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3D Printers ‘Build the Impossible’ for Hampton Roads Scientists

When the U.S. Army needed a Kiowa helicopter for a raft of tests to hone the aircraft’s military performance, it didn’t rescue a helo from the scrap heap and repurpose it. Instead, the Army turned to NASA Langley Research Center … Continue reading

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A full PLM suite free of charge – what’s the catch with Aras?

There’s something quite unusual about the business model that Aras follows for their Innovator software when compared to the rest of the PLM world. It’s a fully functional PLM system, free of charge. Download it from the internet, install it … Continue reading

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Santa and reindeer to fly over Main Street

RECORDER PHOTO BY CHIEKO HARA SCCA students work on Santa’s float Cassandra Gomez, 11, left, applies a red duct tape on the model plane with Dylan Bear, 11, and Jesus Cabanyog, 11, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 at Summit Charter Collegiate … Continue reading

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Participants race radio-controlled cars in Dubuque

Communities Piazza wins Ward 4 alderman seat by drawing long straw Article source: http://www.sunherald.com/2014/11/30/5936918/participants-race-radio-controlled.html

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NTSB: Inexperience a factor in 2012 crash

Exactly why the autopilot disengaged (an event recorded by avionics) in the midst of a right turn to avoid weather ahead remains unknown. Investigators noted that Bramlage had activated propeller de-icing and inertial separator during the climb, but not the … Continue reading

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The Boeing Company’s (BA) Management Presents at Credit Suisse Global …

Question-and-Answer Session Q – Rob Spingarn Fantastic. And then we will take couple from the audience, but I’ll start us up. I wanted to ask you a few high level questions to open. The first one being about the vantage … Continue reading

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Android continues to lord over the smartphone biz

The iPhone might not account for the most shipments, but it will generate serious revenue. Sarah Tew Android continues to dominate the smartphone business and will likely do so for the foreseeable future, new data from research firm IDC shows. … Continue reading

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