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Surgical prototypes a cut above the rest 30/05/2008
Prototypes and medical models can be made by ink jetting two different materials at the same time
Video from Flomerics and Matchstick Productions explains human flight in wingsuits 30/05/2008
Flomerics and Matchstick Productions have released a short video, which for the first time reveals the complex 3D airflow around a wingsuit that enables human beings to glide through the air like a bird.
Grasp on future thinking 29/05/2008
Electrically driven actuators are showing extraordinary flexibility – and are fast off the mark too
Autodesk Inventor accelerates cool product development for Antarctic research 28/05/2008
British Antarctic Survey says that using Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD to design and prototype products for one of the most hostile environments on the planet is delivering a cool 40% time saving.
Robot footballers show the Ronaldo touch 28/05/2008
Free-moving autonomous robots put extra kick into Hanover Fair
Hydrogen forklifts ready for use 27/05/2008
Linde has just presented a hydrogen powered forklift truck, that the company describes as, “Ready for use”.
Damaged aircraft could repair themselves 23/05/2008
Composite aircraft parts could repair themselves in a similar manner to that employed by animals and plants, according to Dr Ian Bond, heading up a project to develop the technology to do this at Bristol University
Marshall Specialist Vehicles gets military contract on early visualisation 22/05/2008
Cambridge-based Marshall Specialist Vehicles says it has dramatically cut its right-first-time design cycle time, since going live with Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD and AutoCAD Electrical.
New guide for inventing 22/05/2008
According to Trevor Baylis, in his forward to the UK edition of, “Inventing for dummies”, “To be an inventor you need an ego the size of a truck and have to be prepared for a rough ride
Move to resurrect convection power scheme 20/05/2008
Dr Alan Williams has written to us to draw our attention to a possible way of using natural convection to harness energy from the sun, which he says, was seriously suggested with a British patent granted in 1904
Battery vehicles get a commercial boost 19/05/2008
Nissan Motor Company, NEC, and its subsidiary NEC Tokin are investing in a joint venture that will turn out 65,000 vehicle sized lithium ion batteries a year, commencing with an initial capacity of 13,000 units per year in 2009
Joining the innovation culture club 16/05/2008
Creating an innovation culture is vital if companies are to differentiate themselves
Prize winning indicator shows time to replace helmets 16/05/2008
A small disk, the size of a ten pence piece, which changes colour when it is time to change a safety helmet, has just won an award
Autodesk acquires Moldflow 14/05/2008
Design software specialist Autodesk Inc, San Rafael, CA, USA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire injection moulding analysis software firm Moldflow Corporation, Framingham, MA, USA.
Snakehead sets new standard for air action in new Bond film 13/05/2008
The new James Bond film will depict aerial action as never before, thanks to the so-called Snakehead camera, designed and built by SpaceCam Systems using SolidWorks 3D CAD.
IED appoints two honorary fellows 09/05/2008
Bamford and Cox "delighted" to be recognised
Cargo systems benefit from digital prototypes 08/05/2008
Macgregor uses range of Autodesk products to speed up design of parts
Double composite spring handles varying loads 08/05/2008
Salah Elmoselhy, currently a postgraduate researcher at the Engineering Design Centre at Cambridge, has proposed a double composite E spring for suspensions for trucks to give improved ride when both loaded and unloaded
2D graphite shows promise for electronics 07/05/2008
Two dimensional single crystals, known as graphene, could replace indium tin oxide as an electrode material in displays
Could planes be fuelled by natural gas? 03/05/2008
The idea has been mooted that airliners could be fuelled by natural gas instead of kerosene.
Robots learn the magic touch 02/05/2008
‘Feeling’ robots could outperform those solely dependent on vision systems
Right medicine in a complex world 01/05/2008
Robotic and other equipment can be developed more rapidly – particularly for medical applications – thanks to new hardware and software
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