Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth

Nicole Hemsoth

Coming to a Road Near You – More Vehicles, Less Drivers, and Vehicles that Talk to Each Other

September 12th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Driverless_car.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="61" />Nevada and California have moved ahead with plans for the licensing of autonomous vehicles while Michigan has manufacturer plates that already allow the testing of this exciting new technology on public roads.

Anatomy of a Startup: Current Motor and the Super Scooter Electric Motorcycle Hit the Road

September 11th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Purple_plaid_scooter.png" alt="" width="95" height="93" />With help from Dell, the new company launches a clean, green electric vehicle that features on-board WIFI and GPS.

My Robot Buddy

September 10th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/R_and_Frank_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="72" />Robot & Frank is a new independent film starring Frank Langella as an aging ex-jewel thief in the near future who receives a robot butler from his son. Contrasting the human character’s ...

Sequestration and the Impact on Defense, Manufacturing, the Economy and Jobs

September 7th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Factory_Symbol.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="82" />Unless Congress acts to reverse its own legislation, sequestration will force automatic federal spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over the next decade, split between defense and non-defense outlays.

Robots Don’t Get Carpal Tunnel

September 7th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Sandia-Hand-blog.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="124" />A team of researchers from Sandia National Labs has designed a low cost, modular, plastic proto-hand made primarily from parts found in cell phones.

Why Are CAE Software Vendors Moving to the HPC Cloud?

September 5th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/CLoud_sunset_small.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="70" />Cumbersome licensing models have been holding up cloud adoption -- especially by SMEs -- but that is beginning to change as ISVs begin to update their practices.

Latest Digital Manufacturing Technology Used by Century Old Furniture Company

September 4th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/stool.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />Ellis Furniture uses Autodesk sotware to speed time to market with digital design to manufacture workflow.

Nestlé Turns to SAS for a Sweet Solution

September 4th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/HomeTout_GoodHousekeeping.ashx.jpg" alt="" width="94" height="56" />Nestlé Direct Store Delivery drives bottom-line improvements with SAS Demand-Driven Forecasting

New Dell Workstations Made for Manufacturing

August 30th, 2012 (0)

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Dell_workstations_small.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="55" />Billed as the "world's most powerful mobile workstations," these new Dell machines provide a world of functionality for manufacturing engineering and design professionals.

Council on Competitiveness Seeks Input to Integrate HPC Technology into Manufacturing