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Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Sunday, June 21, 2026

Changes Big and Small Come in SolidWorks 2014

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/1-_Style_Spline_NEW.png" alt="" width="95" height="53" border="0" />When a PLM provider touts some 2.1 million users worldwide, the motto that naturally follows is, “If it ain’t broke, don’t ...Full Article

Robots to Flex New-found Muscles

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/490px-Arm_muscles_front_superficial.png" alt="" width="78" height="95" border="0" />The thought of robots interacting with humans is no longer a blurry vision of the future. While the lighthearted portrayal of ...Full Article

Elon Musk Models Rocket with Hand Gestures

Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, is at it once again. He has just recently released a video about a new system that is sure to leave ...Full Article

A Glimpse into Aircraft Assembly Lines

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/a400m.png" alt="" width="95" height="60" border="0" />The design and the industrialization of aircraft is a complex process. To give an idea the number of parts (excluding standard ...Full Article

Could Simulations Have Kept Mars’ Spirit Rover Rolling?

In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit fell through the crusty shelf of Martian topsoil to a soft bed of sand that would become its permanent resting place, despite ...Full Article

State Department Seeks Aid of the Internet of Things Community

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/photo01.jpeg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />In the Washington D.C. area, a new community has emerged for entrepreneurs, developers, manufacturers, service providers, and investors. Known as the ...Full Article

Fuel Cells Propel Airbus to Prestigious Award

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/7ac0b79772.gif" alt="" width="95" height="43" border="0" />In 2012, Airbus began testing a new system that they believed could reduce fuel consumption in aircraft. This testing involved using ...Full Article

DoE Resuscitates Tesla-Backing Loan Program

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/tesla.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="52" border="0" />The Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program — the same one that helped Tesla make a name for ...Full Article

Graphene Gains on Silicon’s Heels

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-Graphen2.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Silicon, the single element most associated with electronics, may have some new competition. Known as graphene, the one-atom-thick sheet of carbon ...Full Article

The Next Revolution

Digital Manufacturing Revolution is a two-day celebration of the most important and visible milestone yet for the Grid Initiative, a bold multi-year agenda by the National Center for Manufacturing ...Full Article