Sometimes it takes more than words to explain a question or demonstrate an answer. And starting today it’s much easier to enhance your questions and answers by inserting images and attaching… read more >>

About six weeks ago John Kelly wrote a post about some remarkable achievements in Cody. In that post he offered a prize to whomever would win the 200th creator badge.

I am happy to report that the… read more >>

This week we bring back guest blogger Joachim Schlosser, who leads a team of Education Technical Specialists from his office in Germany. That gave him a special vantage point for a thrilling student… read more >>

Cody has recently reached several significant milestones. I’d like to take a moment to recognize these milestones and also offer a challenge.
First let’s acknowledge two people: the… read more >>

You’ve seen funny mirrors at carnivals, the curvy ones that make your head look tiny and your legs impossibly long. Now imagine a person who looks strange in real life, say with a giant head… read more >>

As promised, Paul Kassebaum is back this week with an in-depth discussion of how to get from a mathematical object in MATLAB to a solid object you can hold in your hand. Paul is a maker in the truest… read more >>

What is this shape? Can you guess?

It may look like a dirty sock, but I promise that it’s not.
Paul Kassebaum, who recently told us about the Battlebots competition, made this with a 3D… read more >>

Robot competitions are in the air these days, what with the recent Battlebots competition in Massachusetts and the earlier Student Robot Challenge in the UK. Here’s an update from Tanya Morton,… read more >>

It has been a while since we last talked about displaying data tips on MATLAB Mobile.
The data cursor feature has since then evolved from tap-and-hold invocation to a more prominent ‘Show Data… read more >>

This week I welcome Dr. Paul Kassebaum to the blog. Paul is a physicist at MathWorks working to engage the public with engineering and science. He fell in love with engineering at the Cooper Union… read more >>