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Rather than being sent to landfills as waste, Herman Miller’s textile scraps help fuel economic prosperity for once-struggling mothers in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. (Image © Herman Miller)

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The power of purpose

Why purpose-driven brands achieve greater business success

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Expert Opinion: Aron Cramer

President and CEO, BSR

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Virus mechanics

How visualizing COVID-19’s molecular structure helps to understand its vulnerabilities

Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan Engine has enabled some commercial aircraft to achieve 16% reduction in fuel consumption, 75% reduction in noise and 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions. (Photo courtesy of Pratt & Whitney)

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Clearing the air

Plans for dramatically cleaner aircraft aim to meet aggressive carbon-reduction targets

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A brighter future through shared innovation

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold around the world, it quickly became clear that PPE and ventilator manufacturers alone could not deliver enough of the vital medical equipment in time to fully manage the size of the crisis. The industry needed more hands on deck – and the open innovation community had them in plentiful […]

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Open innovation in a pandemic

COVID-19 has proven the worth of open innovation, paving the way for a collaborative future

Among the long-range, solar-powered surveillance tasks that XSun drones might do: oil and gas pipeline surveillance; scans of railway lines; detection of oil slicks or illegal dumping at sea; and monitoring of wildlife, forests and livestock. (Image © Jeremy Levin)

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Eye in the sky

XSun CEO Benjamin David's vision for solar-powered drones is making long-range environmental surveys more affordable

(SEFI) has created 15 special interest groups on specific topics in engineering education, enabling people to come together and collaborate on challenges that interest them. (Image
© SEFI)

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Advancing engineers

Engineering education evolves to prepare students for the modern workplace

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Transparent supply chains

Consumer packaged goods companies pursue farm-to-table visibility

This seamless single piece injection molded Command Input Controller is only 3mm (.012) thick. It features sensor surfaces illuminated with LEDs molded directly into the plastic and a raised round knob with with tactile features for multi-touch rotary inputs. (Image © Tactotek)

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Embedded electronics

Touch technology replaces buttons with sleek, invisible control panels

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Braid your business

Coordinating a purpose-driven organization improves performance

Students who graduate from accredited engineering programs are better prepared for the workplace because they are taught to look for innovative ways to develop solutions and solve challenges. (Image © Adobe Stock)

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Ready to work

Accreditation's new focus on real-world experience makes engineering graduates more employable

Digital visualization showing complex double curved surfaces of Paradise City Resort Spa and Entertainment Square, Inchon, South Korea – Building Information Modeling by Syntegrate (Image © Syntegrate)

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Virtual design

Error-free construction is possible with digital collaboration, top innovators agree

Like a complex group dance, successful engineering of cyberphysical systems requires the flawless visibility and coordination of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) on a business innovation platform. (Image © David Hecker/Getty Images Europe)

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Flawless coordination

Model-based systems engineering tames the complexity of 5G networks

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