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AMD's Fireproof R5000 Remote GPU Brings Multitasking to a New Level
CAD/CAM Corner 
5/24/2013  Post a comment
Advanced Micro Devices' latest release brings a cloud-based graphics boost, along with unparalleled performance, to the workstation.
3D Printing Round-Up: Innovative Medical Field & Space Exploration Pursuits
CAD/CAM Corner 
5/23/2013  12 comments
The 3D printing revolution seems to have a knack for quickly moving technology ahead by way of collaborative effort and even a little friendly competition -- all of course in the name of scientific advancement.
Video: Doodle3D Prints Designs From 2D Drawings
CAD/CAM Corner 
5/21/2013  3 comments
Doodle3D brings your 2D sketches to life.
Video: 'A Boy & His Atom'
Blog 
5/20/2013  5 comments
Watch IBM's atomic scale stop motion film about, you guessed it, a boy and his atom.
Video: Enter the Smartmouse
CAD/CAM Corner 
5/16/2013  14 comments
Laura Sapiens' Ego! Smartmouse offers users a unique interactive experience by providing 2D and 3D connectivity, hardware identity authentication, data storage, and more.
Harvard, MIT Researchers Design 3D Printed, Self-Assembling Robots
Blog 
5/16/2013  8 comments
Researchers from MIT and Harvard have designed a 3D printed robot that crawls like an inchworm and can self-assemble with an electric jolt.
We Know What the IoT Is, but How & When It Arrives Is Unclear
Blog 
5/15/2013  13 comments
IoT technology has become so prevalent that there’s now a consortium based on the topic.
Do We Really Need an App for That?
Blog 
5/15/2013  25 comments
Huggies TweetPee sends a tweet to your mobile device when your baby's diaper gets wet. Is this necessary?
Alvaro GIANT: 84 Inches of Ultra-HD Multi-Touch Display
Blog 
5/14/2013  14 comments
As some companies try to increase the quality and functionality of high-definition touchscreens for miniaturized, mobile applications, others, like MyMultitouch, are blowing up the size of multi-touch displays to create a completely new way to experience the advanced technology.
Slideshow: How 3D Printed Body Parts Are Changing Medicine
Blog 
5/13/2013  17 comments
3D printing is making it cheaper and easier to make artificial body parts from live tissue and synthetic materials.
SME Rapid Conference Hosts 3D Printing Art Gallery
CAD/CAM Corner 
5/10/2013  19 comments
The SME Rapid Conference has invited 3D printing artists to submit their artwork to be displayed at this year’s Contemporary Art Gallery.
Video: Get Creative With the World's First 3D Pen
Blog 
5/9/2013  21 comments
Coining itself as the most affordable way to 3D print, the 3Doodler pushes out heated plastic that quickly cools to create different shapes and objects.
Video Shows How We Can Make a Difference in People’s Lives
Blog 
5/9/2013  6 comments
PTC video looks at a few individuals who have made use of College Park prosthetics to lead perfectly normal lives, if you consider motorcycle racing, snowboarding, and mountain climbing normal.
Video Blog: Life-Changing Inventions & the Big Bucks
Blog 
5/8/2013  14 comments
DN brand director Rich Nass picks two important topics for his weekly video blog -- engineering starting salaries and the 20th anniversary of the Internet.
Voices Gives Illiterate Access to the Internet
Blog 
5/7/2013  18 comments
The Voices project is working to give people who can't read the ability to connect and collaborate via the Internet.
My Opinion on Energy Efficiency: It's Universal
Blog 
5/6/2013  7 comments
The Hanover Fair was eye-opening for lots of reasons, including the difference in German trade show culture vs. that seen in US trade shows.
NXP Acquires Development Tool Vendor, Strengthens ARM Ecosystem
Blog 
5/3/2013  2 comments
NXP Semi has acquired Code Red Technologies, an embedded software development tools provider. The important questions for you are, why did they do that, and what does it mean to you?
3D Tools Reduce Design Cycle for a Small Bike Maker
Guest Blogs 
5/3/2013  4 comments
To maintain a competitive edge, Duratec adopted the 3Dconnexion SpacePilot and SpacePilot Pro, two types of 3D mice built specifically for CAD professionals.
New Paradigms in Design Work
Sponsored Blogs 
5/2/2013  5 comments
Nowadays, when changes are required it’s hard to beat the capabilities and power that we’re accustomed to with a modern computer workstation.
This Phone Upgrade Will Take You Down
Made by Monkeys 
5/2/2013  35 comments
The phone message suggested a software upgrade, but the upgrade took on a life of its own.
Video: MakeVR Attempts to Create a Natural HMI
CAD/CAM Corner 
4/30/2013  13 comments
MakeVR's natural HMI is a no-menu, instinctive drawing package for CAD and other applications.
Aircraft Engine Maker Opens Additive Manufacturing Lab
Engineering Materials 
4/29/2013  8 comments
Pratt & Whitney has funded an additive manufacturing center at the University of Connecticut to advance R&D for AM processes that produce metals.
Video Blog: We May Be Geeks, but We Control the World
Blog 
4/29/2013  18 comments
People who attend technical conferences like Design West are often mistakenly labeled as geeks. Do you even know what the real meaning of a geek is? Check out my video blog and I'll fill you in.
Increased Workstation Performance Is as Easy as 'DPPO'
Sponsored Blogs 
4/25/2013  2 comments
With demanding professional applications that require more power each year, engineers and designers need to keep up and stay productive.
The Social Network for 3D Printers
CAD/CAM Corner 
4/24/2013  25 comments
Makexyz is the place where people can offer their 3D printer for other people to use.
Slideshow: The Best Things to Come Out of a 3D Printer
Blog 
4/22/2013  36 comments
It seems like everything these days is being 3D printed. We have seen many different items -- bathing suits, shoes, and even cars -- 3D printed and it is truly transforming how we are making things.
