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Is Open Source Product Development the Next Big Thing?
Open source – it’s a phrase for some that conjures images of the software equivalent to hippie communes in Vermont sharing in the fruits and labor of their co-op-grown organic kale. But if that’s really how you see open source, get over it. This is where the world is going, and the proof is in the proverbial pudding. GitHub, the …
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Tagged 3D printing, crowdsourcing, manufacturing, product design, product development
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Automakers Accidental Heroes in Recycling Efforts
Cars, long the bane of environmentalists, are becoming more earth-friendly. Finally, there is enough of a business case for big car companies to start building electric vehicles, hybrids, and, in the future, fuel cell-powered cars. It looks like the industry might gain some green cred. What dictates green credibility? A company’s ability to reduce, reuse, and recycle raw materials. The …
Red Carpet to Retail: How Oscar Fashion Hits the High Street
This year’s Academy Award winners will be announced in just a few hours. But for some, Oscar night is not about the awards, it’s about the clothes. The Oscars are always a chaotic scene. Screaming fans and cameras flashing as nominees make their way down the famous red carpet. Everyone anxiously waiting to see the gowns – from the beautiful …
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Tagged footwear & apparel, manufacturing, retail, supply chain
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High on Style: NASA, Victoria’s Secret, and a Next-Generation Spacesuit
What do you get when you cross a Victoria’s Secret designer, a Russian engineer, and some NASA funding? Punch lines abound, but in this case the answer is edgy (yet practical) spacewear. Meet Nik Moiseev and Ted Southern. Moiseev is a Russian engineer who’s spent the last 20-plus years working on spacesuit design. Southern is an American artist responsible, among …
Obama May Love It, but 3D Printing isn’t the Fix-All
I’m a big fan of 3D printing. The technology is just plain cool, and its promise is far-reaching. But its impact on U.S. manufacturing over the long haul, both in terms of job creation and innovation, are not clear. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last Tuesday focused heavily on growing manufacturing in the United States. “Our first …
Luxury Brand Porsche Creates a Winning Formula
While some car manufacturers continue to struggle in this long economic crisis, German sports car manufacturer Porsche has surged ahead, posting double-digit earnings and sales growth for 2012. Despite turbulent times amidst a Volkswagen takeover, the Stuttgart-based company generated revenues of $13.15 billion last year, up 28 percent from the previous year, and achieved a best-in-class operating margin of 18.5 …
Mercedes-Benz Cars Tweet Parking Spots
Newer Mercedes-Benz models can not only park themselves, they can also figure out where the best parking spots are located. Daimler’s Active Parking Assist, which was tested successfully on frazzled holiday shoppers in Stuttgart back in 2011, combines tech from various sources and is designed to alert you when you pass by a suitable parking space. To show customers how this …
The Clock Has Started on Reporting Conflict Minerals
In 2006, Hollywood and Leonardo DiCaprio introduced the term “blood diamonds” into our pop lexicon. Less in the public eye but just as destructive to impoverished regions of Africa are mined metals such as tin and gold, two of the so-called conflict minerals currently under scrutiny by the US government. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (section 1502) was enacted …
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Extreme Sports Enthusiast Overcomes Limits, Inspires Others
Reggie Showers has a true passion for life. He’s a two-time world motorcycle drag racing champion, a pilot, a rock climber, and a certified snowboard instructor. He’s also a double amputee. At age 14, Showers was playing on top of some boxcars in a railroad yard when he got too close to the wires used to power the trains. Thirteen …
Breaking New Ground: Rugged MIT Wheelchair Brings Mobility to Developing World
After suffering a spinal cord injury when he fell from a tree, Ashok, from Jaipur, India, had to close down his tailoring shop because he couldn’t push his wheelchair across the rough terrain between his home and his business. Ashok’s story is similar to many across rural India and Africa, Central America, and parts of Southeast Asia. In the developing …
