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The shape of things to come
If Formula 1 drivers can have their seats personally moulded to fit their body shapes, why not the rest of us? Tom Shelley reports
 10/04/2008 

Exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk
A worn exoskeleton driven by electric motors enables paraplegics to stand, walk and climb stairs
 09/04/2008 

Bin actually holds its contents
The solution to last month’s Coffee Time Challenge – on a bin that actually holds its contents – comes from Needham, Massachusetts
 09/04/2008 

Walking structures are no pipe dream
Tom Shelley reports on some of the mechanical and pneumatic technologies underlying some remarkable works of art
 09/04/2008 

Remapping the world of design
Designing, simulating and mapping the results of tests into the same CAD model in the same environment is now a reality. Tom Shelley reports
 13/03/2008 

Information drive
Tom Shelley goes through the highlights of the free seminar programme at the forthcoming Drives and Controls show in April
 13/03/2008 

Teamwork makes for tasty results
Several design teams, working across the United States, have joined forces to develop a revolutionary fast food machine. Tom Shelley reports
 08/02/2008 

Formula Won with optimal aerodynamics
One of the biggest areas of endeavour in motorsport is improving aerodynamics, which is also key to success in many other industries. Tom Shelley reports
 29/01/2008 

Software alternative to amputation
Software is key to the design and manufacture of custom-made bone and joint implants for patients with tumours and major bone loss at Isiqu Orthopaedics near Cape Town, South A
 29/01/2008 

Automatic digitisation
A Cambridge spin-out company is looking to exploit a technique that generates automatic 3D models from digital photographs
 29/01/2008 

3D CAD’s warm embrace
Tom Shelley reports on some dramatic business benefits achieved by 3D CAD users and new capabilities in the latest versions of software
 28/01/2008 

Why Triz is a whizz
Tom Shelley reports on recent developments in Triz, and why every company that designs new products needs to be aware of them
 28/01/2008 

Payback from 3D modelling in another dimension
Moving from 2D to 3D can bring huge savings- and 7D could even be on the cards! Tom Shelley reports
 17/12/2007 

Speed control boosts energy output
A study of the underlying physics and implementation of simple control can greatly enhance machine efficiency, as Tom Shelley discovers
 17/12/2007 

Rapid manufacturing set to go mainstream
The push is now on to turn rapid manufacturing into a technology that is mass market and low cost. Tom Shelley reports
 14/11/2007 

Dynamic new look for the F1 fliers
Advances in the usage of computational fluid dynamics are enabling one FI racing team to improve the design of its cars, as Julie Bieles discovers
 05/11/2007 

New fizz behind Triz
Tom Shelley reports on two recent novel applications of the Triz method of problem solving
 24/09/2007 

Acausal modelling sees problems
A new approach to modelling complex systems is currently being tested. Tom Shelley reports
 24/09/2007 

Multi-core capability speeds control of complex systems
Opportunities for improved control are emerging from system design software optimised for multicore processors. Tom Shelley reports
 24/09/2007 

Holding the press
Tom Shelley reports on a sheet metal forming technique that does away with the need for press tools
 13/08/2007 

Parts prove a whole new business
Reverse engineering of obsolete parts has lifted one business into a whole new dimension – aerospace and beyond – as Tom Shelley discovers
 13/08/2007 

Winning with 3D
When one of the country’s most successful motorsport teams switched to 3D, it accelerated design choice to new levels
 13/08/2007 

Fire for the future
Tom Shelley reports on how sensing and control is saving fuel and improving efficiency in boilers and combustion
 13/08/2007 

Manufacturers embrace the Windchill factor
An add-on module to PLM software will help to identify design faults earlier on, by involving manufacturing engineers more closely
 13/08/2007 

CAD with intelligence
The most obvious attributes of SolidWorks 2008 and CosmosWorks are the amount of artificial intelligence built in to help users
 13/08/2007 

 
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