engineering
Smart 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
... 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
... 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
... ContinuedEngineering is the key to the future of deep sea exploration
The deep sea is a mysterious place. A place that science knows very little about. Modern engineering is here to change that, with a new wave of sophisticated technology that is allowing us to learn more about the deep sea
... 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World 2018 – Student Success In and Out of the Classroom
SOLIDWORKS World celebrates our community of Educators, Students, Makers, and Researchers. In and out of the classroom, SOLIDWORKS is preparing skilled students to get the best jobs. We couldn’t achieve this success without the help of educators from university, college,
... ContinuedNew Meets Nature: Can Modern Engineering Preserve the Natural World?
Yikes. Sometimes it feels like each technological innovation moves us further from our natural world. Yet exciting modern engineering projects are connecting the past and the future like never before… Temporal conundrums… The further we race
... 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
... ContinuedChanging the Perception of Engineers
Imagine an engineer. Who are they? What do they look like? What do they do? When prompted, most will picture a bespectacled white male grasping a pencil and a calculator. It’s a perception that’s got to change because it’s a
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Helps Product Designers Joseph Joseph Scoop Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Say congratulations to Joseph Joseph. The British product design company has landed a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise – with a little help from SOLIDWORKS. What are the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise? Good question. Well, it’s as prestigious as it
... ContinuedHow Cities are Driving Towards a Smarter Future
City driving is no fun. With gridlocked roads, multi-lane traffic and baffling one-way systems, it’s no wonder motoring in the metropolis is a hotbed of tension. To combat this, scientific evolution is manoeuvring into the fast lane. Hi-tech on the
... ContinuedConcorde 2.0: The Return of the Supersonic Jet
No matter how long it takes, a good idea will eventually resurface. Doctor Who brought his TARDIS back to television screens sixteen years after cancellation, the Mini trundles along Britain’s motorways again and the functional efficiency of the Nokia 3310
... ContinuedGig ‘Em 2: The Summer’s Most Exciting Entrepreneurial Engineer
Last year, our Community and User Advocacy Manager, Rachel York, interviewed a mechanical engineering entrepreneur from Texas A&M University, who used SOLIDWORKS to help create his own business. This year, Rachel and I wanted to catch up with him. This
... ContinuedSpace: The Final Frontier for Passenger Planes
Why did humanity seek to visit the stars? Because they were there. Human scientific achievement has always been about conquering the seemingly impossible. Now, is science about to make space travel a reality for the masses? Since pioneers punctured the
... ContinuedProject Nevada: Plymouth University Goes for Land Speed Record in Nevada
Forget your fast cars and questionable acting performances. Plymouth University has a different need for speed. Namely to smash the land speed record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) in the heat of Nevada this September. You may
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