the creative impulse
Mechanical Engineering Design: You know it when you see it, but just what is that spark that changes things? By Alan S. Brown

mastery of the complex
Mechanical Engineering Design: CAD continues to extend control over the design of ever-more-challenging systems. By Jean Thilmany

seeing mechanical
Mechanical Engineering Design: A case for advancing the role of sketching in the art of engineering. By David McCormick

the path to invention
Some companies have found a way to reach an elusive goal.
By Uli Mahle

'ordinary innovation'
The phrase may put everyday inventiveness outside the protection of patents.
By Kirk Teska

input/output
Villain of Sand. By Jean Thilmany

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