Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Testing: How the new iPhone 6 stands up to third-party product testing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

Dropping your brand new iPhone 6 could end in tears Here in Blighty we’ve been shelling out £4.6 billion over the last two years on repairs to our hand held…

Disney’s MakerFaire input more than a movie promo, it’s powering next generation of STEM

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

There’s more to Disney’s involvement with MakerFaire than a giant, inflatable Baymax The keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed that the centrepiece of the global MakerFaire is now a Disney…

Space: Japanese engineering firm planning on an elevator to the stars

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

The space elevator has been much talked about, but now Japanese engineering giant is setting out to build one by 2050 By 2050 we should all be able to hop…

Stratasys and Bre unveil secret project Bold Machines, and are taking it to the movies

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

Stratasys’ new Innovation Workshop plans to turn the movie merchandise model on its head Bre Pettis’ secretive new ‘Innovation Workshop’ we mentioned a week or so ago has finally been…

Teach Yourself: Intro to SolidThinking Evolve modelling + rendering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2014

Teach yourself modelling and rendering basics in SolidThinking Evolve with this video tutorial SolidThinking Evolve is a hidden gem of a tool, unlikely to be your day to day modeller,…

Composites: MSC Digimat v5.1.1 launched with new solutions for efficient modeling of materials

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2014

FE meshing, solution and post-processing have all been integrated Understanding composite material behaviour is an increasingly needed skill for designers looking to incorporate advanced materials into lightweight products, which is…

Cyborgs: Birmingham festival will conclude with Cyborg Foundation presentation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 23, 2014

‘Cyborg’ Neil Harbisson will be talking about the technology implanted into his head that allows him to sense colour Spoiler Alert! Blade Runner is not set in Birmingham. If this…

Golf: Antiquated clubs back on course with modern design tools

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014

This 129 year old golf club was brought back to life using reverse engineering As the world’s top golfers prepare to descend upon Gleneagles for the 2014 Ryder Cup, researchers…

Metals 3D printing: Aussie start-up offering sub £3k printer that can build in 20 metals

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014

Billed as a ‘consumer grade’ metals 3D printer, the S1 can be supported on Kickstarter Australian start-up Aurora are promising the first affordable metal 3D printer, with its S1 model…

Composites: New computer model for testing aerospace materials to allow lightweight designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014

Airbus has worked with Imperial College London to develop more accurate analysis models for its use of composites New computer codes have allowed developers to create a computer model that…