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

Smart Splint Aims to Enhance Safety for Spine Injury Victims

Design News | June 30, 2026 ... Story (see photo at right)  

How TactoTek's 'Structural Electronics’ are Changing the Game

Design News | May 29, 2026 ... Story

Boosting Recycled Content –– From Stretch Film to Toddler Bikes

UL Prospector | June 24, 2026 ... Story

Polycarbonate Enables Novel Electronic Stethoscope 

UL Prospector | May 27, 2026 ... Story

4D-Printed, Moldable Cast Aims to Reshape Orthopedic Care

PlasticsToday | June 1, 2026 ... Story

Global Impact Coalition Study Outlines Automotive Circularity Challenges 

UL Prospector | May 13, 2026 ... Story

Interest in AI is High, but Adoption by Manufacturers Still Lags

PlasticsToday | May 11, 2026 ... Story

2026 Wohlers Report Assesses Global Additive Manufacturing Trends 

UL Prospector | April 8, 2026 ... Story

Haddy Inc. targets the 3D-printed furniture market

UL Prospector | April 9, 2025 ... Story  

Heads up! Novel technology redefining holographic windshield displays

K-Mag | April 14, 2025 ... Story 

Framework Computer using modularity, repairability to fight e-waste 

Design News | April 4, 2025 ... Story

Italdesign spotlights sustainable concept car at CES 2025 

Design News | March 19, 2025 ... Story 

Blink Charging remains bullish on the EV supply equipment sector

Design News | Feb. 17, 2025 ... Story

Sustainable mobile smart homes leveraging artificial intelligence 

UL Prospector | Feb. 25, 2025 ... Story 

Stemming the tide on ocean-bound plastics 

Tightly Packed| Jan. 27, 2025 ... Story

Leveraging the impact of color, material & finish in product design

UL Prospector | Jan. 16, 2025 ... Story 

New SnapSlide closure offers accessible pharmaceutical packaging

TIghtly Packed | Dec. 9, 2024 ... Story 

Flat-pack, rPET wine bottle design offers eco-friendly packaging alternative

UL Prospector | Oct. 30, 2024 ... Story

Australia's female packaging leaders get their moment in the sun

Tightly Packed | Sept. 25, 2024 ... Story

AIMPLAS developing bio packaging from fish processing waste 

Tightly Packed| Sept. 24, 2024 ... Story

UBQ is literally turning trash into treasure

K-Mag | Aug. 30, 2024 ... Story 

EPS foam adds drama to chocolate store’s ceiling 

Plastics Engineering | Aug. 26, 2024 ... Story

Purdue's virtual twin for AM helping to refine 3D printing for large aircraft parts

Design News | July 19, 2024 ... Story

Charlie Tan Leads the Global Impact Coalition Toward a Net-zero Chemical Industry

K-Mag | July 19, 2024 ... Story

Forvia unit looks to boost supply of sustainable materials for the auto sector

UL Prospector | July 10, 2024 ... Story

ALDI UK using AI to provide visibility to its flexible plastic packaging efforts

Tightly Packed | June 26, 2024 ... Story 

Helio’s Dragon software set to bring predictability to additive manufacturing

Design News | June 21, 2024 ... Story

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 

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

UL Prospector | April 24, 2024 ... Story

Compostable seaweed-based packaging gaining traction 

Tightly Packed | April 16, 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

Leveraging AI to Speed Product Design Simulations

Plastics Engineering | Feb. 23, 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

"Hear! Hear!" Says a Leading Global Eyewear maker

Plastics Engineering | Jan. 25, 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

Plastics Engineering | 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 

IDSA 2023 Awards: Brunswick Calls New Veer Brand a Boat/Kayak Hybrid

Plastics Engineering | Sept. 11, 2023 (links to 7-part series) ... Story

Designing for circular consumer goods packaging

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

Opinion: The Importance of Design

Plastics Engineering | Aug. 21, 2023 ... Story

Altair Honors Marelli and Solvay for Vehicle Lightweighting Advances

Plastics Engineering | Aug. 2, 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 

New Bicycle Helmet Design Resists Brain Trauma

Plastics Engineering | May 31, 2023 ... Story

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

Plastics Engineering | Nov. 24, 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

PepsiCo sees biopolymers as key to sustainability in flexible packaging

Plastics Engineering | May/June 2023 ... Story

Floating solar farm in Portugal taps cork polymer composites

Plastics Engineering |October 2022 ... Story

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

Plastics Engineering | July/August 2022 ... Access via the Downloads section

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

Integrated electronics make for sleek, smart surfaces

K-Mag | March 8, 2022 ... 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

Predictive Medicine: A Dream Come True 

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

Positive Plastics Redesigns the Sustainable Material Sample Kit 

Plastics Engineering | Oct. 13, 2023 ... Story 

Confronting the Challenges of Carbon Fiber Recycling 

Plastics Engineering | Nov. 3, 2023 ... Story 

Celebrating Tom Murdough, Rotomolding’s Toy King 

Plastics Engineering | Nov./Dec. 2021 ... Access via the Downloads section below

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 

David Kusuma’s New Journey

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

Lee Container Honored by SPE's Blow Molding Division 

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

Circular polymers gain traction among resin producers

UL Prospector | Oct. 15, 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 via the Downloads section below   

Paper Chase: Assessing advances in paper bottles 

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

Disruptors: Westfall Technik impacting medical, CPG markets 

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

Change Makers: Tackling the challenge of recycling bottles

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

Tupperware, NASA sow the seeds of innovation

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

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

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

IDSA design contest converts good IDEAs to reality 

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

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

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

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

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

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 via the Downloads section below                                   

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

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

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

The complexity of future product development 

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

Student awards honor Bill Moggridge's legacy

Plastics Engineering | September 2018 ... Access via the Downloads section below 

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 

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 via the Downloads section below

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 via the Downloads section below 

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

Plastics Thriving in Building & Construction  

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

About Aether: Education start-up aims to transform learning 

Plastics Engineering | Jan. 7, 2017 ... Access 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

Inclusive design helps shape high-tech fitness machine

​UL Prospector | Sept. 5, 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

Sustainability Efforts Reshaping Brands' Food Packaging

UL Prospector | April 28, 2017 ... Story 

Loop transport system aims to keep water rolling 

UL Prospector | March 11, 2016 ... Story

Additive manufacturing tackling standards & certification

​UL Prospector | Feb. 3, 2016 ... 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

Design Success Summit: Lessons For & From Chinese Designers 

Core77 | Oct. 14, 2014 … Story