Image courtesy of Mesuris VISIBLOC's 3D feed is displayed to crane operators and the foreman in real time. The bull's eye in the bottom-right corner helps guide the block to its target. Monsoon season in the Arabian Peninsula's Sultanate of Oman goes from early June to mid-September, bringing with it predictably rough weather that can stir up the seas. For workers building a 3-kilometer-long breakwater at a $3.25-billion greenfield port at Dugm, this could hamper their work a bit.The stormy forecast led Muhammad D. Suleiman El Dawood, the site project manager, to adopt a GPS- and sensor-aided system for underwater

During his tenure at the National Aviation and Space Administration, Craig Collier helped develop the software that would become HyperSizer, a computer-aided program for designing with composite laminates. When he left NASA, his brainchild followed him, as the first ever software allowed to be commercialized by the space agency. The latest version, HyperSizer v6, was recently released. Image courtesy of Collier Research Corp. Different composite laminates overlap in this model of a wind-turbine blade. Each color represents a different laminate zone and often depicts one or more overlapping composites. Related Links: Interactive Screens For Less, To Go HyperSizer is designed

Utilities that allow users to view and control web-connected computers from a range of mobile devices—for example, smart phones and tablets—are some of the most popular applications. Woburn, Mass.-based LogMeIn, which makes the free screen-sharing service join.me, is among the more successful app makers in this category. Photo: Courtesy Of Log Me In LogMeIn has released a new version of join.me for iPhones and iPads. The company says the free app now features a Voice-over IP (VoIP) option that lets users converse during their screen-sharing sessions. A zoom feature for closer screen inspection is also available. On join.me’s Facebook page,

During his tenure at the National Aviation and Space Administration, Craig Collier helped develop the software that would become HyperSizer, a computer-aided program for designing with composite laminates. When he left NASA, his brainchild followed him— sort of—into a project with NASA to commercialize the product with the recent release of HyperSizer v6. Image: Courtesy Of Collier Research Corp. Different composite laminates overlap in this model of a wind-turbine blade. Each color represents a different laminate zone and often depicts one or more overlapping composites. HyperSizer is designed to help bridge the capabilities of CAD software and finite element analysis

Utilities that allow users to view and control web-connected computers from a range of mobile devices—for example, smart phones and tablets—are some of the most popular applications. Woburn, Mass.-based LogMeIn, which makes the free screen-sharing service join.me, is among the more successful app makers in this category. Photo courtesy LogMeIn Join.me viewer app talks iPhone, iPad and Android. LogMeIn has released a new version of join.me for iPhones and iPads. The company says the free app now features a Voice-over IP (VoIP) option that lets users converse during their screen-sharing sessions. A zoom feature for closer screen inspection is also

It's the Achilles' heel of the iPad. The HandStand makes it easy to hold an iPad at the jobsite or in a meeting. The ergonomics of Apple's tablet are “like a bar of soap,” says Spencer Houser, a product engineer at Houser Works in Portland, Ore. “The HandStand changes that.”The HandStand, an iPad case from Houston-based Hub International LLC, minimizes the chances of dropping an iPad.A semi-hardened rubber iPad case with a handle, the HandStand ergonomically secures the iPad to the user's hand, gripping it with an elastic cuff so that the device doesn't have to be held. A “finger

A wallet-sized sensor that works with a projector and computer to turn any hard, dumb surface into an interactive display is being introduced to the U.S. market. Early adopters say they are thrilled. Photo, top, courtesy of fullcon. Photo, bottom, by Luke Abaffy SMART WALL The U-Pointer can turn any computer image or projection into an interactive display. The size of the image is only limited by the projectors capability. “It's a tremendous opportunity,” says Andrew Berger, vice president of Parsons Corp., Pasadena, Calif. Berger acquired one of the devices, called a U-Pointer, in late May. He put it to

It’s the Achilles’ heel of the iPad.The ergonomics of Apple’s tablet are “like a bar of soap,” says Spencer Houser, a product engineer at Houser Works in Portland, Ore. “The HandStand changes that.” Photo By Luke Abafy The HandStand makes it easy to hold an iPad at the jobsite or in a meeting. The HandStand, an iPad case from Houston-based Hub International LLC, minimizes the chances of dropping an iPad. A semi-hardened rubber iPad case with a handle, the HandStand ergonomically secures the iPad to the user’s hand, gripping it with an elastic cuff so that the device doesn’t have

A wallet-sized sensor that works with a projector and computer to turn any hard, dumb surface into an interactive display is being introduced to the U.S. market. Early adopters say they are thrilled. Photo:Courtesy Of Fullcon The U-Pointer can turn any computer image or projection into an interactive display. The size of the image is only limited by the projector’s capability. “It’s a tremendous opportunity,” says Andrew Berger, vice president of Parsons Corp., Pasadena, Calif. Berger acquired one of the devices, called a U-Pointer, in late May. He put it to work immediately for engineering design reviews. “You can create

High-speed, high-resolution laser scanners that monitor the clearance envelope of railroad tracks have been available to European and Asian companies for some time. Now, a rail track scanner has been introduced to North America that is designed to capture track geometry and track envelope data in one pass, creating a 3D point cloud. The product claims 3mm accuracy. Photo : Courtesy Of Amberg Technologies Employed this GRP5000 to survey New York’s East Side Access, and No. 7 subway and was one of the first engineering firms to use it. “The amount of time required on the track is decreased,” says