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Path to success
April 1, 2015 | Advanced Textiles
FiberTect® illustrates a successful strategy for commercializing a new technology. “Applied research deserves Nobel prizes,” proclaimed the editorial of Nature Materials in January 2010...
Behind the curves
April 1, 2015 | Awnings & Canopies, Features
Tensile structures add exciting new dimensions —and distinct engineering challenges— to the commercial shade products market. It could be said, like the mythical Greek lion-goat-snake beast the chimera, that the tensile awning is a creature of blended ancestors. Not long ago, structures with ten…
Stretching colorful options
April 1, 2015 | Graphics
Here is a winning formula for wide-format print shops: Produce vibrant, high-quality graphics quickly and easily on a variety of materials and in a more environmentally friendly manner. What’s the catch? There doesn’t appear to be one, which is why latex printing is increasingly becoming the cho…
Productivity paired
April 1, 2015 | Features, Management, Perspective
Father and son team Stewart and Ross Brown embrace the challenge of change by making the most of their strengths.
Mesh “lasso” rounds up data in space
April 1, 2015 | Projects
Space is the final frontier, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) just sent a mechanical cowboy into orbit around the earth to round up data about the planet’s soil moisture. NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite has three main parts: radar, a radiometer an…
Cooped up in comfort
April 1, 2015 | Projects
An article in the New York Times calls the growth of backyard chicken coops a “chicken boomlet,” fueled by self-reliant people spooked by the recession; advocates of healthy, locally grown food; and parents who see chickens as teaching tools and entertainment for children. A client requested Jul…