Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
A Brief History of 3D Printing
January 15th, 2013
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/trumpflaser.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="52" />As we witness the rise of 3D printing, one particular application has proven exceptionally useful: metal printing. Most recently, we reported on NASA's additive manufacturing for complex rocket engine components, helping to unlock the ...
2013: Rise of the Four-Cylinder
January 14th, 2013
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/sonata.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="58" />It's been years since auto-enthusiasts successfully predicted the decline and eventual demise of the V8 engine. British TV personality Jeremy Clarkson even dedicated a feature to re-purposing a Corvette engine to create a V8-powered ...
Castle Need Updating? Try 3D Long Range Scanning
January 14th, 2013
<div><img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/icons_apps_arch_LG.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="66" />When a manufacturer needed to update a number of widely scattered facilities in a short period of time, long range scanning technology provided fast and accurate survey data. Also works well for ...
Laser-steering Chips Shed Slight on Holograms
January 10th, 2013
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/paomitlogo.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="92" />From the holodeck to a posthumous Tupac concert, holograms have been an obsession not only of sci-fi fans, but of the general public as well. But while we don't yet have droid answering machines ...
Google and Siemens Recent Efforts To Improve Green Energy
January 10th, 2013
Google has now invested $990 million in renewable energy, Siemens has finished a year of testing biggest swept area wind turbine...
CFD For the Rest of Us
January 10th, 2013
<div><img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/cutplane_zipp_fvstamped.png" alt="" width="97" height="45" />Recent advances in the way users access and work with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are making this complex technology more available to small and medium sized manufacturers. The result – increased creativity, ...
Clean Energy Conundrum: In Europe, Regulations Have Helped Create a “Golden Age Of Coal.”
January 9th, 2013
EU Regulations intended to shift utilities from fossil fuels to renewable energy are having the reverse effect. As America shifts to natural gas, European coal prices drop, and utilities shift from natural gas to coal before new restrictions go ...
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Blossoms in CES Keynote
January 9th, 2013
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/snapdragon.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />If there was one all encompassing point to Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs' somewhat fragmented Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 keynote, it is that wireless isn't just the future – it's the present. From netbooks ...
3D Printing Drives RC Car
January 8th, 2013
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/andrewleeprowler.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />At this time of year, many of us come up with a New Years resolution or two, but how often do we actually achieve them? Andrew Lee, a Product Deign student at the esteemed ...
Reshoring: A Path to Sustainable Manufacturing in America
January 8th, 2013
<div><img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17_-_2.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />The concept of sustainability is still a subject of many debates, including the debate over whether or not to define and adopt it in all the fields of human activity, including manufacturing. ...
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