Mind-to-Mind Modeling with Digital Twin Technology
NTT’s Digital Twin Computing initiative aims to use sensors to collect signals, images, speech, and other data to understand and model how people perceive and feel things.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of CAD
Custom software developed by the Graphics Group of Lucasfilm’s Computer Division, which would later become Pixar, drove the effects. The solution adapted CAD’s 3D modeling principles for filmmaking.
When Digital Twins Get AI-Powered 6G
With the emphasis on seamlessly connecting systems and IoT devices, AI-powered 6G’s impact on digital twins and other Industry 4.0 technologies could be significant.
Rods from God: Kinetic and Tungsten
The Rods from God, a nickname for a theoretical space weapon system, has been a topic of fascination, and serious discussion, since its scifi origin.
Remembering Smarterchild, the Pioneering AI Chatbot of the Early 2000s
If you were active on AOL Instant Messenger in the early 2000s, there’s a good chance you had this early form of conversational AI in your buddy list.
What We Know About the Next ISO 9001 Revision (ISO 9001:2026)
The International Organization for Standardization surprised manufacturers in 2023 with the news the revision process for its global quality management system standard had begun.
Mirror Worlds: The Book That Predicted Digital Twins
The 1991 book, Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox…How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean, by David Gelernter forecasts the development of detailed digital model replicas of real-world entities.
Do Digital Twins Need Physical Counterparts to Exist?
A digital twin typically refers to a virtual model designed to accurately reflect an object, process, system, or service.
How the Modicon 084 PLC Literally Changed the World
Dick Morley was walking off a hangover when a concept that would literally change the world hit him.
The Parallel Evolution of MBSE and CubeSats
Let’s dive into the interplay between CubeSats and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), two innovations that have mutually benefited each other while evolving in tandem.