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Here’s a sampling of my writing, drawn from recent posts and from the dusty archives of years past.


Draga & Aurel bring Lucite and epoxy to life with color and light

K-Mag | June 5, 2024 ... Story


The Age of Intelligence: How to spur & nurture innovation 

Design News | May 21, 2024 ... Story


The Refill Coalition aims to take reuse and refill mainstream 

Tightly Packed | May 21, 2024 ... Story


Customized, 3D-printed bike helmets offer comfort and safety 

K-Mag | May 13, 2024 ... Story  (see photo at right) 


Material characterization is key to unlocking 3D printing’s full potential

UL Prospector | April 24, 2024 ... Story


New Billie Eilish album to use recycled and bio-based vinyl

Plastics Engineering | April 23, 2024 ... Story 


Flat, recycled PET bottles look to disrupt win packaging 

Plastics Engineering | April 16 , 2024 ... Story


Thermally conductive polymers help handle the heat in today's electronics

PlasticsToday | March 17, 2024 ... Story 


Honda takes personal mobility to a new dimension

Design News | March 13, 2024 ... Story


French start-up transforming waste plastic into seating for the Paris Olympics

K-Mag | Feb. 9, 2024 ... Story


Sky's the limit for medical deliveries by drone 

Plastics Engineering | Jan. 18, 2024 ... Story


CES 2024 showcases a huge selection of creative and novel products

Plastics Engineering | Jan. 18, 2024 ... Story


In Fiji, transforming unsorted plastic waste into useful products

K-Mag | Dec. 5, 2023 ... Story


Inside Paboco's quest for the ideal paper bottle

Tightly Packed | Nov. 20, 2023 ... Story 


Patagonia parka uses expanded polyethylene and coastal waste plastics

PlasticsEngineering.org | Nov. 13, 2023 ... Story


Scientists using AI to accelerate materials discovery

PlasticsEngineering.org | Nov. 10, 2023 ... Story


Wilson Sporting Goods using 3D printing to accelerate the injection molding process

K-Mag | Nov. 3, 2023 ... Story


FreeWater's radical, ad-driven packaging concept aims to disrupt the industry

Tightly Packed | Oct. 17, 2023 ... Story 


Designing for circular consumer goods packaging

Tightly Packed | Sept. 21, 2023 ... Story


Israeli startup babyark propelling car seat safety to new heights

K-Mag | June 23, 2023 ... Story


Little-known US Merchants expanding its injection molding empire 

Plastics Engineering | July 24, 2023 ...  ... Story


Branch Technology uses 3D printing to recreate the moon's surface

Plastics Engineering | June 30, 2023 ... Story 


Finland's Block Solutions using waste plastics & wood to build modular structures

Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story


Reinforcing concrete with plastics waste

Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story


Various groups using plastics waste in asphalt roadways

Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story


SPE acquires Paris-based media portal 3Dnatives 

 Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story


PepsiCo sees biopolymers as key to sustainability in flexible packaging

 Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story 


Researcher studies the composition of waste plastic bales

Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story


EV charging system makers use plastics to improve their products

Plastics Engineering |March/April 2023 ... Story


SEBS polymers help enable a novel wearable ultrasound patch 

Plastics Engineering |March/April 2023 ... Story  


Plastic additives drive growth in clarified polypropylene resin

Plastics Engineering |January/February 2023 ... Story


Extracting value from additive manufacturing

Plastics Engineering |January/February 2023 ... Story


IDSA's 2022 award winners showcase sustainability, accessibility

Plastics Engineering |November/December 2022 ... Story


PepsiCo leverages 3D printing to slash bottle development time & cost

Plastics Engineering |November/December 2022 ... Story


Floating solar farm in Portugal taps cork polymer composites

Plastics Engineering |October 2022 ... Story


YPO & XPrize launch circular food packaging challenge

Plastics Engineering |October 2022 ... Story


Welcome back: Plastics is ready for gigantic K 2022 show

Plastics Engineering |October 2022 ... Story


Assessing the Future of Design (Thoughts from 8 Design Leaders) 

