Humancentric Digital Twins
Last week… In Part 1 of of Digital Twin Series we laid the foundation of what Digital Twins are and the Tools and Technologies behind the concept. This week… Being based in Nexus in the centre of Leeds next door to the University of Leeds continues to give Slingshot a unique opportunity to access world […]
We’re Donating Server Time to COVID-19
Slingshot simulations has started donating its compute power to Rosetta@Home to help in the fight against COVID-19 and is now in the Top 5% of contributors. About Boinc on Kubernetes – Helping Fight COVID-19 Boinc is a program that is used to donate cpu cycles for charitable purposes. It is put into a Docker container, […]
What are Digital Twins?
What are Digital Twins today? A Review of the Digital Twins landscape: Tools, Tech and Concepts In this post we start off a series of blogs looking at Digital Twins to explore what they are and what they mean to different sectors. What are Digital Twins? In 2017 Gartner reported that Digital Twins were one […]
DIGITAL TWIN SERIES
Our Digital Twin Series- for the first half of 2020, we did a deep dive into the world of Digital Twins: What it is, how it can be applied and what it means to different sectors of industry, and much more: In this series we have heard from: Several members of our Slingshot team The […]
3 Minutes with our Intern: Working at Slingshot Simulations
Does Quantum Optics and Simulation go together? Jake Southall is a 3rd year PhD student, specialising in quantum optics and has just finished his 3 month stint at Slingshot Simulations. From combating code to playing pool, Jake reflects on his time with us… Before we start, what is quantum optics? This is the study of […]
Intern tells all: Working at Slingshot Simulations
Want to know what it’s like working with us? Two interns have just finished their 3 month stint at Slingshot Simulations. From playing pool to battling JavaScript, Panagiotis Rodosthenous, a PhD Student in Quantum Physics, reflects on his time with us… What did you work on with Slingshot? Before joining Slingshot Simulations I was working […]
COVID-19: A message to you from us
Are we still open for business? Yes! But in light of the government announcement on 16th March, we have fully transitioned to working remotely for the time being. We will continue to provide our customers with a fast and easy simulation-as-a-service product and we do not see this changing with the evolving information on COVID-19. […]
Digital Twins for a Breathing City
Suppose you could confront “what-if” climate scenarios without affecting the safety of individuals? We are working with Leeds City Council and The Open Data Institute to use Digital Twins to expose the real impact of pollution and improve the health of urban populations. The World Health Organisation discovered that 3 million deaths a year are […]
Coronavirus spread in UK simulated in under 24 hours
Could Rapid Simulation forecast Coronavirus spread in the UK? It took us 18 hours to do it… The rise of new COVID-19 cases in the UK has pushed the country into urgent planning mode. Speculations of how many and which people will be struck down have flung the government into panic. Are we as doomed […]
Slingshot CTO selected for Insider’s 42 under 42
Our founder has been selected for Insider’s 42 under 42. He joins a list of successful entrepreneurs and business owners in Yorkshire for 2020. In partnership with Northern Powerhouse, Slingshot Simulations has become a member of Insider’s 42 under 42. A centre for celebrating and connecting regional entrepreneurial talent. Each year, Insider profiles 42 entrepreneurs […]