Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Additive Manufacturing: Beyond Prototyping
June 10th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/LAM.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="77" border="0" />One of the largest issues facing manufacturers in the US and Europe alike is the challenges posed by low production costs boasted by developing countries. And with so many possibilities continuing ...
Green IT: Barriers Versus Benefits
June 10th, 2013
<em>A holistic and objective assessment reveals that it is better to adopt green IT in the interest of several opportunities and benefits it offers to businesses, the society and our planet even if it is a burden. Smart companies ...
Siemens to Manufacture a Brighter Workforce
June 7th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/onlinecourse.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Preparing the workforce continues to be a pressing concern, with academics and industry professionals both expressing concerns over the readiness of engineering graduates searching for their first job. And less than ...
Big Data Meets Additive Manufacturing
June 7th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/LEAP.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="68" border="0" />When you think of the aerospace technologies, the term “cutting-edge” doesn't often lag far behind. Even so, GE Aviation's new jet engine fuel nozzle is helping to take that association one ...
Are You As Green As Your Neighbors?
June 7th, 2013
<p>Opower, a company that helps consumers make smarter decisions about their energy use, relies on a quirk of human nature to help facilitate energy savings: peer pressure.</p>
GE Aviation Creates Jobs With New Factory
June 6th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/geauburn.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="62" border="0" />GE Aviation has opened a 300,000-square-foot jet engine factory that will manufacture parts for GE jet engines, which will eventually power commercial and military aircraft. These parts include high-pressure turbine (HPT) ...
Meeting the Green Challenge Google-Style
June 6th, 2013
With energy prices going up and datacenters getting bigger, green computing is essential. Google takes its 100% renewable commitment seriously with multiple clean energy investments.
Can Obama’s National Network Fill the Missing Middle?
June 5th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/missingpiece.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />A little over a year after President Obama announced his plans to create a National Network of Manufacturing Institutes (NNMI), it appears that the first spokes are beginning to form around ...
Green Power Management Deep Dive
June 5th, 2013
During Adaptive Computing's user conference, MoabCon 2013, HPC Product Manager Gary Brown delivered an in-depth presentation on Moab's Auto Power Management capabilities.
Password Crackers Give Immersion a Try
June 5th, 2013
A crew of security specialists have deployed a cracking-optimized computer that is completely immersed in mineral oil.