ArcelorMittal has added a Stratasys F370 3D printer to its Maizires-ls-Metz Research Center. The Luxembourg-based steel and mining multinational is leveraging the industrial FDM 3D printer alongside Stratasys GrabCAD software to produce tooling, jigs, fixtures, and functional prototypes.Fabricating these parts with additive manufacturing reportedly unlocks significant lead time savings and improved design flexibility compared to conventional machining methods. Thanks to the 24-hour operation capabilities of the F370, ArcelorMittals R&D team will run 3D print jobs overnight, accelerating testing and part validation steps.The global steelmaker has already used the system to validate part shapes and measurements before moving to final production. The company claims that 3D printing polymer prototypes of aluminum components can be completed at a low cost in just three hours. A single validation part can be produced on the F370 for under 300, much less than the nearly 2,000 cost of conventional manufacturing methods.By integrating Stratasys solutions, ArcelorMittal Maizires Research has expanded its capacity to produce custom parts with enhanced lead times and agility, commented ArcelorMittal Maizires Researchs Louis Wolfer.The flexibility of 3D printing allows for quicker iterations and testing, reducing risk and reliance on traditional supply chains and ensuring continuous operational and cost efficiency, the Mechanical design technician added.A 3D printed protection cap taking the place of an original aluminum part that wasnt fitting properly. With 3D printing the company was able to do several iterations and find the best fit possible. Photo via ArcelorMittal. Photo via ArcelorMittal.ArcelorMittal leverages Stratasys 3D printing techStratasys F370 is part of the F123 line of FDM 3D printers. The system is compatible with various industrial materials, including carbon fiber, thermoplastic polyurethane, and other engineering thermoplastics.Automated material-swapping capabilities are combined with a 355 x 254 x 355 mm build volume and repeatable quality. Parts are produced within an accuracy of f +/- .200 mm or +/- .002 mm/mm. Its compact 1,626 x 864 x 711 mm footprint makes the F370 well-suited to office and factory floor workspaces.The Stratasys F370 3D printer. Photo via Stratasys.Seido Systmes, Stratasys partner for the Benelux and France region, is working with ArcelorMittal Maizires Research to further expand its additive manufacturing capabilities. Looking ahead, Seido will collaborate with the steelmaker to integrate its recently acquired Stratasys Origin DLP 3D printer. This new addition will allow the ArcelorMittal Research team to leverage resins offering enhanced mechanical performance and surface finish for industrial applications.Our relationship with ArcelorMittal is a great example of how additive manufacturing is finding its place on the factory floor, commented Andreas Langfeld, President EMEA and APAC at Stratasys. He added that adopting the leading 3D printer manufacturers technology unlocks new use cases, streamlines production, and achieves the speed and precision needed for modern manufacturing applications.The multinational steel and mining giant boasts notable additive manufacturing experience. In 2020, ArcelorMittal leveraged metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries MetalFAB1 system to 3D print end-use spare parts for steelmaking applications. Elsewhere, the firms ArcelorMittal Powders business unit combined its AdamIQ range of 3D printing steel powders with Materialises Build Processor software. This combination reportedly increases the speed, quality, and cost-efficiency of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.A 3D printed antenna holder that encapsulates the antenna wire. The 3D printing process is paused to insert the antenna wire and then restarted to ensure the antenna is fully protected by the 3D printed material. Photo via ArcelorMittal.Accelerating tooling and prototyping with 3D printingAdditive manufacturing is playing a growing role in overcoming lead-time challenges by supporting tooling production and accelerating prototyping.Last year, Mantle expanded its reach with the addition of three new customers: Spectrum Plastics, Heyco Products, and General Pattern. The Californian metal 3D printer manufacturer also announced that its technology portfolio significantly reduces the time and costs associated with high-quality tools, molds, and die production.Mantle 3D printing allowed Westminster Tool to eliminate 110 hours of labor and machining time, cutting steel prototype lead times by 50%. The Connecticut-based injection mold manufacturer specializes in class 101 medical device tooling. Mantles 3D printing technology allowed the firm to produce a set of complex mold inserts for a medical device manufacturer in just four weeks, halving the time required for conventional manufacturing.Elsewhere, Latcore, a French aerospace manufacturer, previously adopted Stratasys Fortus 450mc FDM system to produce a 3D printed camera case prototype and interior aircraft door lining parts. The case, designed for the Airbus A380 and made using ULTEM 9085 resin-based FDM material, was cheaper and 50% lighter than its Aluminium alternative. Additionally, the door part was 3D printed in just two days, slashing lead times by 95%.Who won the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards?All the news from Formnext 2024.Subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter to keep up with the latest 3D printing news.You can also follow us on X, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry Youtube channel to access more exclusive content.Featured image shows a 3D printed protection cap taking the place of an original aluminum part that wasnt fitting properly. With 3D printing the company was able to do several iterations and find the best fit possible. Photo via ArcelorMittal.