Plastics Engineering | July/August 2022 ... Story


Female Leaders of Color are Stimulating STEM Engagement in Plastics 

Plastics Engineering | July/August 2022 ... Story


Editor’s Column: Family-run Flexcraft Co. Thriving on Automation 

Journal of Blow Molding | August 2022 ... Story


Heads Up: WaveCel Technology Aims to Reduce Concussive Brain Trauma

Plastics Engineering | June 2022 ... Story 


PepsiCo Using 3D Printing to Supercharge Package Design 

Journal of Blow Molding | August 2022 ... Story


N.A. plastics sector holds steady while riding a roller-coaster of uncertainty

K-Mag | July 8, 2022 ... Story


Net Gains: How a Seattle Firm is Repurposing Discarded Fishing Nets 

Plastics Engineering | May 2022 ... Story


New Eco-friendly Smartphones: Dial ‘S’ for Sustainable

Plastics Engineering | April 2022 ... Story


Integrated electronics make for sleek, smart surfaces

K-Mag | March 8, 2022 ... Story


CES 2022 Spotlights Key Consumer Tech Trends  

Plastics Engineering | March 2022 ... Story 


IDSA's 2021 Design Awards: Creating Form and Function   

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2021 ... Story 


Bio-Based Feedstocks Driving Sustainable Materials Development 

UL Prospector | March 9, 2022 ... Story 


Overcoming Gender Bias in Design (winner of 2022 Folio 'Best Single Story' award)

Plastics Engineering | June 2021 cover story ... Story


Womentech Seeks to Address Gender Disparities in Design 

Plastics Engineering | June 2021 sidebar ... Story


UAE to Launch Plastic Feedstock Trading Exchange 

Plastics Engineering | February 2022 ... Story


Predictive Medicine: A Dream Come True 

Plastics Engineering | October 2021 ... Story 


Positive Plastics Redesigns the Sustainable Material Sample Kit 

Plastics Engineering | January/February 2023 ... Story (updated)

Plastics Engineering | February 2022 ... Story 


Aussie Firm Talon Technology Uses Composites to Tackle Plastics Waste 

Plastics Engineering | March 2022 ... Story 


PGxRCA / Precious Waste Student Design Challenge  

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2021 ... Story 


Celebrating Tom Murdough, Rotomolding’s Toy King 

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2021 ... Story


Finnish firm Transforms Waste into Building Blocks of the Future  

K-Mag | Nov. 17, 2021 ... Story


Turning Plastic Waste into a Concrete Resource in Costa Rica  

K-Mag | Nov. 29, 2021 ... Story


Hemp-Based Biocomposites an Alternative to Glass Fiber  

UL Prospector | Nov. 24, 2021 ... Story 


An Appreciation: Bekum’s Martin Stark (1940-2021) 

