For the last five years, partners from outside Rensselaer — Fortune 500s, foundations, entrepreneurs—have brought their design problems to the O. T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory (MDL). The undergraduates who grapple with these problems benefit greatly from the experience.

Indeed, several partners have leveraged the solutions produced by student teams into substantial business improvements, including increases in product quality, system efficiency, and cost savings...

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