Why are eco-design tools typically only brought into the new product development life cycle when another design already exists and needs to be improved? Thomas Marting, this year's Maurice Holland...

Tim Michaelis, PhD Candidate at NC State, asks "Are You Training Your Innovators?" Michaelis explores the initial findings from a survey investigating whether or not companies train their people in...

At the end of 2015, the White House announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation---our Nation's highest honors for achievement and...

Helping transform a major manufacturer into a full service supplier is no easy feat, but Abraham Tijerina Priego, Innovation Management Coordinator at Metalsa , began his early career tasked with...

The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest employer of engineers worldwide. The tremendous size of their budget and operational mission allows them to continuously exist on the cutting edge of...

Combining technical ability and leadership skill is an effort that requires many years and is as much art as science. In developing his career path, Steven Moskowitz, ProductDevelopment and Portfolio...

FPInnovations is one of the largest, private, non-profit forest research centers in the world and an IRI member since 2013. FPInnovations is a catalyst for the forest industry, bringing together...

Everyone's career begins with a story. For Brittney Burchett , a Software Engineer on the Secure Partition Development team at Unisys , that story begins with a young technologist, about to graduate...

Space: a niche research sector, the future of R&D, or, as TV would have us believe, the final frontier? Justin Kugler , Industrial R&D Lead at the Center for the Advancement of Science in...

Innovation Imperative Our members know what it takes to innovate: a commitment to discovery, a talented and well-trained workforce, and an economic climate that rewards entrepreneurship and invention...