Rockwell Automation’s smart manufacturing study shows 97% of companies are using technology to solve workforce and other issues. (more…)
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SpaceX will design NASA moon lander
An interesting development, as SpaceX has won a contract to develop the first commercial human lander for NASA as part of its Artemis program. (more…)
UCSF 3D Printing Face Shields
UCSF is one of many universities taking on the challenge of producing much-needed shields and other personal protective equipment. The team is using the school’s 3D printing infrastructure to produce (more…)
Tesla Cybertruck
This should be interesting. Tesla revealed their new Cybertruck on Thursday, to the shock and awe of both their fans and skeptics. (more…)
Canon 120MP Video
Canon has been long working on a video camera that records at 60x full HD video. The sensor is slightly bigger than the APS-C, found in most DSLRs, but smaller than full-frame. (more…)
Evolve to Advance 3D Printing
With little post-processing required, Evolve part finish will rival injection molding at lower costs than current additive processes. This will be ideal for runs of 5,00 to 20,000. Unlike most (more…)
“Super Wood”
Researchers at the University of Maryland have come up with a way to make “super wood” that has the strength and toughness of steel, using a new “densification” process. (more…)
Massive E-Waste
How Can Product Designers Help Solve The World’s Massive E-Waste Problem? “I think that’s what strikes me most from running a design agency. I know how sophisticated production methods are. (more…)
Gillis Lundgren, RIP
Gillis Lundgren, IKEA’s fourth employee, who helped invent flat-pack furniture, has died at 86. Three years into his post at IKEA, inspiration struck when he detached the legs of a table (reports (more…)
Smallest Lattice Structure Ever Made
The smallest lattice structure ever made by man. Its struts and braces are made of glassy carbon, less than 1 µm long and 200 nm in diameter.