Plastics Engineering | January 2022 ... Story


SPE’s Annual Blow Molding Conference Returns  

Plastics Engineering | January 2022 ... Story


David Kusuma’s New Journey

Plastics Engineering | September 2021 ... Story


Lee Container Honored by SPE's Blow Molding Division 

The Journal of Blow Molding | September 2021 .... Editor's Column


Hyperloop: Humanizing High-tech Travel

Plastics Engineering | July-August 2021 ... Story 


Vernay Labs' 75th Anniversary: Knowledge Flows From Experience 

Vernay website | August 2021 ... Story 


The Many Ways That 'Going Digital' is Changing Manufacturing

K-Mag | August 2021 ... Story


Circular polymers gain traction among resin producers

UL Prospector | Oct. 15, 2021 ... Story


Student competition 'Makes the Case' for plastics waste prevention 

Plastics Engineering | September 2021 ... Story


Electric vehicles helping to drive advanced polymer use 

UL Prospector | Aug. 27, 2021 ... Story


Medical plastics address a vast range of needs and applications

UL Prospector | July 30, 2021 ... Story


Flying the Pure Skies: Sanitizing future air travel

Plastics Engineering | May 2021 ... Access story via Downloads section below   


Paper Chase: Assessing advances in paper bottles 

Plastics Engineering | May 2021 ... Access story via Downloads section below   


A look at the shifting trends in additive manufacturing 

K-Mag | May 2021 ... Story


Disruptors: Westfall Technik impacting medical, CPG markets 

Plastics Engineering | April 2021 ... Access story via Downloads section below


Change Makers: Tackling the challenge of recycling bottles

Plastics Engineering | April 2021 ... Access story via Downloads section below


Pandemic drives innovation among blow molders 

The Journal of Blow Molding | March 2021 .... Editor's Column


Drones: Flying high thanks to advanced materials & processes

Plastics Engineering | March 2021 ... Access story via Downloads section below


Shedding light on thermally conductive plastics 

UL Prospector | March 12, 2021 ... Story


All-digital CES 2021 show highlights tech trends

UL Prospector | Feb. 12, 2021 ... Story


Universal design targets products for all ages

Plastics Engineering | January 2021 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Erden Eruç to push limits while paddling across the Pacific for good causes

Plastics Engineering |February 2021 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Good IDEAs, great products: Cool entries from 2020's IDSA design awards

Plastics Engineering |October 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Cannabis packaging seeks novel, sustainable options

Plastics Engineering |October 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Harvesting algae to produce eco-friendly plastic compounds

UL Prospector | Oct. 30, 2020 ... Story 


Tarform pushes sustainable e-motorcycles 

Plastics Engineering |Sept. 2020 ... Access story via the Downloads section below 


Mono-material auto headlamp designed to save energy, weight, and money

Plastics Engineering |Sept. 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


IDSA takes a virtual deep dive into the topic of circular design

Plastics Engineering | July-August 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Advice for managing change and innovation

Plastics Engineering | June 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


More companies are using waste as a plastic feedstock 

UL Prospector | July 31, 2020 ... Story


Electroimpact unveils continuous fiber-reinforced 3D printing system

UL Prospector | June 26, 2020 ... Story


LuxMea’s bespoke face mask hints at future ‘mass customization’ 

UL Prospector | May 29, 2020 ... Story


On designers, healthcare and sustainability 

Plastics Engineering | May 2020 ... Access story via the Downloads section below 


Copper-infused compounds helping to combat infections 

UL Prospector | April 24, 2020 ... Story


Materials are key to future vehicle interiors 

Plastics Engineering | April 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


TactoTek's molded electronics technology reshaping part design

UL Prospector | March 27, 2020 ... Story


Xometry allows designers to get instant quotes, quick sourcing

Core77 | March 17, 2020 ... Story 


Gazelle Tech allows you to order your own vehicle micro factory

Plastics Engineering | March 2020 ... Access via Downloads section below                                   


CES 2020 show offers a peak into the future

Plastics Engineering | March 2020 ... Access story via the Downloads section below


Jabil's packaging gets smart as CPGs adopt new approaches
UL Prospector | Feb. 28, 2020 ... Story


BASF's new Creation Centers, camper van concept a study in collaboration

Plastics Engineering | February 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


New wearable's vibrations help your body combat stress

Plastics Engineering | February 2020 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Developing infrastructure delivering a charge to the EV market

UL Prospector | Jan. 31, 2020 ... Story


LSR's challenge: Educating part designers

Plastics Engineering | January 2020 ... Access story via Downloads section below 


Tupperware, NASA sow the seeds of innovation

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2019 ... Access story via Downloads section below


Sustainability -- in its many forms -- dominates the K 2019 show

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2019 ... Access story via Downloads section below


IDSA design contest converts good IDEAs to reality 

Plastics Engineering | October 2019… Access story via Downloads section below


Belgium's tiny Edmire Design is taking a more sustainable path

Plastics Engineering | ​October 2019 ...  Access story via Downloads section below


U.S. Marines: Seeking a few good co-creators

Plastics Engineering | ​September 2019 ...  Access via Downloads section below


Whitman Kwok, founder & CEO of KAV

Whitman Kwok, founder & CEO of KAV, is leveraging 3D printing to make a better bicycle helmet. 

