Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)
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Democratizing Simulation Insights
A focus on post-processing capabilities and creative use of emerging technologies takes the democratization of simulation to the next level, boosting accessibility of analysis-driven insights.
VR and gamification improve workplace safety and enhance productivity.
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The Power of Virtual Experiments
COMSOL users from around the world shared their stories with us, and now we are looking forward to sharing their expertise, insight, and innovative ideas with you.
Epson and Spinar America Partner to Deliver AR Remote Assistance
February 22, 2021
Epson Moverio AR Smart Glasses and Spinar America "Remote Vision" SaaS product enhances hands-free communication and video conferencing across the globe.

Cortona3D Releases RapidAuthor 13.1
February 16, 2021
Part of the update includes a new version of a toolkit for creating interactive technical publications with an advanced formula editor.
Augmented Reality Critical to Company Investment Strategy, Survey Says
January 28, 2021
The report includes findings that reveal leadership attitudes around AR including viewpoints on business needs and benefits, pace of adoption, most important capabilities, challenges and expected investments.

PTC’s ThingWorx and Vuforia Power Fujitsu Smart Factory Framework
January 28, 2021
Fujitsu expands its existing customer relationship with PTC to become a system integrator.

Playing Games Saves Lives
January 27, 2021
VR and gamification improve workplace safety and enhance productivity.
Zemax Launches Native Diffraction Calculation and Analysis Functionality
January 21, 2021
OpticStudio 21.1 delivers a new diffraction calculation and two new tolerance setup operands; OpticsBuilder 21.1 improves analysis functionality and includes full Zemax glass catalog.

Digital Twins Coming Into Focus
January 4, 2021
Augmented and virtual reality can help users better understand complex digital twin data.

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Podcast: Virtual Reality Improves Remote Collaboration
December 10, 2020
BETA CAE Systems joins us to discuss how VR technology can enhance remote engineering collaboration.

Varjo Releases VR-3, XR-3
December 3, 2020
Varjo Releases VR-3, XR-3 . Wider field of view, Ultra HD vision, and depth awareness define 3rd-Gen Varjo headsets.
Tech Trends Not Expected to Happen in 2021
December 1, 2020
Environmentally friendly 5G, explainable AI, mainstream virtual reality, and Wi-Fi 6E are just a few trends not expected to arrive on scene in time for 2021, research company says.

Technology Focus: Augmented/Virtual Reality
November 1, 2020
In this Special Focus Issue, our writers take a look at the evolution of AR/VR for design. That includes the ways automakers are leveraging the technology for developing autonomous vehicles, and how CAD solutions are being reconfigured to take...

GTC: NVIDIA Omniverse Enables Real-Time, Virtual Collaboration
October 7, 2020
New Omniverse platform enters open beta; NVIDIA announces DPU products.

Autonomous Vehicles Take VR Test Drive
September 15, 2020
Automakers explore augmented and virtual reality in vehicle development and to enhance the driving experience.

AR-Viewer App Is Made for Viewing 3D Models in Augmented Reality
September 14, 2020
This AR-App allows the display of any 3D model in a realistic environment.
AR Market Forecast to Grow Exponentially in Near Future
August 31, 2020
Major factors that are contributing to the growth of the market include increasing demand for AR devices from various industry verticals including health care and others.
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Siemens Expands Partnership with EOS
Through this agreement, EOS North America will be able to resell Siemens’ software solutions for additive manufacturing (AM) with its...

Fraunhofer IGD Develops Automated Robotic Arm
The mobile scanner CultArm3D delivers 3D models of exhibits of various sizes at the push of a button, according...

3D Printing Deployed in the War on Head Lice
Enventys Partners, Stratasys leverage additive manufacturing to reduce costs, design constraints and lead time on new head lice treatment.
Editor’s Picks: Feb. 18-24, 2021
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
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Editors’ Picks

Editor’s Pick: Customer input drives updates
IronCAD Mechanical 2021 is an add-on productivity module in the IronCAD Productivity Suite.

Editor’s Pick: Explore vendor-neutral, PLM file management software
Razorleaf CLOVER CollectIT opens up opportunity to securely extract, package and distribute...

Editor’s Pick: Production ready 3D printing with recycling
Formlabs Fuse 1 SLS 3D printer is a production-ready system that can fit...

Editor’s Pick: Task-specific access to the systems model
e-Xstream Engineering's Digimat update includes the use of CT scan data to...