Hi guys, I am absolutely desperate for help with this topic as my project is due in 3 days. I have followed Matt Asplands snow tutorial on youtube and everything worked great, despite the snow particles coming through the ceiling of my scene. I then tried following his rain tutorial too as he included collision in that. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_UQYuM1RWU) This hasnt worked. I understand its not a fully up to date video but I thought the underline would be the same. I am soo anxious about not getting it to work and NO one knows how to fix it. Please helpBTW Im still a noob at UE5 and I really need it dumbed down

Pedagogical PolychromySam Jacob Studio delivers studio space for Kent School of Architecture that references architectural historyByEllen Peirson January 9, 2025International (Timothy Soar)SHAREThe medieval city of Canterbury is steeped in history, at the end of ancient pilgrimage routes in the southeast of the U.K. The spires of Canterbury Cathedral tower over the tightly wound streets of the city center, but two miles northeast of the cathedral is the University of Kent. Designed by William Holford in a pared-back Brutalist style, the Kent School of Architecture is now the center of a campus that has sprawled over the years. Holfords Marlowe Building was originally home to the universitys physics department. But the building has recently reanimated the campus with a gradient of colors popping through the windows of the ground-floor studios. Home to the School of Architecture since 2005, these new colors were part of a renovation bySam Jacob Studioand the result of an open invitation to refit the architecture studio interiors. The simple off-the-shelf blinds strike through the facade of the 1965 William Holford building using Le Corbusiers 1959 Architectural Polychromy paint systema selection of 63 colors that the architect saw as inherently architectural and that he curated to be used together. The palette of the brightly colored blinds includes reds, oranges, and yellows on the west facade and then blends into yellows and greens on the south and hues of blue on the east. Its to do with where the sun is in the afternoon, explained Sam Jacob, director of his eponymous London-based practice. There is a hot side and a cool side.Read more about the school on aninteriormag.com. United Kingdom

This attractive Greek Revival style residence with later porch was likely built in the 1840s and is one of the finest homes in the village of West Cornwall, Connecticut. The house was likely built for Stephen Foster (c.1816-1863), a merchant and railroad contractor who had constructed a portion of the Housatonic Line railroad near West Cornwall, further opening the village up to trade. Stephen and his wife, Helen, lived here for some time until around 1860 when they relocated to a larger, Italianate style mansion nearby. In 1867, this property was purchased by George Beck, a German immigrant and partner of the Vollmiller Shear Shop, who manufactured metal shears and scissors in West Cornwall. It is likely that Beck was owner of the house at the time the wrap-around porch with scroll-sawn columns.

