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Today in India: the end of the road
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mysterious crochet doily found under bridge in bristol … england …
“To some it’s a giant nylon spider’s web, to others it’s a 12ft doily....
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Museum Mondays: Save the date for Guggenheim’s private opening of James Turrell this Friday, June 21st. In the meantime read up Vulture’s...
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Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues create 3,500 pounds of Cascading Chains Hanging 120 feet.
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The Penguin Protesters
Penguins, the flightless birds who take a natural standing posture in everyday life could not have found a better climate...
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Hugo Barros is an artist from Lisbon, Portugal who creates handmade collages without any use of any digital manipulation.
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“Minimum Monument” by brazilian artist Néle Azevedo, presented as part of the Festival of Queen’s in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Twenty years ago, when McCartney turned 50, he remembers his then-manager pushing the idea of retirement. “It’s only right,” he was told. “You...
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16 posts tagged Technology
The newest way to verify your identity? A butt scan!
Researchers at Japan’s Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology have developed a car seat that carefully scans a driver’s backside to verify their identity before the car will start. Think of it as a fingerprint for your rear end.
Don’t ass, don’t tell.
berg’s little printer
… delivers your “own personalised mini-newspaper compiled by a cloud and printed for you every day”. no computer connection required - adjustable via iphone/android device.
… will be available in 2012
… seems to be an interessting idea.
USB-equipped urban bikes can charge mobile devices
With so many gadgets and mobile devices in common use today, keeping them all charged has become an ongoing challenge. We’ve already seen numerous efforts to help consumers do just that in taxis and atfestivals, for example, but recently we came across a new approach targeting urban cyclists. Specifically, German bicycle maker Silverback has recently launched two bikes with built-in USB ports that can charge devices as the rider pedals. READ MORE…
(via emergentfutures)
Hungry? Soon you may be able to print out your dinner
Scientists at Cornell are developing a 3-D printer that can print meals using raw food “ink.” Using raw-food inks set up in syringes, a specialized printer creates cookies, pie and other treats. The food list is currently limited to ingredients that can be extracted from a syringe, and researchers have had success with chocolate, cake and cookies. But they think the machine could be developed to create customized menus for “fussy” customers — or that the world’s great chefs could share their patented recipes for download.
Yesterday our Brand Marketing team got the chance to experience MoMA’s new exhibition, “Talk to Me”. The new exhibition dives into design and the communication between people and objects:
The exhibition focuses on objects that involve a direct interaction, such as interfaces, information systems, visualization design, and communication devices, and on projects that establish an emotional, sensual, or intellectual connection with their users.If you happen to live in NYC or plan to visit soon, I would definitely recommend stopping at the MoMA before November 7th!
Here’s a glimpse of my favorite examples from “Talk to Me”:
1. Eyewriter - It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis to draw using only their eyes
2. Touch Hear - By touching a word or phrase, one can listen to its pronunciation or its meaning. The gadget whispers the missing information into the ear, without interrupting the flow of reading
3. Situationist App - iPhone app that alerts members to each other’s proximity and get them to interact in random situations
4. Phantom Recorder - Conceptual medical device that re-imagines phantom limb sensations as nostalgic memories
5. Artificial Biological Clock - An object that recieves information from her doctor, therapist and bank manager and alerts her when she is physicallly, mentally and economically ready to start a family
Wacom just blew my mind!Wacom introduces Inkling, a new digital sketch pen that captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper.
Temporary tattoos fitted with electronics make flexible, ultrathin sensors via Ars Technica
Modern methods of measuring the body’s activty, such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electromyography (EMG), use electrical signals to measure changes in brain, heart, and muscle activity, respectively. Unfortunately, they rely on bulky and uncomfortable electrodes that are mounted using adhesive tape and conductive gel—or even needles. Because of this, these types of measurements are limited to research and hospital settings and typically used over short periods of time because the contacts can irritate skin.
These limitations may be at an end, however. New research published in Science describes technology that allows electrical measurements (and other measurements, such as temperature and strain) using ultra-thin polymers with embedded circuit elements. These devices connect to skin without adhesives, are practically unnoticeable, and can even be attached via temporary tattoo.
I know that we’re bombarded every day with articles of potentially cool scientific technology but as a child who had a soft spot for temporary tattoos, this one just hit the ball out of the park.
TimeLess, Yoav Avinoam
The timeless watch began as a tribute to children`s game: a short time markings on the skin from the game translates to a watch that acts like the same and cannot exists without the hand. The watch is activated by touch and projects the right time on the skin.
There aren’t too many examples of LEDs embedded successfully in textiles, but I think this one is beautiful. Wool, felt, and LED rug.
Silver Ballpoint Pen Can Draw Functional Electronic Circuits on Paper
First mightier than the sword, now mightier than the laser.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made a new type of liquid metal ink that stays liquid in a pen, but dries after being applied to paper, wood or another surface. The liquid consists of silver nanoparticles that were reduced in size using acid, and then modified with cellulose so the fluid has a more inky viscosity.Draw a line, and when it dries, the result is a silver wire that can conduct electricity. Researchers built an LED display with their school’s initials, UIUC, and the lovely sketch below depicting a house and trees. The ink serves as wiring for the LED mounted on the roof of the house, and it’s powered by a five-volt battery connected to the edge of the painting, according to a UI press release…
via gabeweb
