All design research studies — page 3
Every peer-reviewed study in the designdex.org index, newest first. Each entry links to a full summary with the finding, method, limitations and a practical design takeaway.
- Human Factors · 2021Taxi seat dimensions often fail to accommodate the anthropometric needs of elderly drivers, increasing discomfort and potential health risks.
- Modelling · 2024VR Algorithm Accelerates 3D Concept Sketching in Architecture
- Modelling · 2025Simulation-Driven Optimization Enhances WAAM Component Accuracy
- Innovation & Markets · 2025Price guarantee advertising believability drives consumer trust and repurchase by 82%
- Sustainability · 2025Integrating Circularity, Localization, and Digital Resilience for Sustainable Manufacturing
- Commercial Production · 20263D Printing of Pharmaceuticals Achieves Bioequivalence and Regulatory Approval
- Innovation & Markets · 2026Short-form food videos can drive culinary sustainability by sparking cultural curiosity.
- Innovation & Design · 2024AI-Driven Generative Design Enhances DED-Arc Manufacturing Efficiency
- Commercial Production · 2025Lean Six Sigma implementation reduces textile supply chain cycle time by up to 30%
- Resource Management · 2026Continuous FDCA Production Achieves 99.8% Purity via Electrocatalysis
- Commercial Production · 2025Industry 5.0 adoption significantly boosts sustainable lean performance through IoT and AI.
- Modelling · 2026Manufacturing Constraints Dictate Lithography Viability More Than Resolution
- Innovation & Design · 20252D Materials Enhance Biosensor Performance for Wearable and Implantable Health Monitoring
- Innovation & Design · 2025Gel-Based Nanogenerators Power Wearable and Biomedical Devices
- Modelling · 2025Optimizing Magnetic Gear Performance Through Material-Process Synergy
- Innovation & Design · 2025Flexible Humidity Sensors Enable Adaptive IoT and Intelligent Systems
- Modelling · 2025Digital Twins in Additive Manufacturing Require Deeper Material and Structural Simulation Integration
- Sustainability · 2026Cultural Heritage as a Catalyst for Sustainable Rural Tourism
- Sustainability · 2026Prioritizing Food Safety Interventions: A Risk-Based Approach for Sustainable Practices
- Final Production · 2026Direct Ink Writing enables complex ceramic architectures with minimal waste
- Sustainability · 2025Integrating Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Environmentally Sustainable Robot Design
- Commercial Production · 2025Lead Time Reduction Enhances Responsiveness for High-Mix, Low-Volume Production
- Final Production · 2025Optimizing PLA Lattice Structures for Enhanced Strength and Auxetic Properties via FDM
- Modelling · 2025Bridging the Design-Manufacturing Gap in Additive Manufacturing Requires a Shift in Mindset
- Innovation & Design · 2024Generative AI accelerates conceptual ship design by automating iterative analysis and layout generation.
- User-Centred Design · 2025Design Qualities of Public Spaces: Expert vs. User Priorities
- Innovation & Design · 2025Tech-Business Analytics Drives Disruptive Innovation in Secondary Industries
- Sustainability · 2026Fungal Biorefineries Transform Agri-Food Waste into High-Value Products
- Human Factors · 2020Virtual ergonomics assessment of bus driver seats reduces risk of musculoskeletal disorders.
- Innovation & Design · 2025Nanomaterial Composites Enhance Flexible Energy Storage Device Durability by 30%
- Modelling · 2025Aerosol Jet Printing enables rapid, low-cost mmWave antenna prototyping
- Sustainability · 2025Hydrogen and biomass integration can reduce steel's carbon footprint by up to 100%
- Human Factors · 2026Laser Sailing Pumping Exerts High Musculoskeletal Load on Deep Trunk Stabilizers and Right-Sided Dominance
- Innovation & Design · 2020Geographically Weighted Grouping Optimizes Pandemic Response Strategies
- Commercial Production · 2024Organic compost boosts radish seed yield and 1000-seed weight by up to 25%
- Innovation & Design · 2023Platform-Based Design Accelerates Building System Development
- Innovation & Design · 2025Self-healing coatings can extend product lifespan and reduce waste by 20%
- Classic Design · 2021Bauhaus principles in post-war global mapping reduce complexity by 30%
- Human Factors · 2025Low-frequency vibrations (2-5 Hz) cause significant discomfort and potential harm to the human body, particularly affecting the head, hands, and forelimbs.
- Human Factors · 2024Backpack Blower Use in Hazelnut Harvesting Poses Significant Ergonomic Risks
- Modelling · 2025Computational framework reduces EBM material waste by 15% through optimised parison inflation and mould clamping.
- Modelling · 2022Language Design for Generic Programming Significantly Enhances Reusability and Efficiency
- Sustainability · 2025Circular Economy Tools Enhance Product Longevity by 30%
- Human Factors · 2025Ergonomic chair design can promote more upright sitting postures by 10 degrees.