The various shades and hues of color science 

UL Prospector | May 30, 2019 ... Story  (see photo at right)


Borealis using social design to stem the tide of ocean plastics 

Plastics Engineering | July/August 2019 ... Access via the Downloads section below


5G’s high-speed revolution an opportunity for material suppliers

UL Prospector | June 27, 2019 ... Story


In the crosshairs: Single-use, disposable packaging

Plastics Engineering | April 2019 ... Access story via the Downloads section below                                   


From smart helmets to EVs to solar cows, CES 2019 has it all

Plastics Engineering | April 2019 ... Access story via the Downloads section below


Out of the shadows: Light becoming a key design feature
Plastics Engineering | March 2019 ... Access story via the Downloads section below 


The complexity of future product development 

Plastics Engineering | February 2019 ... Access story via the Downloads section below 


Mono-material pouch follows cradle-to-cradle principles

Plastics Engineering | January 2019 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Bio-based PLA finds novel packaging uses 

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2018 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


E-commerce reshaping CPG packaging priorities

UL Prospector | November 2018 ... Story 


IDSA 2018 awards: Celebrating well-executed IDEAs 

Plastics Engineering | October 2018 ... Access story via the Downloads section below 


Student wards honor Bill Moggridge's legacy

Plastics Engineering | September 2018 ... Story


3D printing aims to add architectural "Curve Appeal'

UL Prospector | Aug. 31, 2018 … Story


Core77 Design Awards showcase process, materials & innovation

Plastics Engineering | ​July/August 2018 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Materials offer a key to home healthcare applications

Core77 | July 2, 2018 ... Story 


An unfolding story: Behind the world's first origami kayak
Plastics Engineering | May 2018 … Story 


Taking concrete steps to tackle the plastics waste problem
Plastics Engineering | April 2018 … Story


Concept cars offer a peek into the future of mobility

Plastics Engineering | March 2018 ... Story


Smart devices, AI and autonomous vehicles shine at CES 2018 

Plastics Engineering | February 2018 ... Story 


Bending reality and speeding product development, virtually

Plastics Engineering | January 2018 ... Story 

At Milan Design Week, Clariant mounted translucent polycarbonate panels to showcase color.

Clariant has used these translucent polycarbonate panels to showcase color. 

Avra Fibers: Not Your Father’s Polyester 

Core77 | Nov. 16, 2017 ... Story​ 


Surf’s Up! Thai Firm Launches Novel Plastic Offset Program

UL Prospector | Nov. 10, 2017... Story  


Learning From Nature: the Beauty & Value of Biomimicry 

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2017 ... Access story via the Downloads section below


E-commerce Drives Package Design, Market Strategy Changes                     

Plastics Engineering | October 2017 ... Story


How Millennials View Sustainable Products
UL Prospector | Oct. 13, 2017 ... Story


One of NASA's Missions: Take 3D Printing to New Heights 

Plastics Engineering | September 2017 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


New Recycling Technology Aims to Lighten NASA's Payload

UL Prospector | Sept. 15, 2017 ... Story


Passion & Focus Propelled SPE On Its Path 75 Years Ago

Plastics Engineering | August 2017 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Student Start-up Aims to Make Low-Cost Prosthetics

Plastics Engineering | August 2017 ... Access via the Downloads section below 


Innovation continues to push carbon fiber forward

UL Prospector | Aug. 11, 2017 ... Story


Capturing the Essence of Beauty Packaging

UL Prospector | June 16, 2017 ... Story


Co-design & Collaboration Key to Techmer PM's Vision

Plastics Engineering | May 2017 ...  Access story via the Downloads section below 


Closing the circle: Rethinking How Products Are Made
Plastics Engineering | March 2, 2017... Access story via the Downloads section below


Plastics Thriving in Building & Construction  

Plastics Engineering | March 2, 2017 ... Access story via the Downloads section below


About Aether: Education start-up aims to transform learning 

Plastics Engineering | Jan. 7, 2017 ... Access story via the Downloads section below


Colored Glass Clearly Has Its Benefits 
Core 77 | Dec. 20, 2016 ... Story


Obi feeds more than your imagination

Plastics Engineering | Nov/Dec 2016 ... Access story via the Downloads section below

