A recent trip to Sweden, a hub of modular design, inspired this engineer to reflect on the pros and cons of modular design for medical devices. Modular design is a way of life in Sweden: it reflects ...

There is no shortage of developers or builders who have tried prefabrication and now swear against it. I hear more and more, “we tried it and it didn’t work.” Yet, some are achieving huge success. But ...

The Defense Department's efforts to quickly establish networks in any region are extending into space. The Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS), which has already overseen four launches, is ...

Modular design is reaching new audiences by letting users build systems that are suited to their unique needs and can evolve. The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community ...

What does it mean to design a laptop in an era when the very concept of a laptop may be obsolete within a decade? As artificial intelligence rewires the relationship between humans and their devices, ...

Modular systems are based on standardized individual components that can be combined in different ways to form moving machinery, while reducing the amount of planning, design, and commissioning by ...

Urban, market-rate housing that lower-income workers can actually afford is one of our country’s biggest needs. For multifamily designers, this challenge presents several opportunities for creating ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave an advanced reactor design its stamp of approval, but there is still a long road ahead before next-generation nuclear technologies get off the ground. The ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belgard®, the leader in outdoor living essentials for the patio and beyond, will share its newest outdoor design program, Belgard Rooms, at Hardscape North America, taking ...