Born to Design
Keep On (Monster) Truckin’: Big Wheels Keep On Turning
Follow along as the SOLIDWORKS R&D team creates an incredible costume for Jonah, a wheelchair-bound eleven-year-old, as part of the Magic Wheelchair Challenge.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Tackles Moving in a Sustainable World
Learn how one user used SOLIDWORKS xDesign to develop a product that sustainably charges mobile devices using bicycle power while increasing rider safety.
... ContinuedKeep On (Monster) Truckin’: Building Begins
When the SOLIDWORKS team was introduced to the Magic Wheelchair organization at Maker Faire, we found our new design-make project! Magic Wheelchair builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs at no cost to families. SOLIDWORKS is a proud sponsor of the Magic Wheelchair organization, providing SOLIDWORKS software
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS xDesign Hackathon in Milan
Catch up on all the action you missed during the xDesign Hackathon that took place during the Design in the Age of Experience event in Milan, Italy.
... ContinuedSmart Homes, Smart Cities: Is This a Glimpse of the Future?
The concept of home is intensely personal. For some it represents safety and security. For others it’s a place to escape from the rigours of modernity. Yet, while those definitions may prove timeless, the homes of the future look
... ContinuedThe Magic Behind Hollywood Blockbusters Using SOLIDWORKS
Read how Joseph Hiura and Robert Andrew Johnson have used SOLIDWORKS to create iconic art designs and sets from Blade Runner 2049 to Batman and Avatar to Oblivion.
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Plantscrapers and Robotic Bees: Is This the Future of Food?
You didn’t think you’d be eating cheese sandwiches and steak forever did you? Population pressures mean the menu of the future may look very different – and new technologies are helping food scientists get creative. It’s impossible to predict
... ContinuedSelf-Sailing Ships: The New Way to Travel the Seven Seas
Ever since humanity crawled from the oceans it seems we have been fixated with returning to them. From humble vine-bound wooden rafts to town-sized liners transporting thousands of holidaying guests at a time, it’s fair to say that, as a
... ContinuedDesigning and Building the Solar-Powered Car of the Future
Read about how students from Singapore Polytechnic students used SOLIDWORKS to design and build a futuristic two-seater, fiber-composite, solar-powered electric vehicle: SunSPEC5.
... ContinuedChild’s Play: How Modern Toys are Engaging Kids with STEM Subjects
What toys will your child play with during the next school holidays? Chances are they’ll be big, bright and lots of fun. But what’s the future of kid’s toys – and does the increasing digitization of playtime help or hinder
... ContinuedTaking out the Trash: How One Nonprofit Aims to Clean up Our Oceans
Get an update on the ambitious plan of Ocean Cleanup to develop technologies to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and prevent more plastic debris from entering ocean waters.
... ContinuedBehold the commuter bicycles of tomorrow
Airless wheels. App integration. Automatic crash reporting and heartrate tracking. The bicycles of tomorrow are being designed with futuristic features that will transform riding – both for morning commuters and weekend calf-crunchers. The enduring design of pedal power From boneshakers
... ContinuedBest Foot Forward: Engineering the Sports Trainers of Tomorrow
From NASA-trained engineers to infrared cameras, designing modern sports footwear involves some serious attention to detail. Here’s how the top manufacturers use engineering to take bold strides in trainer design. What makes the perfect trainer? Sports trainers: they
... ContinuedNeed For Speed: The Race For the 300mph Road Car
109 years? It’s been a long time since Henry T Ford’s first mass-produced automobile rolled off the production line. Things have come a long way since then. Quite literally. Cars have developed substantially over the years. Today’s drivers don’t know
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