CASE STUDY
Sponsored by: Vanderplaats Research and Development, Inc.
From Optimization Emerges the GENESIS of the Corvette Daytona Prototype
Pratt & Miller has spent the last decade winning multiple endurance championships with production based Corvettes. Learn how they used their recent advancements in optimization-based design, and the GENESIS software from Vanderplaats Research & Development, to develop a Corvette Prototype Class Grand Am Series car for General Motors.

NEWS
DAR Releases Advanced Aircraft Analysis v3.4
Includes new component module, alternate units for more variables.

OMEGA Introduces Precision RTD Temperature Data Logger
Unit is targeted at chemical, water, food industries.

Verisurf Unveils 3DGage Portable CMM
Offers four software configurations and four portable CMM configurations.

Luxology Merges with The Foundry
Companies will provide suite of 2D and 3D software solutions.

PreSys Finite Element Modeling for Alibre Design Available
Add-on allows users to transfer model data into the finite element modeling tool.

IMPORTANT ITEMS
LabVIEW 2012: Template for Efficiency
NI LabVIEW 2012 focuses on user productivity.

Intel Goes Sci-Fi in San Fran
A short story anthology sets the tone for chipmaker's future talk.

EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
Direct Modeling and CFD Partner
Some couplings are meant to be: Belushi and Aykroyd as the Blues Brothers. Others are beyond simply meant to be: Peanut butter and chocolate as Reese's. How about pairing direct modeling with fluid dynamics simulation? DE's editor-at-large, Tony Lockwood, thinks the coupling makes sense.

BLOG UPDATES
Snakes on a Plane ... Really
Robotic snakes with attached ultra-violet lasers will slither into aircraft engines for repair work.

Mcor Releases Matrix 300+
Bundled software is intended to reduce build time and improve the quality of prints.

Autodesk Snatches Up HSMWorks, Paves the Way for Cloud-Powered CAM
CAM software with support for private cloud now part of Autodesk product line.