Nanogenerators Grow Strong Enough to Power Small Conventional Electronic Devices
November 11th, 2010
ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2010) — Blinking numbers on a liquid-crystal display (LCD) often indicate that a device’s clock needs resetting. But in the laboratory of Zhong Lin Wang at Georgia Tech, the blinking number on a small LCD signals the success of a five-year effort to power conventional electronic devices with nanoscale generators that harvest mechanical energy from the environment using an array of tiny nanowires.
Inside Microsoft’s ‘Future Home’
February 24th, 2010
MicroSoft’s Future Home paradigm seems forced and a bit rough, but the ideas are interesting, and interfaces are unusual.
Topics: BBC, Experimental, Future Home, Innovation, Interface, Microsoft, Theory, Video
Golan Levin Makes Art that Looks Back at You
July 31st, 2009
Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools — robotics, new software, cognitive research — to make artworks that surprise and delight. Watch as sounds become shapes, bodies create paintings, and a curious eye looks back at the curious viewer. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 15:33)
Check Out the “Mæve” Installation…
May 23rd, 2009
At the Venice Biennale, the mæve installation connects the entries of the EveryVille student competition and puts them into the larger context of MACE content and metadata. By placing physical project cards on an interactive surface, the visitors can explore an organic network of projects, people and media. mæve is designed and developed by the Interface Design team of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
Mæve installation @ Venice Biennale 2008 from Maeve installation on Vimeo.
Mæve table application from Maeve installation on Vimeo.
Topics: Application, Applied, Biennale, Clip, Design, Design, Experimental, Innovation, Interactive Surface, Interface, Mace, Mæve, Metadata, Movie, Organic Network, Potsdam, Project, Project Cards, Student Competition, Table Application, University, University Of Applied Sciences, Venice, Venice Biennale
Seriously Beautiful Personal Project!
April 30th, 2009
Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
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Project info @ http://vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney
This is a personal project that is truly amazing. This film is 100% ‘real’, but there are some new techniques for the author here, such as using time lapse to create the illusion of forward movement for the helicopter ocean scenes. These flight sequences would not be possible without the skill and patience of Chief Pilot Peter Yates. Thanks also to Trevor Cracknell (for getting wet!) and Family.
Topics: Art, Clip, Experimental, Film, Flight Sequences, Forward Movement, Helicopter, Illusion, Lapse, Ocean Scenes, Personal, Personal Project, Project, Technique, Time, Time Lapse, Video, Vimeo
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