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Product Innovation Drives Sales Growth by 51.21% in Small Enterprises
- Modelling · 2020Accelerated Design Cycles Enhance Understanding of Interdependent Design Stages
- Innovation & Design · 2025Tailoring Composite Thermal Performance: From Microstructure to Macro-Application
- Sustainability · 2026Biophilic Design: A Sustainable Architectural Strategy for Climate Resilience and Wellbeing
- Innovation & Design · 2025CAD-AI Hybrid Workflow Boosts Animation Realism and Efficiency
- Modelling · 2024Conceptual Models of Educational Experiments Enhance Student Engagement and Learning
- Resource Management · 2025Biomimetic Facades Reduce Urban Surface Temperatures by Over 10°C
- Human Factors · 2024Integrating Ergonomics Boosts Sustainable Organizational Development by 25%
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Social and technological factors significantly boost young consumers' group-buying purchase intention
- Innovation & Design · 2024AI-Driven Co-Design Accelerates Microelectronics Innovation
- Classic Design · 2020Avant-garde ceramic designs blur art and utility
- Modelling · 2025Generative AI accelerates social robot concept generation by 50%
- Human Factors · 2018Optimized headrest design enhances comfort for in-flight entertainment and sleep in premium aircraft cabins.
- Sustainability · 2017Systemic design amplifies social entrepreneurship for circular economy integration
- Innovation & Design · 2021Integrating BIM, BPMN, and DMN Automates 58% of Railway Design Acceptance Criteria
- Modelling · 2023Physical and CAD models enhance design project detailing and materialization.
- Innovation & Markets · 2021Brand Associations Don't Directly Drive Fashion Loyalty in Youth Markets
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Proactive Marketing Strategies Mitigate Agricultural Enterprise Crises
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Marketing Mix Elements Significantly Drive Purchase Decisions for Home-Based Baked Goods
- Innovation & Design · 2023Behaviour-Centred Design drives cookstove adoption by addressing user motivations.
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Promotional Strategies Significantly Boost Customer Satisfaction in Philippine Bakeries
- Innovation & Markets · 2022Digital Radio Platforms Enhance User Engagement Through Interactive Features
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Consumer Satisfaction Drives Marketing Strategy Evolution
- Modelling · 2022Motion Planning Algorithms Enable Large-Scale In-Space Additive Manufacturing
- User-Centred Design · 2022Deliberately Confusing Game Design Can Enhance Player Support Systems
- Commercial Production · 2020Interdisciplinary Education Boosts Modern Manufacturing Competencies
- Innovation & Design · 2023Antiviral Textile Innovations Accelerated by Pandemic Demand
- Modelling · 2023Latent Diffusion Models Generate Near-Optimal Structural Designs
- Commercial Production · 2023Integrating Lean and Sustainability Boosts Dairy Production Efficiency by 14%
- Innovation & Markets · 2023Celebrity Expertise and Congruence Boost Purchase Intentions in Telecoms
- Commercial Production · 2014Additive Manufacturing Enables Direct Production of Non-Assembly Mechanisms
- Modelling · 2011CNC Machining of Custom Wheelchair Seat Foams Achieves High Precision
- User-Centred Design · 2013Iterative Workflow Enhances Responsive Web Design Success
- Innovation & Markets · 2013Institutional Inertia Hinders Agricultural Water Management Innovation
- Innovation & Markets · 2015Technology adoption is key to small business market survival
- Commercial Production · 2011Automation in Fuel Cell Manufacturing Significantly Reduces Costs and Increases Throughput
- Modelling · 2013Optimized Aluminum Cross-Car Beam Design Reduces Cost While Maintaining NVH Performance
- Innovation & Design · 2015Self-Initiated Design Projects Follow a Structured, Knowledge-Driven Process
- Human Factors · 2014Integrate Human Factors into Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Systems for Enhanced Decision Support
- Innovation & Design · 2014Structured Inspiration Techniques Enhance Product Form Generation
- Commercial Production · 2014Integrating QFD and Lean Manufacturing Significantly Reduces Production Waste
- Modelling · 2011Interactive Prototyping Accelerates Early-Stage Design Concept Refinement
- Commercial Production · 2011Optimizing Methyl Formate Production via Semi-Continuous Reactive Distillation
- Human Factors · 2012Intuitive control interfaces reduce operational errors by 25%
- Modelling · 2015Rapid prototyping accelerates aircraft conceptual design by integrating wind tunnel data.
- Modelling · 2014Generative Design for Interactive Prototyping: A Convergent Methodology
- Innovation & Design · 2023Biopolymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Enhanced Mechanical Properties for Advanced Biomedical Applications
- Resource Management · 2021Optimizing Carbon Dioxide Reduction via Electrocatalysis
- Innovation & Markets · 2022SWOT Analysis Reveals Key Marketing Strategies for Padang Restaurants
- Modelling · 2023Integrated AI and UI Prototyping Accelerates Design Iteration
- Innovation & Design · 2020Computational Design Theories Evolved from Complexity and Technology in the Early 90s
- Commercial Production · 2022Lean 4.0 Integration: Balancing Opportunities with Implementation Risks
- Final Production · 2021Optimized Column and Headstock Design for Moveable Vertical Machining Centers Enhances Stiffness by 25%
- Final Production · 2023Hybrid Nanoparticle Reinforcement Boosts 3D Printed Viscoelastic Material Performance by up to 5%
- Final Production · 2021Optimizing CNC Hobbing Machine Precision and Cost with Multi-Objective Algorithms
- Resource Management · 2021Composites Industry Pivots to Sustainability and Circularity Post-COVID-19