Yes, per the good old days of Star Trek and the great engineer Scotty, we now finally have transparent aluminum. Check out this Make magazine page for more info on how it's made. Now if we can just get the tech working so we can talk to a mouse :)
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Transparent aluminum
MAKE | Transparent Aluminum:
Yes, per the good old days of Star Trek and the great engineer Scotty, we now finally have transparent aluminum. Check out this Make magazine page for more info on how it's made. Now if we can just get the tech working so we can talk to a mouse :)
Yes, per the good old days of Star Trek and the great engineer Scotty, we now finally have transparent aluminum. Check out this Make magazine page for more info on how it's made. Now if we can just get the tech working so we can talk to a mouse :)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Fascinating Microsoft Research Projects
Check out these research projects at Microsoft, in particular the SoundWave project. An amazingly simple tech approach to providing gesture recognition to current laptops.
Flying People in New York City - YouTube
I can only imagine if you were driving in your car and saw this at a distance. One would probably think that Superman had arrived.
Flying People in New York City - YouTube:
Flying People in New York City - YouTube:
Friday, March 9, 2012
All ideas have ancestors...
Check out these wonderfully done videos on "Everything Is A Remix". They are short, but fascinating to watch and to the point:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Once you have watched them, watch these two videos that are on the same topics, but specific to these movies:
The Matrix
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The point of these movies is that everything is a remix, or essentially a combination of other ideas. I've been fascinated for years with genetic programming. It's the same idea, but for programs rather than ideas. Kirby Ferguson, who did the Part 1- 4 movies is making a new one called "This is Not a Conspiracy Theory". It looks to be fascinating as well. You can read more about it and his work on his web site, www.everythingisaremix.info.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Once you have watched them, watch these two videos that are on the same topics, but specific to these movies:
The Matrix
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The point of these movies is that everything is a remix, or essentially a combination of other ideas. I've been fascinated for years with genetic programming. It's the same idea, but for programs rather than ideas. Kirby Ferguson, who did the Part 1- 4 movies is making a new one called "This is Not a Conspiracy Theory". It looks to be fascinating as well. You can read more about it and his work on his web site, www.everythingisaremix.info.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Freaky Optical Illusion - Are We All Ogres?
Check out this new fascinating researched called the "Flashed Face Distortion Effect". It's pretty bizarre!
There are two videos in the link above. Watch them both first without looking at the cross in the center to convince yourself the images are normal. Then watch it again and keep your vision focused on the cross. You'll be surprised at what you see.
There are two videos in the link above. Watch them both first without looking at the cross in the center to convince yourself the images are normal. Then watch it again and keep your vision focused on the cross. You'll be surprised at what you see.
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