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Metal price volatility : a study of informative metrics and the volatility mitigating effects of recycling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Metal price volatility is undesirable for firms that use metals as raw materials, because price volatility can translate into volatility of material costs. Volatile material costs and can erode the profitability of the ...
Technological development and innovation : selected policy implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Technological development is one of the main drivers in economic progress throughout the world and is strongly linked to the creation of new industries, jobs, and wealth. This thesis attempts to better understand how a ...
Advancing clinical gait analysis through technology and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Quantitatively analyzing human gait biomechanics will improve our ability to diagnose and treat disability and to measure the effectiveness of assistive devices. Gait analysis is one technology used to analyze walking, but ...
New product development methods : a study of open design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This thesis explores the application of open design to the process of developing physical products. Open design is a type of decentralized innovation that is derived from applying principles of open source software and ...
The influence of higher education on the national innovation system in Portugal
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Many economists agree that countries wishing to develop their national economies should focus on increasing their innovation output. In recent years, the Portuguese government has pursued this goal, taking strides to improve ...
Methods for managing uncertainly in material selection decisions : robustness of early stage life cycle assessment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Utilizing alternative materials is an important tactic to improve the environmental performance of products. Currently a growing array of materials candidates confronts today's product designer. While life-cycle assessment ...
Impact of prototyping resource environments on idea generation in product design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Some of the world's most challenging problems will require distributed innovation capacity in order to create high-quality and sustainable solutions. However, access to prototyping resources varies and design strategies ...
Low cost manufacturing of light trapping features on multi-crystalline silicon solar cells : jet etching method and cost analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
An experimental study was conducted in order to determine low cost methods to improve the light trapping ability of multi-crystalline solar cells. We focused our work on improving current wet etching methods to achieve the ...
Multi-criteria lifecycle evaluation of transportation fuels derived from biomass gasification
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The development of a domestic biofuel industry has been a major policy thrust of the United States federal government in the first decade of the 21st century. Cellulosic biofuels have been identified as the primary candidate ...
Comprehensive performance metrics for Complex Fenestration Systems using a relative approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Buildings account for over 40% of the energy consumption in the United States, nearly 40% of which is attributed to lighting. The selection of a fenestration system for a building is a critical decision as it offsets ...