept “Bones” isn’t like the casts you remember when you were a kid. This high-tech design includes sensors that track motion and muscle activity near fractures, letting the patient and their doctor keep an ey...
Blog Published: 8/22/2011
- GE’s Solar-Powered Carousel
- The lack of color isn’t the only thing that sets General Electric’s (GE) Carousolar apart from the merry-go-rounds of carnivals past – these horses run on the power of the sun.
Blog Published: 8/9/2011
- Listen Up: High-End Audio Appealing
- Developers of audio systems ought to take note of a survey just released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which indicates that the demand for high-quality audio electronics is, well, high.
Blog Published: 8/5/2011
- Autodesk Releases Simulation CFD Software
- Autodesk’s simulation software portfolio is already pretty solid – the 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company even has a team of “simulation junkies” known as the “SIM Squad” who offer assistance, or simply a place to speak geek (...
Blog Published: 8/4/2011
- Greens Get Greener With Solid Concepts, PowerFilm’s Solar Golf Cart
- An 18-hole round of golf can equate to a lot of time in the sun – anywhere from four to six hours depending on the weather and the players’ skills.
Blog Published: 7/29/2011