Momo (2024), oil on canvas, 63 x 86 5/8 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Marc Straus Gallery, New YorkTens of Thousands of Individual Dots Bring Ornamental Rugs to Life in Antonio Santns PaintingsJanuary 9, 2025ArtKate MothesFrom grid-like woven patterns to intertwined strands of fringe, Antonio Santns hyperrealistic oil paintings (previously) look incredibly similar to the ornamental carpets theyre modeled on. By studying real rugs and the way they scrunch, fold, and interact with light, he transfers these qualities to canvas. The overall designs, however, are a product of the artists imagination.Santn trained as a sculptor, and his eye for shapes and the power of contrast lent itself to paintings with tactile textures and a dimensionally illusory quality. In the past two years, as his technical skills allowed for far more detail than is found on a sewn carpet, he began to invent the entire image, says Marc Straus, who is presenting Santns work in the artists seventh solo show with the gallery. Detail of Puente de plataThe artist continues to employ a precisely calibrated pneumatic compressor that allows him to apply oil pigments millimeters at a time. Tens of thousands of individual dots are arranged to create a consistent rhythm across the entire surface.New paintings in Puente de plata, or silver bridge, celebrate the relationship between abstraction and pure pattern, reveling in vibrant color and intricacy in works that are more personal. The show opens tomorrow and continues through March 1 in New York. Explore more on the gallerys website and Santns Instagram.Puente de plata (2024), oil on canas, 63 x 85 5/8 inchesTafalla (2023), oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 19 3/4 inchesVictoria (2024), oil on canvas, 94 1/2 x 78 3/4 inchesDetail of VictoriaDetail of VictoriaCarambola (2024), oil on canvas, 70 7/8 x 78 3/4 inchesAldealengua (2024), oil on canvas, 25 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 2 inches (framed)Detail of AldealenguaPuente de plata (2024), oil on canas, 63 x 85 5/8 inchesNext article

Tech This fake app clone will steal everything you type on your Android Learn how to avoid falling for malware pretending to be legit app Published January 9, 2025 10:00am EST close 'CyberGuy': Using VPNs without messing up your banking apps Tech expert Kurt Knutsson says a VPN enhances online banking security by encrypting data and protecting privacy. Fake apps are a big problem, and their clever social engineering tricks make them hard to catch.There are tons of these apps out there mimicking popular apps like PayPal and Spotify. Security researchers have found another fake app pretending to be the premium version of Telegram, a messaging app with over a billion downloads. Hackers are using this app to spread malware called FireScam. It can steal everything you type on your Android phone and other personal info.Since it tracks your keyboard, it also gets all your passwords, which could give hackers access to sensitive data. Android phone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)What you need to know about FireScamAs reported bythreat management company Cyfirma, FireScam is a type of malware that targets Android devices to steal personal information. It works like spyware, keeping an eye on what you do on your Android phone, such as reading your notifications, messages, clipboard content and more.Hackers are spreading FireScam by pretending its a premium version of Telegram. Theyve created a fake website on GitHub that looks like RuStore (a real app store in Russia). When people visit this fake site, theyre tricked into downloading an app that looks like "Telegram Premium." However, this app is actually a trap. Once installed, it downloads the FireScam malware onto your device and starts stealing your personal data.To avoid detection, the app is heavily disguised using a tool called DexGuard. It asks for permissions to access your storage, check installed apps and install more software. When you open the app, it shows a fake login page that looks like Telegrams. If you enter your details, it steals your credentials.The stolen data is first stored in a Firebase Realtime Database, but hackers later move it to private servers. The malware also registers each compromised device with a unique ID so hackers can keep track of their victims. A man using his phone (Cyfirma)FireScam can steal almost everything on your phoneAccording to Cyfirmas analysis, the FireScam malware is highly effective at stealing nearly all types of data from an infected Android device. It categorizes and sends anything you type, drag and drop, copy to the clipboard or even data automatically filled by password managers or exchanged between apps directly to the hackers.The malware also monitors device state changes, such as when the screen turns on or off, and tracks e-commerce transactions to capture financial details. Plus, it spies on messaging apps to steal conversations and monitors screen activity, uploading key events to its server for further exploitation.