The fourth CMake 4.1 release candidate!

Geophysical researchers face a persistent challenge: their multi-dimensional datasets are growing exponentially in both size and complexity, yet the tools for exploring and analyzing this data haven’t kept pace.

A Common Pathology Task In this post, we show how to use foundation models—powerful AI tools trained on vast image datasets—to find and compare structures like glomeruli in kidney tissue. We’ll demonstrate how to integrate these models into HistomicsTK and evaluate their effectiveness for real-world pathology use cases. HistomicsTK is Kitware’s open-source platform for analyzing […]

Glomeruli in renal tissue located using a foundation model

Recently, we celebrated VTK’s 30th anniversary [1]. As mentioned in that birthday blog post, the original developers felt that a 10-year run would be a smashing success. Astonishingly, not only are we early in the fourth decade of development, but the pace of development seems to be increasing, with users and developers from Kitware and […]

The third CMake 4.1 release candidate!

We introduce VolView Insight, a software platform designed to unify imaging and clinical data into a single interface. For clinicians, it provides an integrated view of images, patient records, and AI-assisted workflows. For researchers and developers, it offers a realistic testbed for deploying multimodal models in a setting that mirrors clinical reality. Building on the […]

The second CMake 4.1 release candidate!

M&M 2025

July 3, 2025

The Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) 2025 conference brings together leading experts in imaging, analysis, and instrumentation across the biological and physical sciences. As microscopy workflows grow more complex and data-intensive, the need for flexible, scalable, and intelligent software solutions has never been greater.

Example of multivariate volume visualization of a mixed ionic electronic conductor (MIEC) imaged using x-ray fluorescence microscopy. The ionic conductor phase, which is high in cerium, can be seen in light blue. The electronic phase, which is high in iron and cobalt, can be seen in yellow. And the emergent phases, which are high in gadolinium, can be seen in purple.

The 25.06 release of the Simulation Modeling Toolkit (SMTK) brings a wide range of improvements aimed at making simulation workflows easier to implement as well as being more intuitive and adaptable.  A More Intuitive API The methods you use to get and set unit systems have been renamed to better reflect common engineering language—so now […]

Nerve block injections are one of the most technique-sensitive procedures in operational dentistry. Current learning paradigms involve practicing on classmates or mannequins, which is risky and/or expensive. Thanks to advances in simulation technology, it is now possible to learn through an immersive, realistic, and risk-free virtual environment.  At the intersection of dentistry, education, and cutting-edge […]

The first CMake 4.1 release candidate!

VTK 9.5.0

June 24, 2025

The VTK release team is thrilled to announce the release of VTK 9.5.0, a significant update to the Visualization Toolkit! While this is a new minor version, v9.5.0 brings a host of new features, performance improvements, and important updates that continue to empower developers and researchers in creating cutting-edge scientific visualization applications. VTK 9.5 reflects […]

Background & Motivation Trame has revolutionized how we build interactive scientific visualization applications in Python. By enabling developers to create rich graphical interfaces that seamlessly embed VTK/ParaView, Plotly, Matplotlib, and other visualization libraries with just Python scripts, trame has democratized access to powerful visualization tools. However, this convenience comes with a challenge that many trame […]

Gray Scott reaction diffusion model using Numpy with VTK and trame

In this blog post, we demonstrate the central role of scientific visualization in Digital Twins, and how Kitware’s solutions like ParaView or LidarView can bring powerful capabilities with real-time processing of large data, including running AI-based surrogate models for complex predictions. Scientific Visualization at the core of Digital Twins The term “Digital Twin” may correspond […]

ITK 5.4.4

June 16, 2025

ITK 5.4.4 has been released with a round of bug fixes, documentation updates, and improve platform support.

CMake 4.0.3 available for download

CMake 3.31.8 available for download

Data interoperability is a fundamental challenge in scientific computing environments. As researchers work with increasingly complex datasets, the ability to move seamlessly between specialized tools for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization becomes essential for efficient scientific workflows. Without effective interoperability, researchers often spend valuable time on format conversions rather than analysis and discovery.

Figure 5: Xarray preview viewer running as standalone with the eraint_uvz dataset from the Xarray tutorial using remote rendering.