I think product designers and engineers deserve the spotlight. There are multiple pressures from consumers and capitalists for the creation of new goods at an increasingly faster pace. With the current green trend, demand for more environmentally efficient products is also an added expectation.
Textile design is an area utilizing science in innovation. Consider a project by MIT educator and architect Sheila Kennedy. She is developing "soft panels" with solar cells which can absorb sunlight to produce electricity. Since she is an architect, she designs the textiles using 3D modeling software. A great example of how technology and design go hand in hand. Check it out on Wired's gadget blog and MIT's news page.
see solar textiles here
and here
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