Engineering Creativity Peaks in Kindergarten
Guest Blogs 
4/19/2013  25 comments
As engineers, we’re not nearly as creative as we think we are.
Report: 3D Printing Will (Eventually) Transform Manufacturing
Engineering Materials 
4/18/2013  33 comments
Additive manufacturing, including 3D printing, has the potential to upend manufacturing supply chains, according to a new report from Lux Research.
Kleverbeast Brings Mobile App Creation to Non-Techies
CAD/CAM Corner 
4/17/2013  8 comments
Kleverbeast allows anyone to create a mobile app using simple drag-and-drop mechanics.
The Least-Obvious Signals Sometimes Bite You
Sherlock Ohms 
4/15/2013  4 comments
When is a digital circuit not a digital circuit? When somebody forgot that ultimately everything is an analog circuit, and things like L, R, and C combine in the most insidious ways to derail a design.
ANSYS Extends Tools Through Toolkits
Blog 
4/12/2013  2 comments
Allowing users to automate tasks and extend their products through Toolkits is a very useful feature, as it can help to shorten analysis and design times.
Dutch Architect Plans to 3D Print a Building
CAD/CAM Corner 
4/10/2013  26 comments
Using stereolithography, designers plan to 3D print buildings around the world at about $6 million a pop.
Manufacturing Ramps Up in the Cloud
Blog 
4/10/2013  7 comments
Packaged goods companies are constantly being driven to offer higher levels of variety in consumer products. The goal for manufacturers and the machinery builders serving these industries is how they can adapt to move past today’s batch processes to ultimately work toward achieving a batch size of one.
Multiphysics Enhances Analysis & Design
Blog 
4/9/2013  5 comments
Using an integrated solver that uses partial differential equations (PDEs) to solve multiphysics problems, COMSOL can combine a multitude of physics and solve them simultaneously.
DESIGN West: Ben Heck's Prototyping Tales of Horror
Blog 
4/9/2013  7 comments
If you are planning on attending DESIGN West, don't miss Ben Heckendorn's session, "What the Heck is That? Prototyping Tales of Horror from Ben Heck."
Slideshow: Smallest Dental Labs Get 3D-Printed Models
Engineering Materials 
4/5/2013  30 comments
A new 3D printer from Stratasys is making digital production of models for crowns, bridges, retainers, and other dental devices affordable for the smallest labs.
Printer Wars: See Who Emerged Victorious
Made by Monkeys 
4/5/2013  33 comments
The HP printer came to the end of its useful life because it could not keep up with technology. The Epson machine was just plain greedy with its ink.
ProBueno Turns Your Donated Skills Into Dollars for Charity
Blog 
4/5/2013  6 comments
ProBueno allows skilled workers to donate their time for contributions to the charity of their choice.
Video: Mycestro, a 3D Mouse for the Next Generation
CAD/CAM Corner 
4/4/2013  21 comments
Mycestro is an index finger-mounted mouse for use in confined spaces. A recent Kickstarter success, Mycestro is set to add to the HMI of devices.
My Opinion on Testing Without ATS
Blog 
4/2/2013  2 comments
Automated test software, or ATS, is nothing new. But as systems grow in complexity, the need for automated testing, and likewise automated testing software, grows correspondingly.
National Additive Manufacturing Institute Funds First Projects
Engineering Materials 
3/29/2013  8 comments
The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute has funded its first seven projects. They span a range of technologies and focus on fine-tuning existing AM processes for a variety of goals, including tooling, materials development, and composite production.
Video: Crowdsourcing App Helps Space Agency Improve Robots
Blog 
3/28/2013  19 comments
A free iPhone video game app turns your Parrot AR.Drone into a simulated spacecraft, which you can use to simulate docking on the International Space Station. You get points for accuracy and speed, and the European Space Agency gets tons of data to help make better space robots.
Cyberwarfare Rising as Governments Embrace the Digital Battlefield
Blog 
3/27/2013  22 comments
Cyberwarfare is at an all time high and key players are considering cyber attacks as a formal declaration of war.
Taking Some of the Grit out of Manufacturing
Sponsored Blogs 
3/26/2013  5 comments
Technology can go a long way toward helping people at all levels in manufacturing, and this list of technologies and solutions can help the manufacturing industry.
Slideshow: Engineering Apps You Need to Know About
Blog 
3/25/2013  17 comments
There are plenty of engineering apps on the various markets, and industry standardizing corporations are getting into the game. It's time to become familiar.
Rich's Video Blog: Airplane Engine Difficulties & Cars From 3D Printers
Blog 
3/25/2013  17 comments
Rich's recent flight showed that it's not just the Dreamliner that's having difficulties. And have you heard of the car that was manufactured with a 3D printer?
Results: Your Opinions on a Design Ideas Forum
Engineering Materials 
3/25/2013  22 comments
Here's a summary of your ideas for starting a Design Ideas forum that poses design problems and asks for input from the community to help solve them in innovative ways. We also ask for a bit more feedback to help fine-tune things.
Army Uses 3D-Printed Tentacles to Help Robots Manipulate Objects
Blog 
3/25/2013  3 comments
Army researchers designed suction cups to be used on robots that can replace humans in perilous situations, such as during disaster-recovery efforts.
Google Offers Sneak Peek at Your Available Spectrum
Blog 
3/19/2013  12 comments
Google.org, the Internet mogul's charitable arm, is publicizing a Spectrum Database that can be used to monitor white space across the US.
The Engineering Creativity Challenge
Guest Blogs 
3/19/2013  12 comments
Brainstorming an idea is a good approach, but it's often not the best. We need to focus our creative energies on the design challenge.
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