⊲ ARCWEB ⊳ Hitachi has launched its "Metaverse Platform" designed for nuclear power plants, which uses advanced digital tools such as digital twins and AI to improve operations such as design,...
Category: Engineering
Railways in 3D: Experiencing the Future
⊲ Construction Management ⊳ CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) members visiting the UK high speed railway HS2 Twyford to Greatworth (T2G) site recently used immersive simulators to operate...
Inside BMW’s “3D Mine”
⊲ Unity ⊳ BMW has adopted Unity’s real-time 3D platform to create a centralised asset management system, including its “3D Mine”, a structured environment where digital assets are stored, tracked,...
Business Simulation Made Simple
⊲ The Independent ⊳ The article discusses how simulation apps are transforming business management by allowing decision-makers to use predictive modelling. By embedding specialist simulations into...
Blueprints Come Alive On-Site
⊲ Buildings.com ⊳ The article discusses how augmented reality (AR) and building information modelling (BIM) are changing the construction industry. BIM is a digital method for designing, managing,...
Fusion Research Exploits Video Games
⊲ Popular Mechanics ⊳ A team in South Korea has adapted collision‑detection algorithms from video games to fusion research, enabling simulation of high‑speed particles hitting reactor walls much...
Remote Connected XR Augments the Workplace
⊲ The Guardian ⊳ A TeamViewer-sponsored report explores how the digital revolution is reshaping work through immersive technologies. Many firms, including DHL and Coca‑Cola HBC, now use AR tools to...
Rapid 3D Creation from 2D Images
⊲ Tom’s Hardware ⊳ PartCrafter, an open-source AI tool, turns 2D images into 3D printable meshes in seconds without requiring CAD skills. Using diffusion and transformer models, it generates...
Embodied AI Training Simulation
⊲ MarkTechPost ⊳ EmbodiedGen is a new open‑source toolkit that automates the generation of photorealistic, physically accurate 3D scenes and assets for embodied AI research and robotics. Embodied...
Virtual Tools Tackle Real Strain
⊲ IndustryWeek ⊳ Northrop Grumman has launched HIVE (Highly Immersive Virtual Environment), its latest XR system that blends motion‑capture with Siemens Process Simulate software to assess...
$20M Invested in Modelling & Simulation
⊲ Tech.eu ⊳ Skyral, a British startup founded in June 2023, has raised $20 million in funding to enhance its AI-driven digital twin technology, which helps simulate complex systems for...
VR Supporting a More Robotic Future
⊲ Inavate ⊳ Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a virtual reality training system called VR Co-Lab to help employees learn how to work safely with robots, particularly in...