Generative design for autonomous vehicles

Companies pursuing autonomous vehicle programs face a steep technological ramp that is rife with compelling technological challenges. Advanced sensor technology, high-speed and high-bandwidth data ne…

The additive manufacturing workshop for automotive

A common misconception in the automotive industry is that additive manufacturing (AM) is only for prototyping of small volume production in motorsports.  While this is a piece of what additive c…

Additive manufacturing – disrupting the future of manufacturing

Manufacturing is changing in ways never thought imaginable.

Though some manufacturers have not yet adopted additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, it is expected to be soon a standard…

industrial-scale additive manufacturing

The future of 3D printing with additive manufacturing

The future development of additive manufacturing for the process of 3D printing, including prototyping, and producing parts-on-demand to form three dimensional layers of materials via multiple techni…

Why isn’t big data in healthcare being used at its full potential?

Big data in healthcare is smaller than it should be. While big data in manufacturing, insurance and finance seem to get all the glory, its use in the healthcare industry extends beyond just monetary …

Space travel, the new frontier in tourism

If you are looking to escape to an exotic locale unencumbered by tourists, there’s a wide-open destination waiting for you: space.
After all, so far only a handful of people have been able to cas…

What’s the future for real flying cars?

Increasing urbanization means technologists and thought leaders are looking to the skies for faster, more efficient movement of people and objects.
The race to create new breeds of flying vehicle…

New technology in the maritime industry is spurring seachange

For centuries, the maritime business has run on a simple and decidedly low-tech principle: Load goods onto a ship and move them from point A to point B as quickly as possible.

Yet the ship…

Getting an early start on a STEM career

By: Del Costy, senior vice president and managing director, Americas

Household chores helped me realize I should be an engineer. Yes, really. I took a school survey, and my results indicat…