Architects struggling to get in touch with their inner environmentalist may need to look no further than the weight of their buildings. I'm heading back from New York City, after an Imaginit-hosted event on sustainability in architecture. I'm...

John Francis became a UN Goodwill Ambassador (yes, a real title) in the most unlikely way - he stopped talking and started walking. His walking took him all over the United Stares and parts of South America. It all started after he witnessed the...

CHARLOTTE, NC, October 13, 2009 - Bentley is piling it on. Eight press releases. It's 7AM. The coffee hasn't even kicked in. Some of us press are grumbling and I hear "I don't do morning." So kicked off is Bentley's annual user meeting. It is...

I know about a little physics -- enough to be dangerous. Enough to wonder what people mean when they say their sofware is "physics based." I hear "physics-based" a lot at the GPU Technology Conference. For example, virtual dummies, roughly the...

SAN JOSE, CA, Oct 1, 2009 - Does going to a really popular restaurant make you expect a good meal? But the waiter ignores you, the menu's in a different language and most of the entries are meat -- you've just turned vegetarian. All the other diners...