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 ...

A durable time‑to‑market advantage in hardware development comes from deliberately designing for scale from day one.

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 ...

Build decisions lock in a data center’s carbon footprint before operations ever start. A lifecycle assessment (LCA) report ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is it time for more modular PCs? The trend towards standard, hot swap interfaces like Serial ATA, PCI Express and USB could change the way PCs are built and marketed. The PC as we know it could be an ...