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Mount Washington named among ‘best mountain climbing destinations’ in the US.
The study by family vacation experts Family Destinations Guide analyzed Instagram hashtag data, TripAdvisor ratings, and TripAdvisor reviews of 600 mountainous destinations in America to assign every mountain a ‘Peak Score’ to reveal the best mountain climbing destinations in the country. Pennsylvania’s Mount Washington comes sixth with a 17.1 peak score. The 4.5-rated mountain has 3,029 reviews on TripAdvisor and…
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Duquesne Light Company Seeks Public’s Help in Designing New Holiday Symbol
Duquesne Light Company (DLC), an electric utility in the greater Pittsburgh region, and HeroX, the leading platform and open marketplace for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the crowdsourcing competition “Reimagining the Duquesne Light Company Tree of Lights.” The challenge seeks to design a new, iconic holiday light display to replace the company’s celebrated “Tree of Lights” at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park, which is being retired after more than…
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CES 2022
Autonomous Driving Simulation Technology
Ansys to present the latest simulation solutions that will impact sustainable mobility—from lidar to safety to the latest in electric vehicle battery managementAnsys Technology Tour at CES will explore the latest transportation collaborations that are revolutionizing the industry, with partners and customers including EasyMile, NXP® Semiconductors and more To learn more about how Ansys’ latest simulation solutions will impact sustainable…
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Ford and Ansys Accelerate Development of Next-Generation Predictive Headlight Technology
Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) simulation solutions enable Ford to accelerate the development of its predictive smart headlights and improve nighttime driving for consumers. Engineers at Ford value Ansys’ high fidelity, physics-based lighting capabilities to optimize and validate headlight performance virtually, significantly reducing dependency on costly, real-world night drives. Nighttime and low-light conditions decrease visibility for drivers, making it harder to react to wildlife, pedestrians…
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Ketchup Has Never Been Spookier: HEINZ Tomato Blood Ketchup Haunts National Grocery Stores, Just in Time for Halloween
For years, condiment lovers have used HEINZ Ketchup to add deliciously convincing “blood” to their Halloween celebrations. This Halloween, HEINZ is bringing the magic to the spookiest night of the year by unleashing HEINZ Tomato Blood Ketchup at national grocery stores, opening the first-ever HEINZ Halloween Store, and making it easy to design the perfect costume with the new HEINZ Tomato Blood Costume Kit.…
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Astrobotic Selects Lander Engines & More for Griffin/VIPER Mission
Click here to watch Astrobotic Mission Director Daniel Gillies give updates on Griffin Mission One, set to deliver NASA’s VIPER to the Moon. Tuesday, February 16, 2020Pittsburgh, PA – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAstrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1) team has selected Agile Space Industries for Attitude Control System (ACS) thrusters and Frontier Aerospace for axial engines for their Griffin lunar lander. Astrobotic’s Griffin…
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XRby and Ansys Expedite Métiers d’Art Limited Edition Luxury Wristwatch Development
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Key Highlights The XRby Rose Saneuil virtual prototype watch leveraged Ansys SPEOS to illustrate real-world lighting and usage conditions. The XRBy Rose Saneuil Watch XRby is using Ansys’ cutting-edge optical design simulation software to innovate métiers d’art limited edition luxury wristwatches that are engineered with tremendous speed and affordability With Ansys, XRby is radically simplifying the…
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NASA
Astrobotic Wins $5.7 million NASA Tipping Point Contract for Wireless Charging on the Moon
Astrobotic wins $5.7 million NASA Tipping Point contract to lead Bosch, WiBotic, the University of Washington, and the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in developing a product line of lightweight proximity chargers. These ultrafast wireless chargers will enable critical lunar applications for both humans and robots.Though prototypes for wireless charging have existed since 2011, this magnetic resonance-based power supply system is…
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Astrobotic Unveils New 47,000sq.ft. Headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA
Astrobotic officially opened its new headquarters in Pittsburgh in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. The 47,000 square foot complex is the largest private facility in the world dedicated to lunar logistics. Astrobotic’s Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers will be built on-site, with Peregrine set to become the first commercial mission to the Moon, and the first American lander on the…
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Anki’s robots Cozmo and Vector coming back to life, moving to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — An army of robots is invading Pittsburgh. Don’t worry, unless you’re allergic to cuteness, they’re harmless. Vector and Cozmo, originally developed by the Silicon Valley robotics company Anki, represent some of the most advanced robotics capabilities in the world. Anki had $100 million in revenue in 2018, and was seeking a billion-dollar IPO. Vector Close-Up “Anki went out of…
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