Welcome to the May 2007 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum
At April's TRIZCON2007, sponsored by the Altshuller Institute, Ellen Domb presented the history of the TRIZ Journal (and the celebration of its 10th anniversary) showing how TRIZ was used to solve the challenges of starting an online journal.Improving Lift/Pump Stations Using TRIZ
By Abram Teplitskiy, Igor Endovtsev and Roustem Kourmaev
A significant problem in all technological processes is reducing energy expenditures. One way to solve this problem is to apply energetically self-sufficient technological processes - for example, through the use of a siphon.TRIZ in Industrial Technology Education
By Hande Argunsah and Donald A. Coates
TRIZ provided a powerful systematical approach for a technology graduate student to approach a problem regarding fuel cell research. TRIZ education is a valuable part of students' programs of study and helps them find solutions to unfamiliar problems.Taiwan TRIZ Association's Call for Papers
By Jahau Lewis Chen
The Taiwan TRIZ Association was formed in 2005 and now boasts more than 200 members. Following the success of its first conference, the Taiwan TRIZ Association announces a call for papers for its second annual conference to be held December 15, 2007.Student Corner: The Applications of Shape Memory Alloys
By Abram Teplitskiy
Shape memory alloy (SMA or memory metal) is a metal that "remembers" its initial geometry during transformations. The range of applications for SMAs has increased in recent years - in industries including medicine and aerospace.Kraev's Korner: Inventive Standards & S-Field Models - Lesson 8
By Val Kraev
TRIZ standards are a set of generalized rules and formulas for solving common problems that are found in the work environment. Standards are employed in finding inventive solutions to typical (or standard) inventive problems.
