Sales of products incorporating emerging nanotechnology will rise from less than 0.1 percent of global manufacturing output today to 15 percent in 2014, totaling $2.6 trillion. This value will
Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe that continued U.S. global leadership in technology is important to the nation's economy, and more than 76 percent believe that funding for research into
Activity-based costing: an accounting system that assigns costs to products based on the amount of resources used to design, order or make a product. Andon board: a visual control device
1. Toyota Tahara, Japan 2. Porsche Stuttgart, Germany 3. General Motors Lansing, MI 4. Honda Sayama, Japan 5. Toyota Higashi-Fuji, Japan 6. Honda Swindon, UK 7. Ford Browns Lane, UK
Ten years from now, cars probably won't look much different than today--on the outside. But, they'll be completely different on the inside. According to Philipp Radtke, a principal in the
Magnesium, plastic and other lightweight materials allow engineers to boost fuel efficiency. With 75 percent of fuel consumption relating directly to vehicle weight, potential weight reductions that result in
The number of foreign automotive manufacturers and suppliers investing in the United States continues to grow. According to a new study published by Capgemini (New York) and the Office for
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