The Rise of Virtually Designed Products and 3D Printers in 21st Century Design and Manufacturing

In a recent IndustryTap article: “3D Modeling with Hand Gestures” we saw Elon Musk demonstrating the new design technique that allows virtual manual molding, modeling and manipulation of complex designs in developing or improving products.…

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New Yacht Creates a Mini Monaco on the Ship’s Deck

“The Streets of Monaco” is a brand new concept yacht, designed by Island Yacht Design to bring Monaco’s most recognizable landmarks, including the Grand Prix track, Port Hercule, and Hotel de Paris to a ship.…

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World’s First 3D Printed Liver Expected in 2014

A large number of people die every day waiting for a liver transplant. But thanks to the 3D printing, things may change sooner than expected. San Diego-based biotech firm Organovo plans to use its bio-printing…

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Pick Up Your New Car from the World’s Fastest Automatic Parking System

Autostadt Car Towers has made it into the 2014 Book of Guinness World Records as the “fastest automatic parking system in the world.” AutoStadt (Car City) is a massive car museum adjacent to the Volkswagen Factory…

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The Submarine Drone That Makes Flying Drones Look Like Toys

The U.S. has anted up a whopping $203.7M to marine technology developer Teledyne Benthos in order to create a submarine drone for military activity. The plan is for Benthos to repurpose the Slocum Glider, which…

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Land, Air and Water Electric Vehicle Industry Growing to $350B

The Electric Vehicle industry is shaping up to become a $350 billion a year market by 2023, according to a December 2013 report by Dr. Peter Harrop, Raghu Das and IDTechEx. The industry will produce some…

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Two Students Think Outside of the Box to Reinvent the Box

Henry Wang and Chris Curro, students at the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, have created a more efficient and resourceful cardboard box. Wang and Curro set out to create a better box and started by…

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Big Bang-Inspired House Designed to Look Like an Explosion

Portuguese artist and architect Didier Faustino’s imaginative “Big Bang” house is a dynamic building which is modeled on the form of an explosion. The house is set to become the next completed residence in the…

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Automated “Rail-Veyors” a Sign of New “Deep Mining” Trend

An Internet search for “automated mining” brings up boatloads of new patents for automated processing of data and information. But the automated mining we are interested in is the type that promises to cut costs,…

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Does It Matter That China Has Overtaken the US as the World’s Largest Trader?

A New League of Nations The main principle of the League of Nations, founded in Paris at the end of World War I, was to maintain world peace amongst nations who were hell bent on…

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