Proteins function through interactions with other proteins or peptides, a complex process that is still not fully understood. Current research focuses on how amino acid residues interact in ...

Rising demand for user-friendly and visually attractive interfaces is driving adoption of advanced graphical user interface (GUI) solutions across industries. Organizations are prioritizing intuitive ...

This course is an introduction to usability and user experience (UX) design methods that can be applied to embedded devices and systems. UX methods are presented for user analysis, planning, research, ...

Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering are fundamental subjects for civil and structural engineering students at undergraduate and graduate levels, particularly the students preparing to work ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has increased flexibility in how ornamental designs for computer-generated interfaces or icons, e.g., GUI designs, are presented in design patent ...

Our Human Machine Interface (HMI) is broken. Designed in 1973 at Xerox PARC, the technology waits for a demand from the human before responding, and then guides them to push the buttons in the right ...

One year ago, Xiaomi applied for a design product patent for a "graphical user interface for mobile phones", which has a screen on all sides. This patent was approved on December 13, 2019, and is ...

As mentioned in a previous blog, Under the topic of industrial designs, the 48th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) ...

On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance[1] (the “Guidance”) that updates prior USPTO practice guidelines for the examination of design patent ...

Software has never looked cooler, but user interface design and user experience have taken a sharp turn for the worse. When we first got the personal computer, we didn’t worry much about how things ...