You may have seen a 5.25” floppy in the 1980’s, but what about a 8” floppy? Back in 1984 AutoCAD-86 version 2.40 was released for the NEC platform on 8” floppy disks. Increasingly these days most under the age of 30 have never seen a floppy disk and…
Read MoreThe Autodesk Bio/Nano Research Team has released a new wet lab tool to open-source on GitHub at https://github.com/Autodesk/bionano-wetLabAccelerator. This tool is for researchers working in synthetic biology and virology to design robotic wet lab protocols using a visual UI without coding. https://wla.bionano.autodesk.com
Read MoreAfter Carl Bass said he would not be interested in going to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ever again, he changed his mind after he was asked by the United States White House. Megan Smith, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer with the White House and Thomas Kalil, Deputy…
Read MoreSuch a visually stunning story with a very important educational angle about the ocean by Sly Lee and the 501 (c)3 non-profit organization The Hydrous. The Hydrous do what they proclaim by “communicating science beautifully.” They were recently in the Maldives in December 2015 and generated highly detailed…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Golden Gate Bridge! It was 83 years ago today that the Golden Gate Bridge construction was started. I am so proud that about 20 year ago and just before I joined Autodesk I got to work on the design and testing seismic structural changes that were…
Read MoreTwo of my photos of my New Years Day sunrise in Portland. This is my first New Years Day back living in Portland in 18 years. What an amazing sunrise start to 2016, but so very cold. I am looking forward to a great 2016 as it has…
Read MoreAmazing example on how design software is pushing further the limits of design using generative design. Project Dreamcatcher is a new design technology from Autodesk. Read more about Autodesk’s Project Dreamcatcher developed by Autodesk Research – http://autodeskresearch.com/projects/dreamcatcher. “The Dreamcatcher system allows designers to input specific design objectives, including…
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