Wonder why YouTube skyrocketed in popularity in less than two years? One obvious reason is that the video-sharing Web site has kept it simple. YouTube doesn't require ...

Human factors is an applied field of study at the crossroads of psychology, engineering, and computing that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to inform ...

Human factors engineering is a user-centered design process. When devising a product, designers should research how different individuals use or might use the device in both a clinical setting and its ...

Over the next year, the term human factors must become very important to those who develop and market medical devices (if the term is not already). Developers must take a look at some common ...

Learn and apply Human Factors/Ergonomics principles to the design of products (e.g., exoskeletons), operations, and work environments as they relate to human capacities, safety, and health. Our ...

It has always been a challenge for me to explain my degree and career path. The conversation usually starts with “Where did you go to school?” to which I reply “Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.” ...

When business leaders talk about the virtues of a more environmentally-friendly approach to manufacturing, going green and saving green are not always connected. That’s both short-sighted and untrue, ...

If you are interested in understanding people—how they think, behave, and interact with other people, technology, or the world around them—in order to improve their personal and professional ...

To help designers and developers create consumer health IT applications that are easy to use by people with a wide range of life situations. To assist home health professionals in selecting tools to ...

I don’t often write about OEM products. But since I covered the challenges of designing radios for cops and firefighters in the April 30 issue (see “Radio Interoperability—It’s Harder Than It Looks” ...