As part of the newly expanded format of the Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH 2008 will feature three all-star Production Studio Nights hosted by industry powerhouses Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Lucasfilm.

A new type of exercise equipment can prevent serious lifestyle illnesses in paraplegic patients. The equipment was first designed for the American actor Christopher Reeve. Patients who are unable to walk after a spinal injury have a poorer quality of life

Imagine an attack by a swarm of armed micromachines ... or a bioweapon small enough to fit in a suitcase and deadly enough to destroy the human race. It's the stuff of Hollywood storylines, but to the U.S. government such plots are potentially very real

Natural products are highly valued by consumers yet their properties have been difficult to reproduce fully in synthetic materials, placing a drain on our limited natural resources. Until now ...

Genzyme Corp. announced today that it will build a major new research and development center in Beijing.