In America, crime prevention is often synonymous with fighting back with the use of weapons. This facet of crime prevention cannot be found in Japanese culture in which it is better not to make a scene. Instead, innovative Japanese inventions use deception and camouflage to allude potential criminals. Take for instance Tsukioka, a 29 year-old…
Author: Sabrina
The Sun’s Energy (on a microscopic scale)
Scientists have created a solar cell 200 times thinner than a human hair. This technology is bound to be powering the newest technology of the future, including ultralow power electronics that can be worn or used inside the body. There are many possibilities with this new technology from consumer devices to medical purposes. Beside from…
Zoomorphic Cricket Habitat!
Amy Young, of whom we discussed in class as the woman who makes seeds out of peoples foreheads or thoughts; has a peculiar interest in crickets. I find her works to be quite appealing because while we were building our 741 circuit chips, I learned how to make mine chirp like a cricket. After this…
sustain life with aquaponics!
Ken Rinaldo and Amy Youngs “Farm Fountain,”is a collaborative and functional work of art. Through a technique called Aquaponics, (which is the basic integration of hydroponics and agriculture,) this hanging vegetable garden produces a habitat that not only sustains the life of plants, but of fish and humans as well. By creating this unique ecosystem,…
Sensory Map
Christian Nold created and conducted a bit of experimental art at the Newham Sixth Form College. He sent out art students in pairs. One of each pair was blindfolded and had muffles placed over their ears. This student was then to relate the sensations they experienced to the other student who would take notes and…
The New iRobot
iRobot h as just come out with a their new version og their robot. It’s their latest model, the Warrior X700. It sports a robo-arm that lifts 150 pounds, will tread a four-minute mile, lugs up to 500 pounds and can terminate with extreme prejudice semi-autonomously. It can deploy machine guns or 40mm explosive rounds,…
Photos from Critique 10.16.07
Hey All, The critique photos from the lab camera are in the pick up folder now. Take a look if you are interested.– tesia
Mood rings have gone to the next level
This is a new mood ring, a new body bling. Designed by Philips alongside Stella,this project has taken ideas from the medical world and made it in to amazing body jewelry that adheres to your body and changes based on mood. It is peel off, hypoallergenic, and disposable. If you read the site they make…
who’s your daddy
developed in Tokyo, Japan by NEC, this is the worlds first portable DNA analyzer. The analyzer has all the steps taken in DNA processing from DNA extraction to electrophoresis and individual profiling. Unfortunately the analyzer had been made for law enofrcement only. this kit not only provides fast result but is small and easy to…
LEGO Jack-O Lantern LED Hack
This is actually kind of old and I think I may have brought it up in class, but it’s getting around to Halloween and it fits in really well with our class so here it is. This site has instructions on how to put an LED into a Lego head, in this case cutting out…
Let me Beam you… Some Energy.
Over the years, scientists have been trying to develop more and more ways to collect and conserve energy, and with the technology of today, they are now coming up with ways of getting energy from space. How this works is that satellites are put out into space where they will be receiving energy at all…
TRIPTYCH, bro.
Here’s another project from UVA, UnitedVisualArtists, a company that deals with the combination of several aspects of art. UVA’s latest work, Triptych, places three interactive installations in a public environment. Each piece responds to movement; the structures react to the movement by emitting variations of light and sound. The LED displays were placed in an…