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here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow:Engineers at several companies are developing heart-assist devices, ranging from this HeartMate II ventricular-assist device by Thoratec to Abiomed’s total artificial heart. System reliability and patient quality of life remain the key challenges, says past Engineer of the Year Gerson Rosenberg of Penn State.Among NASA’s future challenges, says JPL Chief Engineer Brian Muirhead, will be missions that land rovers on planets both to collect samples and bring them home for scientific study.Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites is working on a space plan that would take tourists into suborbital flight. It builds on technologies pioneered in SpaceShipOne, shown here docked beneath the White Knight launch jet.Ray Kurzweil’s vision of the future includes a vastly expanded role for artificial intelligence and the growth of nanomedicine that will greatly extend longevity. Shown here: Researcher Robert Freitas’ concept of an oxygen-rich “respirocyte” red blood cell.Past Engineer of the Year Dean Kamen has shifted his design focus from products like the Segway to water and power devices to help those in development countries.
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A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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