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LATEST ARTICLES

From Lab To Market: The Role of the Pilot Production Run

How to plan and execute a pilot run to validate tooling, assembly processes, and Quality Control before committing to mass

45+ More Cognitive Science Tricks for Games and Marketing: Psychological and Engagement

New product designs, innovations, and especially game mechanics are built to tap into fundamental human motivations for competence, autonomy, and

45+ Cognitive Science Tricks for Games and Marketing: Psychological and Engagement

Where social science and data analyses helps hooking the player or the buyer: the design of modern interactive entertainment relies

Latest Publications & Patents on Zeolites

This week: Adsorption, Zeolites, Kinetic Measurements, Molecular Simulations, Strength, Hydration, Microstructural Characteristics, Clinker-Free Cement, Life Cycle Assessment, Techno-Economic Analysis, Constructed

DESIGN TIPS

Risk–benefit Ratio In Risk Assessment

In the domains of product design, engineering, manufacturing, and innovation, the evaluation of the risk-benefit ratio in risk assessment plays a big role in decision-making processes that safeguard human life

LaTeX Complete Cheat Sheet for Formulas Writing

In engineering and academia, the importance of high-quality document preparation cannot be overstated. LaTeX, a typesetting system revered for its precision and flexibility, enhances the quality of technical documents, making

Logic Tree & Chart to Identify Plastics

The most complete table to identify simple plastics. Identifying the exact composition of an unknown plastic sample can seem daunting, but a series of simple, methodical tests performed at home

Best 100+ IRC Channels for Engineering

The most complete selection of IRC channels for engineering Internet Relay Chat offers engineering disciplines distinct advantages through its established infrastructure of highly specific, long-lived channels. These channels frequently center

ECO DESIGN

Chemical Processes For Recycling Plastics

As global plastic waste reaches staggering levels—an estimated 380 million tons produced annually, with only 9% recycled—the urgency for effective recycling solutions has never been greater. Chemical recycling emerges as

Direct Air Carbon Capture (DAC) Processes And Illusions

As the global commitment to combat climate change intensifies, Direct Air Carbon Capture (DAC) emerges as a promising yet controversial technology in the arsenal of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies.

Reverse Engineering for Ecology, Maintenance, Recycle and Upcycle

Unlock sustainable solutions with reverse engineering for maintenance, recycle and upcycle to enhance product lifecycles and promote a circular economy.

Circular Economy & Product Design Practices

Did you know every year we throw away materials worth about $2.6 trillion? These are from goods we use quickly and then discard. This large number shows we need to

METHODOLOGIES

45+ More Cognitive Science Tricks for Games and Marketing: Psychological and Engagement

New product designs, innovations, and especially game mechanics are built to tap into fundamental human motivations for competence, autonomy, and social relatedness.

45+ Cognitive Science Tricks for Games and Marketing: Psychological and Engagement

Where social science and data analyses helps hooking the player or the buyer: the design of modern interactive entertainment relies heavily on

45+ Science Tricks for Games and Marketing: Data-Driven and Statistical Tricks

In games and marketing, the application of psychological theory is measured, refined, and amplified through data and stats analysis. The behavioral patterns

The SCAMPI methodology for CMMI Appraisal In Details

The SCAMPI methodology, or Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement, is the method in enhancing organizational capabilities through rigorous evaluation and

PRODUCT DESIGN REVIEWS

Induction rechargeable flashlight design

A good example of an induction rechargeable product is where the energy is produced by the movement of a magnet through a coil, thus illustrating Faraday’s law. No battery either

Quadcopter mini drone design review

When lightweight is not just a cost optimization but the main criteria of the product to function. Can you make a military tank fly? Or how to enter the virtuous

Headlamp design review

A great engineered headlamp product, with the usage of many plastic tricks, a tight assembly, an all-in-one electronic board, and optics, all designed in a small battery-size footprint and withstanding

Low cost pulse oximeter %SpO2 design review

A typical medical device, portable, low cost, LED + indication usage working on batteries. All that shipped to Europe from the far east for less than 9€ total. Let’s review

FACTORY TOURS

How Are Plastic Bottles Made

Due to their performance yet cheap price, plastic bottles are the highest volume of consumable plastic parts produced, which converts into the highest plastic pollution source on earth. View here

Knife Manufacturing: Factory Tours

These factory tours will show all the techniques and processes of probably the oldest -yet still used- tool on the earth, ie knife manufacturing. This involves steel selection, coating or

PCB Manufacturing: the Process & Efficiently

Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are the foundation of most electronic devices and is achieved through the PCB manufacturing process. They are made by layering thin sheets of copper onto

Tire Manufacturing

All the processes, from the raw material to the green tire finally molded and cured. Not many products involve so many different processes and materials in volumes of millions per