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Virtual worlds expand creativity for the future of fashion

Virtual worlds expand creativity for the future of fashion

Dassault Systèmes' FashionLab, a technology incubator dedicated to fashion designers and stylists to explore and test new concepts using 3D, marries the engineering creativity of Dassault Systèmes with the artistic inventiveness and industry know-how. It aims at giving rise to a fashion offering that integrates design, simulation and collaboration tools required to create an entire collection.

When is a goal not a goal? Mathcad measures up

When is a goal not a goal? Mathcad measures up

Disputed goals are a major headache in professional football. This case study looks at one particular type where a ball, bouncing on the ground after its impact with the crossbar, spins back into play. An experimental rig was used to derive the critical parameters for this behaviour and mathematical modelling confirms how easily such events can occur in practice. Dr Ken Bray reports

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