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? Fake Telegram Premium app (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)6 ways to stay safe from fake apps1. Download apps only from official stores:Always use trusted app stores like Google Play or the Apple App Store to download apps. These platforms have security measures to detect and remove fake or harmful apps. Avoid downloading apps from random websites, pop-up ads or unofficial third-party stores as these are common sources of fake apps.2. Verify the apps developer:Before installing an app, check who created it. Look at the developer's name and ensure it matches the official company behind the app. Fake apps often copy the names of popular apps but use slightly altered spellings or extra characters. For example, a fake might be called "PayPaal" instead of "PayPal."GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE3. Pay attention to reviews and ratings:Reviews and ratings can give you insight into an app's authenticity. If an app has mostly negative reviews, very few downloads or generic comments like "Great app," it could be fake. Genuine apps typically have a large number of detailed reviews over time. Be cautious of apps with five-star ratings but no specific feedback.4. Be cautious of app permissions:Check the permissions the app requests before installing. A flashlight app, for example, shouldnt need access to your contacts or messages. If an app is asking for permissions that dont align with its purpose, it could be a red flag. Always deny permissions that seem excessive or unnecessary.5. Keep your phone and apps updated:Regular updates for your operating system and apps often include important security fixes that protect your device from malware. Turning on automatic updates can ensure you always have the latest protections.6. Use strong antivirus software:Install strong antivirus software on your Android. These tools can scan apps for malware, detect suspicious activity and block harmful downloads. Strong antivirus software provides an extra layer of defense, especially when browsing or downloading apps. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.Get my picks for the best 2025 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.Kurts key takeawayThe FireScam malware is a powerful tool that can steal everything on your phone, and its tough to detect if you're not careful. Such apps cant be distributed through legitimate app stores like the Play Store or the App Store, so they rely on third-party stores and fake websites to spread. To stay safe, the best approach is to stick to verified app stores and avoid downloading from untrustworthy sources.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhen was the last time you read through the permissions an app asked for? Let us know by writing us at Cyberguy.com/Contact.For more of my tech tips and security alerts, subscribe to my free CyberGuy Report Newsletter by heading to Cyberguy.com/Newsletter.Follow Kurt on his social channels:Answers to the most asked CyberGuy questions:New from Kurt:Copyright 2025 CyberGuy.com.All rights reserved. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson is an award-winning tech journalist who has a deep love of technology, gear and gadgets that make life better with his contributions for Fox News & FOX Business beginning mornings on "FOX & Friends." Got a tech question? Get Kurts free CyberGuy Newsletter, share your voice, a story idea or comment at CyberGuy.com. Related Topics

olly - stock.adobe.comNewsPC makers use CES to showcase AI PC effortsA range of AMD, Intel and ARM-powered PCs with neural processing units are aiming to boost office productivityByCliff Saran,Managing EditorPublished: 09 Jan 2025 15:36 The leading PC manufacturer used the Consumer Electronics Show to showcase their latest line-up of AI PCs powered by neural processing units (NPU). HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and Asus all demoed new AI PC offerings at the Las Vegas event.HP unveiled the Z2 Mini and ZBook Ultra, which the company claims enables users to engage in 3D design, render graphics-intensive projects simultaneously, and work locally with LLMs.The new HP hardware is powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO processor. HP said the ZBook Ultra offers features up to 16 desktop-class CPU cores, discrete-like integrated graphics, and up to 128GB of innovative unified memory architecture, and the ability to assign up to 96GB RAM to the graphics processing unit (GPU).Lenovo used the event to demonstrate the enhanced user experience available on the Intel Core Ultra-powered Lenovo AI Now and Lenovo Aura Edition PCs.Lenovo AI Now on the companys flagship ThinkPad X9 offers what Lenovo calls an advanced on-device AI assistant to deliver real-time intelligence to users. Built on a local large language model (LLM) using Metas Llama 3.0, Lenovo AI Now stores and processes