True plug-n-play is the holy grail manufacturers strive to attain when systems must work with each other. The ideal scenario lets users take a device out of the box, plug it in, and start using it.

The Engineering Design program is intended for students whose academic/scientific interests aren’t aligned with an existing engineering discipline or limited to one engineering discipline. The ideal ...

Examines the aesthetics, design, and engineering of sculpture, installation, and public art. Through research presentations, readings, and field trips, students learn about the complexities of making ...

Design thinking provides a holistic approach to the development of new products and processes, emphasizing the creative, interdisciplinary synthesis of new systems that can lead to solutions for real ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. The way products are developed and manufactured is changing with advances in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, additive manufacturing, big data ...

An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite. When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At ...

Medtech design engineers these days are challenged to make medical and dental devices that are smaller and portable yet do much more than ever before—process data, connect to the cloud, and utilize AI ...

The first year of a Drexel engineering major’s college journey isn’t an easy one. There’s a lot to adjust to— living in a new environment, making new friends, and the challenging foundational courses ...