Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Rise of the Self-Healing Machines
October 30th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/_63772129_906c141a-f769-44f8-876b-e58ef975d948small.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="53" />By mimicking nature researchers can manufacture self-healing materials may extend the longevity of fragile consumer products as well as military equipment.
In-Car Ethernet: The Backbone of the Automobile
October 29th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/ethernet-jack-fuel-filler-660small.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />In-car Ethernet, currently in development from Hyundai and Broadcom, may help shape the future of cars by reducing cost, weight and clutter, but will require significant reworks of existing electric infrastructure.
Building an Advanced Contract Manufacturing Innovation Cluster in Southeast Michigan
October 29th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-Kansas_City_Assembly.png" alt="" width="95" height="67" />The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is a member of one of 10 public-private partnerships across the country that were selected through the federal government’s Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and innovation Accelerator ...
Mangrove: Fujitsu’s Experimental Green Data Center Design
October 26th, 2012
Researchers at Fujitsu Laboratories are creating software that will choose and configure CPUs and memory devices independently to create the best platform for the job. The plan is to redesign the data denter from the CPU up.
3D Printing Takes Off Into Orbit
October 25th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/3dprintingspacesmall.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />Made in Space aims to bring additive manufacturing to the International Space Station.
A New Era in Automotive Engine Development Driven by HPC
October 25th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/ICE_Car.png" alt="" width="95" height="81" />Thinking electric vehicle, hydrogen, or maybe something solar? Think again. The internal combustion engine (ICE) is going to be around for a while. Oak Ridge National Lab, with its Jaguar supercomputer, is ...
Additive Manufacturing Gives Four Year Old Back the Use of Her Arms
October 24th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/wrexsmall.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />Dr. Tariq Rahman has modified a metal exoskeleton through additive manufacturing in order to restore four-year-old Emma Levelle the use of her arms.
3D(RM): Is Additive Manufacturing Going the Way of the Recording Industry?
October 23rd, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/car1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="69" />A new patent covering digital rights management, or DRM, for 3-D printers is aimed at making sure your printer won't print unless you’ve paid up. A new Napster brewing?
Lit Motors Puts a Gyroscopic “Spin” on the Traditional Motorcycle
October 23rd, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/LitMotors_C1small.png" alt="" width="95" height="73" />Lit Motors believes its gyroscopically stabilized, enclosed electric motorcycle is the solution for energy and space-efficient travel.
4 Ways to Create Business Value in a Bad Economy With Infrastructure Transformation
October 22nd, 2012
It certainly might seem odd to propose an investment to transform the technical computing infrastructure digital manufacturing companies utilize at such a difficult time. Indeed, the industry has been hit especially hard by the global recession that in turn ...