There is no doubt that the developments in materials science over the past 20 years have opened up vast, opportunities for industry. The introduction of novel materials has allowed industry to enhance ...

Armchair shopping on the internet and the advent of virtual reality imaging will soon change our lifestyle. Many products will be purchased from within our own living rooms and delivered directly to ...

Last year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began running tougher new side impact crash testing designed to replicate real-world situations involving impacts from SUVs. The results are ...

The impact response of composite materials was of only minor interest prior to the introduction of carbon fiber in the mid-1960s. Before that time, the composites in use were primarily reinforced with ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is considering beefing up its side-impact crash test, one of eight evaluations that inform the agency’s influential safety awards, with a revamped test ...

Does your company test every feature you release into production? How about 50%? From our candid conversations with our enterprise customers, we found that many companies do little to no functional ...