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Author Archives: Nancy Pardo
Boston Hub for PLM Software
When we think about high-tech, our minds naturally wonder to Silicon Valley. But in the 1950s through to the 80s, Route 128 in Greater Boston was the technology hotspot, with companies like Sun Microsystems, EMC Corporation and Raytheon calling it home. Today, Route 128 is the center for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software, technology that manages the entire product lifecycle from conception …
Engineering in the Intelligence Era – It’s Pretty Cool Stuff!
There are some exciting things going on in Hampton, Virginia. The world of modeling, simulation and visualization engineering is getting a futuristic makeover using the latest virtual reality technologies. The Center for Advanced Engineering Environments (CAEE) at Old Dominion University is a NASA-funded research facility aimed at integrating computational, communication, networking and human performance technologies into the analysis, design, testing …
7 New Manufacturing Trends for the Next Decade
A recent report by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte, points to some big changes ahead for manufacturing. Many factors will influence the manufacturing and supply-chain landscape over the next few decades. Increased innovation and manufacturing capabilities and rising wages will transform low-cost labor countries into wealthier consumer markets. And macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges—including exposure to currency volatility, debt pressures …
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Bridging the Gap: Making Education Work for Industry
At the Real World Design Challenge in Washington DC last month high-school teams from around the United States presented their eco-friendly aircraft and land transport designs to an impressive lineup of officials from industry, education and government. Projected on the podium backdrop was a personal letter from President Obama. It read: “America has always been a nation of discoverers, tinkerers …
Why Do Women Matter in Engineering and Science?
This week, a group of trailblazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields met for a roundtable at the White House to share their experiences and encourage young women to follow in their footsteps. The President has made STEM, and particularly STEM for women, a pet project. Take a look at the White House Science Fair in February, …
3 Questions for a FIRST Mentor
Last week, I caught up with Keith Gargiulo of PTC. Gargiulo is a mentor for FIRST Robotics team MARS WARS, based out of Metamora, Illinois. He’s a passionate advocate for the FIRST program, so I wanted to ask him why and how he got involved with mentoring. Here’s what he had to say: Can you describe your job as a …
Students Take on Aeronautical Design Challenge, Get Job Offers From Industry
Orville and Wilbur Wright first became interested in flight as boys when their father gave them a rubber-band-powered helicopter toy. And on a brisk winter’s day in 1903 the brothers became the first to pilot a heavier-than-air machine for a prolonged length of time. The pair crashed most of the planes they built, but they never gave up. Over a …
Brightest Engineering Minds Focus on Asteroids to Sustain Life and Provide Riches
Not quite satisfied with his recent landmark trip to the very depths of the Pacific Ocean, movie maker and extreme explorer James Cameron is backing a new mission to mine precious metals and minerals from asteroids orbiting the Earth. Cameron, along with Google’s Larry Page and Eric Schmidt will bankroll the new project pioneered by Washington-based startup Planetary Resources, it …
Rookie Robotics Team Gears Up for FIRST Championships
MARS WARS—a student robotics team based in Metamora, Illinois, just can’t contain its excitement. The team’s been invited to participate in the FIRST Robotics championships in St. Louis in just a few weeks time. Metamora teachers and students decided they wanted to start a robotics team after attending last year’s FIRST regional playoffs. And with a lot of hard work …
New Study Reveals Risks to Apparel Supply Chain
Retail companies are well aware of the risks and variables associated with the apparel supply chain. And the last couple of years have been tougher than usual, with rising cotton costs ($1 per lb in late 2010) and shipping costs, along with labor wage increases in Bangladesh, China and India. A new report out this month, “Risk analysis of the …