all user data locally, which Lenovo said safeguards user information while delivering powerful, real-time AI capabilities. Lenovo said it can be used to automate and simplify tasks such as document organisation and device management, supporting AI applications such as natural language queries across locally stored documents.The company said it will be expanding Lenovo AI Nows capabilities with the ability to search for information across PCs and supported tablet devices, and an intelligent search capability for retrieving relevant information from selected portions of images or documents.Dell has focused on simplifying AI development on PCs. Its new Dell Pro AI Studio offers an AI toolkit with validated tools, frameworks, templates and models, to help developers and IT administrators build and manage AI software independent of the underlying silicon. Dell claims this can reduce development and deployment time by as much as 75%, going from six months to as little as six weeks.Acers new Copilot+ lineup includes the Swift Go 16 AI and Swift Go 14 AI laptops and the Aspire C AI AIOs. These are powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series processors. The hardware uses the AMD XDNA 2 NPU architecture, which Acer said delivers up to 50 TOPS (tera operations per second) of AI performance and includes AMD Radeon 800M graphics. According to Acer, the new Swift Go AI laptops are able to run efficiently and reliably for all-day use with a battery life of up to 24.9 hours of video playback.It has also introduced the Intel Core-powered Aspire S AI and Revo Box AI devices.Beyond x86-based AI PCs, Asus unveiled its Snapdragon-powered Zenbook A14. This device uses the Snapdragon X Series Processors and offers up to 45W TDP performance along with a neural processing capability of 45 TOPS. Asus claims it offers up to 32 hours of battery life, which can be further extended or customised with MyASUS Battery Care Mode. The device includes 2 USB 4.0 ports, an audio jack, a type-A port and an HDMI port.Read more about AI PCsAMD, Intel and Nvidias latest moves in the AI PC chip race: Major chip makers used Computex 2024 to launch their aggressive AI chip strategies and stake a claim in the burgeoning AI PC market.A fifth of new PCs shipped in Q3 were AI-optimised: PC manufacturers are working hard to showcase the benefits of premium devices that use neural processing units to deliver on-device AI acceleration.In The Current Issue:What do the home secretarys policing reforms mean for the future of the Police Digital Service?What are the security risks of bring your own AI?Download Current IssueBeyond Textbooks: why businesses must invest in grassroots stem initiatives WITsendData Engineering - Astronomer: Can you trust your AI agent? CW Developer NetworkView All Blogs

At CES 2025, Dreame introduced its premium X50 Ultra, which aspires to go where no robot vac has gone before.

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ZDNET's key takeaways The Ozlo Sleepbuds, founded by three Bose engineers, just launched, and they are the most useful sleep earbuds I've tested so far The sound is perfect for masking environmental annoyances that keep you awake, and the fit is comfortable and secure. The sleep tracking feature hasn't hit the earbuds yet, and setup took a few tries and several glitches, but once these work in your ears, they get you to bed instantly. more buying choices I take my sleep as seriously as some athletes take their workout or diet routine. And while I can control everything from the steps I take ahead of bedtime, the pajamas I wear, or the sleep mask I put over my eyes to drown out light, one uncontrollable factor often keeps me awake: the sounds outside my Brooklyn apartment.My bedroom overlooks a busy - and often noisy - street. As I write this, motorcycle engines rev, and a firetruck's siren blares in the background. I've woken up from police sirens, honking cars, noisy pedestrians, and my neighbors who loudly celebrate with songs and festivities into the wee hours of the night.During the 2023 holiday season, the loud voices singing songs until 1 a.m. kept me awake and made it difficult to get to bed. But this year, I took the noisy opportunity to test out the Ozlo Sleepbuds, and, boy, am I glad I did. They helped me get to sleep in minutes.For that reason, ZDNET and the rest of the CNET Group awarded Nvidia Cosmos two official Best of CES awards for 2025. You cansee all 12 of the Best of CES winnersselected by the CNET Group (ZDNET, CNET, PCMag, Mashable, and Lifehacker) in partnership with the organization that runs CES. details View at Ozlo Sleep The Ozlo Sleep earbuds are some of the most comfortable and effective sleep earbuds I've ever tested, and I can't recommend them enough to anybody who needs to quiet down their bedtime environment to catch a few more Z's, that is, if they're willing to pay the $300 price tag. Keep reading to learn why.Also: Want to get better sleep? Here's everything you needIf you've