Digital Debunking: Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze?

Using Altair CFD, Altair examines how penguins’ feet stay warm and avoid frostbite – even in the world’s most extreme Antarctic environments.

Digital Debunking: Can Simulation Help Create the Perfect Easter Egg Hunt?

Eggs are delicate treasures around Easter, which got us wondering: How much pressure an average egg can handle before it’s crushed in an Easter egg hunt frenzy? We used our world-class simulation software to find out.

Digital Debunking: How Difficult Is It to Shatter a Backboard?

We used our modeling and visualization simulation software to test how much force it takes to shatter a professional-grade basketball backboard.

Digital Debunking: Did Babe Ruth Really Hit a 587-Foot Home Run in 1919?

Babe Ruth would have had to hit the ball with a velocity of 145 mph to hit a home run exceeding 575 feet, which would be fastest-hit ball ever measured in MLB history. Read more about the analysis behind it.

Digital Debunking: Could a Rover Beat a Sports Car in Martian Drag Racing?

Let simulation take you to Mars to witness the first drag race between a Mars rover and a sports car. But which vehicle will emerge victorious?

Digital Debunking: Can Simulation Technology Get a Robot to the Finish Line?

Can Altair simulation teach a model to become a world-class athlete? Well, we can take steps in the right direction!

Digital Debunking: Can Simulation Make Hypersonic Travel Commercially Viable?

Hypersonic travel is associated with speeds more than five times the speed of sound within Earth’s atmosphere. Today, engineers have achieved air travel reaching over 7 times

Digital Debunking: Is the Tip of a Flame Hotter than the Base?

You recall sitting in science class and hearing the teacher mention that the tip of the flame is hotter than the base. But is this correct? Altair solutions can help us find out.

Digital Debunking: Can a Slinky Really Levitate?

Few toys created have been as popular as the famous Slinky, which first hit shelves in 1946. The first 400 units sold in 90 minutes which, considering