 DESIGNS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD
Autodesk Inventor Dispels Sounds of Silence
by Tom Kevan
Designs that Will Change the World, First Place: Cochlear uses advanced technology to design and develop a breakthrough hearing aid that opens the world of sound to the hearing impaired.
Rethinking the Internal Combustion Engine with Autodesk Inventor 2010
by Tom Kevan
Designs that Will Change the World, Second Place: In an age in which so many are advocating the demise of the internal combustion engine, Grail Engine Technologies’ design team wants to make it better. Blimp-based Power Plant Modeled in SolidWorks
by Tom Kevan
Designs that Will Change the World, Third Place: Aerostat Wind Turbines has a keen interest in problem solving and an entrepreneurial spirit to raise wind power to a new level. SolidWorks Enables Innovative Auto Design
by Tom Kevan
Designs that Will Change the World, Honorable Mention: This car is a composite of new technologies that promise significant potential benefits, but requires consumers and the automotive industry to accept change. SIMULATIONS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD
Green Ocean Energy Rides the Waves with ANSYS
by David Essex
Simulations that Will Change the World, First Place: Scotland’s Green Ocean Energy is poised to perfect its wave-powered energy-generation system using a suite of analysis and modeling software. New Solar Collector Materials Modeled with COMSOL Multiphysics
by Karl-Anders Weiss
Simulation that Will Change the World, Second Place: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems use COMSOL to model characteristics of new polymeric materials. Abaqus FEA Leads to Lifesaving Heart Pump
by Lynn Manning
Simulation that Will Change the World, Third Place: Sunshine Heart and SIMULIA win third place by optimizing a unique pump design to make sure the human heart continues to beat. COMSOL Multiphysics Models Hybrid Locomotive
by Phil Byrne
Simulation that Will Change the World, Honorable Mention: GE jumps on the green train by modeling a battery with COMSOL Multiphysics. IT & COMPUTING THAT CHANGES THE WORLD
NI’s LabVIEW Enables Battery Testing Platform
by Peter Varhol
Computing that Will Change the World, First Place: Bloomy Controls’ Battery Management System is poised to change the world by enabling better electric and hybrid automobiles. Hyperacuity Systems Uses LabVIEW for Vision
by Peter Varhol
Computing that Will Change the World, Second Place: Enabling moving robots and other devices to see and understand their environment is a highly difficult problem for which Hyperacuity Systems has an innovative solution. Mobile, Cloud-enabled Slate Pad Uses Intel Atom
by Peter Varhol
Computing that Will Change the World, Third Place: The Internet and Intel’s Atom processor make possible a new type of mobile computer that depends on the cloud or the servers back home for its functionality. RAPID TECH THAT CHANGES THE WORLD
Using Geomagic Studio to Bring Smiles to Babies’ Faces
by Bob Cramblitt
Rapid Tech that Will Change the World, First Place: A new treatment from Shriners Hospital uses reverse engineering and rapid manufacturing to help treat cleft palates. Mimics Revolutionizes Life-Saving Device and Therapy Development
by Colleen Wivell
Rapid Tech that Will Change the World, Second Place: Materialise’s MIS helps doctors and designers get a better view of the human anatomy. Skywalker Air Vehicle Built by Z Corp Printers
by Pamela J. Waterman
Rapid Tech that Will Change the World, Third Place: Mirror Image Aerospace uses 3D printing for the prototype of its new VTOL vehicle. Full-Scale Folding Bike Built on Solido SD300
by Pamela J. Waterman
Rapid Tech that Will Change the World, Honorable Mention: Working model created by Ziv-Av Engineering for demo wins investment funding. COMMENTARY
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