heard anything about Ozlo, it's probably because you were interested in the discontinued Bose Sleepbuds that the audio brand cut the cord on in 2020 after the buds "didn't reach the level of adoption" Bose hoped they would, despite their avid following, Bose spokesperson Joanne Berthiaume told The Verge. The Ozlo Sleepbuds are the Sleepbuds reincarnate, taking some of Bose's proprietary tech, like the StayHear Plus tips, and implementing them into a new product. The earbuds come in a hefty but sleek case, and you can customize your ear tip and ear wing size to suit your desired fit. Set up was where I confronted the most issues, and the connection fell through twice before I could link up with the app. Once I was connected, the app's introductory pages glitched and I found myself closing out the app to relaunch it several times. When my settings in the app were confirmed and the connection was established, I had no trouble using these buds.Thankfully, you don't need the app to get white noise out of the earbuds from the jump, and the first night I tested them, I used them easily without the app. But if you want customization, the Ozlo app provides ten different sleep sounds (or masking sounds) you can sort through. There's an earbud alarm you can use (though I have bad luck with these in-ear alarms, given how I wake up with my earbuds strewn across my bed), a sleep timer that shuts down the buds after a customizable amount of time to save battery, and an Auto-Play Sleep Sound feature that detects once you've fallen asleep and switches from the podcast or music you're playing to the masking sound you've selected.The Ozlo Sleepbuds hit the market with two key features that are unfortunately missing: sleep-tracking and environment-sensing capabilities. Eventually, Ozlo will roll out an over-the-air update to add these features. I will test them out once they are available and update my review with my thoughts, although it is disappointing that these key selling points aren't available at launch.These buds are made to last in your ears through a night's sleep. A pair of earbuds rarely last the night in my ears, given how regularly I move around in my sleep. When I wear sleep earbuds, it's to help me fall asleep amid a noisy backdrop of sound outside my window. Once I'm asleep, I can stay asleep and am not woken up by much. I only need them to stay in and fit well at the beginning of the night; I don't need them in for the entire night -- though I don't mind when they are.The ear wings on the Sleepbuds stabilize the fit for a long time, and when I wake up, normally, one earbud is still in my ear (there was one night over the past week of testing where both stayed in the entire night). The battery life lasted me about one and a half nights before it was due for a recharge. Nina Raemont/ZDNETEvery night I wore these buds, I'd sleep like a baby and fall asleep within minutes. I found myself first gravitating towards them on nights when my neighbors celebrated on the street outside my apartment. However, I eventually put them in my ears even when outside disturbances were negligible. They're simply that comfortable and effective. They succeed at masking noise around me and isolating me from the pesky engines and sirens outside.One area that I couldn't test was whether they mask snoring. From my experience using them alone in my bedroom to dim outside sounds, I'd say they do a good job of removing ambient distractions, but I can't confirm how effective they'd be at minimizing snores right next to you.Also: The best sleep headphones of 2024: Expert testedIf you don't shuffle in bed throughout the night, these will stick in your ears -- and they're quite comfortable for side sleepers. I didn't experience any pressure built up over time, and, in the mornings, I didn't feel any soreness or sensitivity.One of my favorite aspects of these buds is the sleep sounds paired with the Sleepbuds' audio strength, which is somehow loud enough to completely mask external sounds outside my bedroom window while also being quiet and neutral enough to send me to sleep. That's a difficult feat and one that I had trouble finding while testing competing sleep earbuds.ZDNET's buying adviceSo, who are these for? People who prioritize comfort in a sleep earbud, first and foremost, and are willing to pay $300 for it. These earbuds dissolved in my ears during sleep, and, as I shuffled from one side to the other, I found myself absolutely content with these buds in my ears. The Ozlo Sleepbuds masked noises properly and efficiently, dulling down the outside hubbub on one of the busiest weeks of the year in my neighborhood.So, yes, they work as a noise masker (they technically aren't noise canceling). Setup and connection can be a bit dodgy, but brand-new product launches inevitably come with bugs. The product itself is great once it's connected. I look forward to sleeping with these earbuds the next time my neighborhood is up all night singing and partying.Featured reviews