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Happy Birthday Product Lifecycle Stories!
Contrary to what I’ve been told by family and friends, I strongly believe everyone should have a full month to celebrate their birthday. It’s perfectly acceptable to frequently remind people it’s your birthday. Proclaim it loudly. Loud enough to drown out the sound of eyes rolling. Next month, May, marks the one-year anniversary of this blog – Product Lifecycle Stories. …
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Tagged compliance, education, employment, hybrid air vehicle, product design, robotics, transportation
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Inside American R&D – Part IV: The Road Ahead
Rising Above the Gathering Storm. That was the ominous title of a report by a commission of respected scientists who urged fast action to confront increased foreign competition and flat federal and corporate spending that imperils United States dominance in research and development. The commission was appointed in 2007 by the presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, the National …
Inside American R&D – Part II: Big Cuts on Campus
Across the Charles River from Harvard University’s historic main campus is a huge vacant lot surrounded by a temporary fence. This site in Boston’s Allston neighborhood was to have become a $1 billion, state-of-the-art science complex, housing new departments that would do cutting-edge research into stem cells, regenerative biology, and “biologically inspired engineering.” But even famously wealthy Harvard has found …
Industry Looks to High Schools for Next-Generation Engineers
As she begins to describe her work, Paige Grody transforms from serious and solemn to wildly enthusiastic. She’s learned about programming in her internship at a major software corporation, and about the complicated language used by engineers. Only one thing bothers her: It’s almost time to go back to high school. Grody is part of a small but growing number of …
Engineering Companies Offer Best Internships
Natalia Baryshnikova takes a rare break from her work planning a new sustainability program, from scratch, for the technology company where she interns. It’s been a frantic summer of preparing for the launch, now just days away. The stakes are high—the company does more than $1 billion a year in sales of design, manufacturing, and engineering software—though the pressure’s eased …
Elementary Class Spends a Day With Engineers
Students from Boston Renaissance Charter Public School—the largest elementary school in Boston—headed to PTC headquarters last month to get some hands-on engineering experience. The group of 3rd and 5th graders learned how engineers often use nature as inspiration for their designs. The children were asked to redesign either an Adidas sneaker, a Blackberry or a tractor by incorporating elements of …
Industry Involvement Key in STEM Education
The premise that Mark Zuckerberg holds the fate of the United States in his sweaty little hands is highly debatable, and, well, nauseating. But the general idea behind President Obama’s recent tour of West Coast technology giants—which included Apple and Intel—is admirable. Obama has long been a champion of STEM education—and industry involvement is an essential ingredient. A recent report …
Space Exploration: Designing a Future for Young Engineers
My 7-year-old son is always talking about what he wants to be when he grows up. “I want to build spaceships,” he tells me. So when I returned recently from a trip to the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs with piles of space related swag and a suitcase full of booklets and brochures, he was overjoyed. “I’m taking these …
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If Only Snooki Had Learned to Use Power Tools
In today’s celebrity culture it’s easy to appreciate why the average teenager might believe their only options in life are MTV or the NBA. Introducing children to new experiences and perspectives can redefine how they perceive themselves and their role within society. FIRST Robotics Competition aims to break through cultural stereotypes and put the cool back into engineering and science. …
