These general engineering/science databases are good places to begin your search for scholarly journal and conference articles.
To find trade magazine articles in Academic Search Complete, first run your search using your keywords. Then, click the "Source Type" dropdown at the top of the page, and check off "Trade Magazines." Your search results will then be filtered to just trade magazine articles.
In "ProQuest Central," go down to the "Source Type" drop-down and select "Trade Journals."
The following discipline specific engineering and design databases will get you deeper into the literature.
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