Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Understanding Fluid Flow in Microchannels
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/manishfig1.png" alt="" width="95" height="57" border="0" />The ability to control fluid streams at microscale is of great importance in many domains such as biological processing, guiding chemical reactions, and creating structured materials. Recently, it has been discovered that placing pillars of different dimensions, and at different offsets, allows fluid transformations to “sculpt” fluid ... Full article
Amazon Designs New Green Digs
Amazon's Seattle headquarters are about to get a lot greener. New drawings released by the e-retailer feature a high-concept ultra-modern greenhouse design as the centerpiece of a three-block development project in the Denny Triangle area of downtown Seattle.  Full article
Energy-efficient Many-core Is the PRiME Objective
Electronic engineers and computer scientists in the UK are working to develop more reliable and energy-efficient many-core embedded systems as part of a new five-year program, called PriME.  Full article
Floodgates Open for the Industrial Internet
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/rainwater.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />So far, the story surrounding the industrial Internet has been centered around GE, and their plans to infuse their factories with thousands of sensors that will bring big data to manufacturing. But after record-breaking floods from Hurricane Sandy took their toll on New York and New Jersey, ... Full article
Toward an Energy-Efficient, High-Performance Datacenter
A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed an innovative power management approach that enables high performance low-overhead datacenter operation on pure renewable energy sources. Full article
GM Invests in HPC Center for Crash Test Simulations
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/gmwarrendc.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="60" border="0" />As the cloud becomes an increasingly attractive option for manufacturers with big needs in IT, scalable options such as outsourced data centers have become a must-have for many companies. But General Motors has taken a step in the opposite direction when its $130 million datacenter went online ... Full article
Airbus Enters the Composite Class
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/a350.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />This week, Airbus towed its newest airliner, the A350 XWB, out of its hangar and is poised to roll it into the spotlight of the upcoming Paris Air Show. The A350 XWB has been designed with the goal of surpassing the 787 in fuel efficiency and comfort, ... Full article
Telcos to Slash Energy Use 90 Percent by 2020
Launched three years ago, GreenTouch is a global research consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of data and communications networks. Despite exponentially-increasing network traffic, the group asserts that it is possible to reduce energy consumption 90 percent by 2020.  Full article
3D Printing Meets Augmented Reality
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/augmented03_preview_featured.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />Sander Veenhof and Joris van Tubergen, of the Netherlands, joined their skills in media art and design to merge 3D printing with augmented reality. They call the result "UltimARker" and like the 3D printer it works with it's been designed for the open source community to give ... Full article
Could a Driverless Highway Be Around the Corner?
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/ciscocar.png" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />A recent survey by Cisco Systems found that 57 percent of consumers worldwide are in favor of using driverless cars, with 60 percent approval in the United States, suggesting that the world might be more ready for autonomous vehicles to hit the road than previously thought. Full article
CO2 Levels Hit New High
Climate scientists reported that the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in over a million years.  Full article
Boosting the Workforce, One Veteran at a Time
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/veteran.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="56" border="0" />When we talk to manufacturers of any size, one concern across the board has been finding engineers with sufficient education and training to do their job. Taking one step toward alleviating this issue is Siemens, who have launched a U.S. job training initiative for veterans, hoping to ... Full article
A Datacenter Without Walls
When you're running the largest datacenters in the world, low-carbon cooling techniques take on new significance. Microsoft is one of the IT giant's leading the datacenter optimization charge. Over the years the company has transitioned from heavy reliance on air-conditioning to more carbon-friendly cooling techniques, like air-side economization. Full article
STEM Talks Take Root at NEF Regional Dialogues
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/thommason.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="119" border="0" />The National Engineering Forum (NEF) has developed a three-pronged approached in keeping the US engineering workforce competitive, for which it hopes to help spread awareness through a series of regional dialogue events held throughout the country. Full article
Citizen Scientists to Help Map Global CO2 Emissions
Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching an innovative online "game" to better understand the global carbon cycle.  Full article
Open Compute Project Tackles the Network
Open Compute Project president says something was missing, and that something was the connecting layer.  Full article
White House Puts $200 Million toward Military Manufacturing
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/obamamanufacturing.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />We've known since Obama's State of the Union address this year that 3D printing is a key pillar in the president's plan for America's future in manufacturing, but on Thursday this was made even more clear with the announcement of a competition to create three manufacturing innovation ... Full article
3D Printing Falls into Gun Control Controversy
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/liberatorparts.png" alt="" width="95" height="65" border="0" />It appears that the battle over self-manufactured guns may finally be underway. Only days after the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun was fired and its CAD files were publically released to the Internet, the U.S. State Department has ordered its takedown, citing international arms control law. Full article
MIT Robots Tackle IKEA Flat Packs
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/ikeabot.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="62" border="0" />Finally, we have someone to look to when we have to assemble our IKEA furniture--or at least something. This week, this solution was showcased at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, proving that robots might soon be surpassing humans at yet another task. At least ... Full article
New HPC Computing Center Offers Opportunity for Digital Manufacturers
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/hpccservers.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="74" border="0" />The Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing at Texas Tech University is looking for organizations to participate in its Industry Advisory Board. This is an ideal opportunity for companies in the digital manufacturing sector to have a say in the development of standards, security protocols and other ... Full article