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Mechdyne makes the world smaller with Connection Portal

Mechdyne is a company that represents a major brain trust for visualization technologies. The company plays a critical role in pushing visualization technology as it adds the connective pieces to enable people to build customized ...

Macworld opens today in San Francisco

Moscone West is hosting Macworld/ iWorld this week through February 2nd. The conference will offer over 60 tech talks, live music performances, film festivals, art showcases and product demonstrations. Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad are ...

The lost fortnight

It was a short little work trip. No real heavy lifting would be needed on the road, but a Windows device for ongoing projects would be nice, so I thought I’d take along the Windows ...

The lost fortnight

Maybe a 12-step program is called for It was a short little work trip. No real heavy lifting would be needed on the road, but a Windows device for ongoing projects would be nice, so ...

PTC net income rises 61% on flat revenue

PTC is reporting sharply higher net income on essentially flat revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared with a year ago.Revenue for the quarter ending December 29, 2012 was $319.7 million, up ...

AMD posts higher than expected Q4 revenue

AMD posted fourth-quarter revenue of $1.16 billion, compared to $1.69 billion in the year-ago quarter. Analysts had expected $1.149 billion in revenue for the December quarter and $1.108 billion in revenue for the current quarter. ...

How ILM created The Hulk

A new behind the scenes video from Industrial Light and Magic describes how the visual effects team built a CG version of actor Mark Ruffalo that maintained his unique look while transforming him onscreen into ...

IDEX achieves higher PSI through integrated design and simulation

Nvidia invites you to a party

Nvidia is extending an open invitation to a party this Saturday, January 19 at its Santa Clara headquarters. The party is for the Grand Finals for Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Rivalries. “It ...

CES 2013, a major industry transition point?

Aren’t they all? Not necessarily So, what have we learned from CES 2013 that we didn’t know before? Most of us now know that Las Vegas is not as much fun as it’s cracked up ...

Taking 3D printing into softer realms

A leading researcher on 3D printing has accepted an appointment at Harvard University to run a new lab and design studio exploring how to bring a more diverse set of materials into additive fabrication. Jennifer ...

Autodesk teams with Organovo for 3D bio-printing

Organovo is teaming up with Autodesk to create CAD tools that will let Organovo’s scientists design specific organic structures such as blood vessels, liver tissue and other parts for implantation. 3D printing technologies are used ...