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Unlike other plastics, LCP lets engineers use less raw material and manufacture it easier into high-quality medical components.

Partnerships, simulations, and better information control help automakers turn a concept into a new car in just two years.

Copper and brass are replacing aluminum in truck radiators because of low costs, streamlined processing, and reduced scrap.

When creating the world’s first all-engineered-plastic tonneau covers, Prodesign, Elkhart, Ind., chose a coextruded sheet of Lustran ABS resin and Centrex weatherable polymer from Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh. Spartech Corp., Clayton, Mo....

During product development it’s often difficult to make a functional prototype that behaves like the final part. This leaves you with some unappealing options for getting a test part: Either make expensive mockups using the part material, or...

FEA and some scientific sleuthing uncover cardiac behaviors that could help doctors better control irregular heartbeats

There’s still a long road ahead before mass production of eco-friendly vehicles becomes a reality

As 200-ft-high roller coasters have become amusement park staples, designers look for new ideas to strike fear into the hearts of park patrons and move rides at higher and higher speeds. A few years ago some of the trendiest rides at amusement...

James Braham Senior Editor Behind the wheel in an Indy-car race, I was roaring through hairpin turns, coming inches from concrete walls, passing other cars through the narrowest of openings, and accelerating down straightaways. Actually, the...