Probing Saturn and Her Moons

In 2004, the Cassini orbiter and Huygens probe reached Saturn and her moons after traveling 2.2 billion miles. Prior to launch, TRIZ was used to solvge a host of technical problems requiring...

Separating Steel in Space

A steel mill that manufactured coiled sheets of stainless steel wanted to be flexible in delivering different coil widths to different customers. At the same time, the mill didn't want to...

The Case of the Containers

The complexity of the Space Station - and its associated technical challenges - drew TRIZ into the problem-solving mix. In many cases, typical "compromise" solutions...

TRIZ on Triage

The triage system for a major hospital network in Boston had determined triage problems and inefficiencies were compromising the quality of patient care, as well as the hospital's fiscal..