2005 Technologies Of The Year

Each December since 1993 IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards Program celebrates the primary drivers of the world's economic progress -- innovators and technologies. The awards are given in the spirit of Josef Schumpeter, the distinguished Harvard economist and social theorist who posited more than 50 years ago that the mission of both organizations and societies should be to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Read about the 2005 IndustryWeek's Technologies of the Year

A Toolpath Revolution
Surfware's new toolpath technology redefines milling.

Enzyme Alternative Healthier, Safer
ADM and Novozymes' chemical-free fat modification process works without creating trans fats, harmful byproducts.

UGS Corp.'s Teamcenter 2005
PLM leader offers an integration platform for collaboration beyond point solutions.

Harvesting Hydrogen
Engineers at Purdue University have developed a new way of producing hydrogen for fuel cells that automatically recharge.

MEMS The Word
Siemens' Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) is nanotechnology that will drive sensing, communicating, processing and power management in tiny silicon chips.

Other 2005 Notable Innovations