Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

Just three weeks until the National Women in Engineering Day – how to get involved

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 2, 2014

Here at Develop3D we like to champion our female engineers In just three weeks on 23 June it’s the National Women in Engineering Day (NWED), organised by the Women’s Engineering…

Morgan Motor Company: where craftsmanship meets technology

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 11, 2014

An Autodesk Alias render of a Morgan Aero Coupe The Morgan Motor Company is over 100 years old and uses very traditional techniques to hand build its distinctive cars, but…

Report from the National Women in Engineering Day conference

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 23, 2014

The NWED conference that took place at the iMechE headquarters in London In case you missed it (unlikely if you’ve seen our twitter feed or facebook page today), it’s National…

Shake your power: musical instrument that creates electricity

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 26, 2014

SPARK is a musical instrument that generates enough kinetic energy to power a light or charge a phone To get light you simply flick a switch, right? In many developing…

Future transport – Aero-X hoverbike design

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 27, 2014

Look familiar? The Aero-X seems to have taken design cues from the original Star Wars’ Speeder Bike The flying car is almost here with AeroFex‘s announcement that in 2017 its…

McLaren Automotive debuts two new cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 2, 2014

Building on the 12C GT3, the 650S GT3 was unveiled in front of fans and the media This past weekend people and vehicles descended on the Goodwood Estate in the…

3D printing the smallest ears in the world

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 8, 2014

3D printed insect ears on SLA tips at 400x magnification. The tweezer in the shot gives an idea of dimensions We’ve come across all manner of objects printed via 3D…

Dell UK adds MakerBot Replicator 3D printers to its portfolio

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 9, 2014

The MakerBot Replicator 2X is one of the 3D printers now available to purchase from Dell UK Dell UK is getting in on the 3D printing action as it announced…

Controlling an animatronic ‘Happy Face’ using Autodesk Maya

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 21, 2014

The big animatronic head is controlled through Maya On 12 June, Holborn Studios in London played host to New Blades, the 22nd annual model makers recruitment fair. As a sponsor,…

Inside the mind of an inventor: ‘Tom’s Fantastic Floating Home’ on TV screens st

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 24, 2014

In his new TV program, Tom Lawton will take inspiration from his six-year-old son, Barney, for their boat Tom Lawton and his six-year-old son Barney are set for their TV…