design

Including Passivhaus measures in a building's initial design is much cheaper than trying to add them retrospectively.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I’m a believer that politics is usually more like Veep than House of Cards; even world-changing events more often unfold by accident or luck than by design.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Chandra said that his previous experience overseeing IT at Lucid, including its role in design, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, has prepared him for the new role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Stephanie Leach, a sixth-year graduate student in Hwang's lab, contributed to the design of the project, led the experiments conducted with participants, and co-led preparation of the manuscript.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I seem to have discovered,” he said, “a design fault in your lampposts.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Lasers produced with the new platform, for example, show more than a 100-fold improvement over previous designs in how long their light remains coherent.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Printing is iterative, and more complex designs might require several rounds of revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Outside of acting, she designs jewelry under her brand, GreybyTamaraMello, creating pieces made exclusively from reclaimed metals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Varex designs and manufactures X-ray imaging components, expanding Teledyne’s position in the healthcare market, the companies said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The metal of the gate twists into regal designs leading up to the Mark of Eden on the very top.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

This series is designed “to inspire and motivate Americans” to travel during the country’s semiquincentennial celebration, never mind the astronomical gas prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Thousands of concrete tetrapod "hedgehogs", designed to slow or stop armoured vehicles, now line the border.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Security analysts said similar missile drills have been held before and are designed to rehearse Russia’s defense of the Sea of Okhotsk, an area vital for Russia’s fleet of ballistic missile submarines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Being able to create and control these temporary states could contribute to new photoresponsive materials designed for high-speed electronics, optoelectronic devices, and other technologies that require precise control over how materials behave.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

The servants all wore specially designed uniforms, says Seale.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

By exposing the previously invisible steps that occur during ultrafast transformations, scientists may move closer to designing materials whose properties can be deliberately and efficiently controlled with light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Drone startups such as Zipline have worked to resolve that issue by designing systems that fly higher in the air and lower food and products down by long cables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

High-rise senior housing makes increasing sense in urban settings as land costs rise and the number of people who need it grows, said architect Soo Im of Gensler, the firm designing Viva.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

“If I can foresee this, then I think an engineer who’s designing the product can foresee it too.”

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

I am dying to try a different subject, something easy like designing an entire city or copying the Mona Lisa, but he won’t budge.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson