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July 2011
American Airlines Takes a Bold Step toward Fuel Efficiency
As the price of jet fuel continues to rise—up 20 percent at the beginning of 2011, according to the Air Transport Association—airlines struggle to stay financially viable, and while first-class passengers are forced to chug down-sized martinis from paper cups and economy travelers forfeit their complimentary wooly socks and earplugs, the real cost savings will come from the redesign of …
Posted in Industry News
Tagged Airbus, airplanes, American Airlines, Boeing, flight, fuel efficiency, transportation
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Product Innovation on the Wings of an Owl
What does high-tech owe to no-tech? How can the bio-mechanics of a bird of prey influence the basic product design of an advanced laptop computer? As noted in this magazine before, nature often delivers amazing insights that lead to fundamental design innovations. At a recent design industry event, I had the opportunity to speak with a member of Lenovo’s ThinkPad team …
Mathcad A-Z: L is for Labels
Labels what you might ask? Labels are a new feature in Mathcad Prime 1.0 that allow you to assign different meanings to the same character. A label is a way of designating a math type such as variables, constants and units. A label allows you to format all units, say to a certain look. We developed labels because sometimes you …
Posted in Mathcad A to Z
Tagged constants, Mathcad Prime 1.0, units, variables, worksheet
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Ideas on the Cheap: Outsourcing Innovation in the Medical Devices Industry
The medical devices industry in the United States has long created top-notch lifesaving equipment built to work across the board in every possible scenario. The American market demands über devices with all the latest bells and whistles (whether necessary or not). But this ultra-expensive bigger-is-better model is turning off a global market. Emerging economies such as India and Africa just …
Posted in Connections
Tagged China, compliance, FDA, India, medical devices, Stanford University
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Tour de Technology
The Tour de France, cycling’s grandest race, is now complete for 2011. Winner Australian Cadel Evans cruised onto the Champs Elysees fulfilling a dream that had eluded him several times. For 98 years the event has been a test of physical endurance and mental will. If Toyota breaks through with its Prius Project then the latter may take on a …
Real-time Computation and Interactivity Is Gaining Ground as a Key for a Successful Calculation Strategy
Recently, Wolfram released their Computational Document Format (CDF). According to Wolfram: The idea is to provide a knowledge container that’s as easy to author as documents, but with the interactivity of apps—for CDFs to make live interactivity as everyday a way to communicate as spreadsheets made charts. The Mathcad folks here at PTC couldn’t agree more. We’ve long known that …
The Top Big Ideas in Commercial Spaceflight
Business is booming for the commercial space industry. Yes, that’s right. NASA may have retired the Space Shuttle, but new life is growing amongst the debris. Private space companies with entrepreneurial spirit—and some with NASA funding—are leading the way in commercial spaceflight. SpaceX has launched a spacecraft called “Dragon” which has already orbited the Earth, and the company plans for a manned mission …
Posted in Innovation
Tagged Bigelow, Boeing, Dragon, ISS, NASA, National Space Symposium, space, SpaceX, transportation, Virgin Galactic
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Greek Characters in Mathcad
During my regular Internet research (I spend a portion of my daily work time on listening what is being said in forums, blogs, on Twitter and Facebook about Mathcad and some other PTC products), I just came across this forum question by a student: “I’m studying computer science and I’m starting to come across a lot of math! I thought …
Posted in Best Practices, Tips & Tricks
Tagged constants, Greek characters, Mathcad Prime 1.0, standard math notation, variables
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Bill Gates Leads the Way in Sanitation Technology
We all have a tale to tell about a particularly nasty restroom experience, but let’s face it; here in the West we have it pretty good. Why, Kohler just came out with the Numi toilet which warms your toes and plays music while you’re ensconced—an improvement on the tinkle-tinkle song your mom used to hum. The reality for the rest …
Posted in Innovation
Tagged Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Kohler, Numi, sanitation
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Elementary Class Spends a Day With Engineers
Students from Boston Renaissance Charter Public School—the largest elementary school in Boston—headed to PTC headquarters last month to get some hands-on engineering experience. The group of 3rd and 5th graders learned how engineers often use nature as inspiration for their designs. The children were asked to redesign either an Adidas sneaker, a Blackberry or a tractor by incorporating elements of …
