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Steel has always been the main component that makes up a car. However a lot of research has been done recently to see id a magnesium alloy could replace the steel. Magnesium is the lightest metal on earth. (33% lighter … Continue reading →

This is a one of a kind vehicle that can be driving on the road and go straight into the bay or lake. The Python can travel up to 60mph in the water and on the road it goes from … Continue reading →

Product Liability is becoming more and more of an issue for companies. When a company puts out a product they MUST think of every single thing the customer could to with that product that could harm themselves or someone around … Continue reading →

There is so many different ways to model a new idea. Blender is a CAD program that deals with surface modeling only. This would be a very good option if you were making some type of irregular shape such as … Continue reading →

Service design is very important when operating a company or producing a product. It can make a customer a walking billboard for your company, or it could make them really hurt your company. For example, if you go to a … Continue reading →

Biomimetic design is a design that is created by nature. These designs are extremely interesting  because of how efficient they are. For example, sharkskin has millions of scales on it that reduces friction with the water as well as repels barnacles and algae from attaching … Continue reading →

The ethics of design are pretty controversial. Before one is to judge someone on design ethics, they must completely understand the situation. For example, putting trash in landfills is not at all good for the soil or environment, but what would be an alternative? … Continue reading →

Professor Allen from Penn State gave a very well done lecture on recycling.  He was saying how important it is to recycle as much as we can right now as well come up with new, or old-fashion ways of transportation. When someone in the … Continue reading →

I designed this workout bench in SolidWorks as my final project. I choose to create a workout bench because I thought it would be interesting. I have recently started to workout more and I thought working on this bench might remind … Continue reading →

Social media has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, the world gets it’s information. When the earthquake happened in the North East of the USA people found out about the earthquake on twitter before feeling … Continue reading →