Innovating in the Third Dimension  

Core 77 | Nov. 28, 2016 ... Story


Why a man who hates plastic water bottles is making them 

Fast Company | Oct. 16, 2015 ... Story


Ecosystems, IoT & the Future of Product Design 

Plastics Engineering | Oct. 15, 2016 ... Story


Inclusive design helps shape high-tech fitness machine

​UL Prospector | Sept. 5, 2016 ... Story 


Sustainable eyewear from Down Under, with German flair

Plastics Engineering | Sept. 1, 2016 ... Story​ 


Plasticity Forum focuses on plastics waste solutions

UL Prospector | July 30, 2015 ... Story


Adding carbon fiber to the designer's palette

UL Prospector | July 15, 2016 ... Story 


Polymers aid Solar Impulse 2’s round-the-world adventure 

UL Prospector | June 1, 2016 ... Story


The Millennial impact on future packaging design

Plastics Engineering | June 14, 2016 ... Story 


Sustainability Efforts Reshaping Brands' Food Packaging

UL Prospector | April 28, 2017 ... Story 


Building better interdisciplinary product development teams

​Plastics Engineering | April 18, 2016 ... Story 


Loop transport system aims to keep water rolling 

UL Prospector | March 11, 2016 ... Story


Additive manufacturing faces challenges as it grows

Plastics Engineering | Feb. 10, 2016 … Story 


Additive manufacturing tackling standards & certification

​UL Prospector | Feb. 3, 2016 ... Story 


At GE Appliances' FirstBuild, community is key to co-creation 

Plastics Engineering | Oct. 29, 2015 ... Story


Creating a new custom compound -- by design  

Plastics Engineering | July/August 2015 ... Story


Beverage cans getting some clear (and resealable) options 

UL Prospector | July 13, 2015 ... Story


NPE Panel: Storytelling & Emotion Can Help Drive Sustainability

UL Prospector | April 10, 2015 … Story 


NPE Panel: How to Bridge the Communication Gap & ‘Talk Designer’ 

UL Prospector | March 30, 2015 … Story


Watertight case: iDive creators find success under pressure 

Plastics Engineering | Dec. 15, 2015 ... Story 


Design Success Summit: Lessons For & From Chinese Designers 

Core77 | Oct. 14, 2014 … Story                                              

Downloads

2021_05_Pure Skies feature_PE_May (pdf)Download
2021_05_Paper bottles_PE (pdf)Download
2021_04_Westfall Technik profile_PE (pdf)Download
2021_04_Change Makers_bottle recycling (pdf)Download
2021_03_Drones_PE (pdf)Download
2021_02_Rowing the Pacific_PE (pdf)Download
2021_01_Universal design_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2020_10_IDSA Awards_PE (pdf)Download
2020_10_Cannabis story_PE (pdf)Download
2020_09_Tarform e-bikes_PE (pdf)Download
2020_09_Monomaterial headlamp_PE (pdf)Download
2020_07-08_IDSA Deep Dive_PE (pdf)Download
2020_06_Managing innovation_PE (pdf)Download

Downloads

2020_05_Designers, Healthcare & Sustainability_PE (pdf)Download
2020_04_Auto interiors_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2020_03_CES 2020 recap (pdf)Download
2020_03_Gazelle Tech_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2020_02_BASF camper_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2020_02_Apollo Neuro_CES 2020 (pdf)Download
2020_01_LSR_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_11-12_Tupperware-NASA_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_11-12_K 2019 show recap_PE (pdf)Download
2019_10_IDSA 2019 design awards (pdf)Download
2019_10_Edmire Design_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_09_LaunchForth_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_07-08_Borealis Project STOP_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_04_Loop_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_04_CES 2019 recap_PE (pdf)Download

Downloads

2019_03_Lighting design_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_02_Complexity of future design_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2019_01_Mondi pouch_Design Notes (pdf)Download
2018_11-12_Bio-based PLA finds novel uses_PE (pdf)Download
2018_10_IDSA 2018 Design Awards_PE (pdf)Download
2018_07-08_Core77 design awards_PE (pdf)Download
2017_11-12_biomimicry_PE (pdf)Download
2017_09_NASA 3D_cover story_PE (pdf)Download
2017_07-08_SPE 75th Anniversary_PE (pdf)Download
2017_07-08_Startup makes low-cost prosthetics_PE (pdf)Download
2017_05_Techmer PM profile_PE (pdf)Download
2017_03_Reshaping how products are made_PE (pdf)Download
2017_03_bldg & construction cover story_PE (pdf)Download
2017_01_Aether design education feature_PE (pdf)Download
2016_11-12_Obi self-feeding device_PE (pdf)Download

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