According to Craig Venter the scientist who commercialized the efforts of the human genome has claimed to have created a synthetic chromos0ne.Organisms can indeed be made to help with medical treatments, environment protection, energy production and, unfortunately, biological weapons. the chromosome is made of 381 genes and was able to live successfully after a fifth…

In “bubble cosmos” colorful computer graphics are projected onto smoke-filled bubbles. When they’re made to burst, they blare out sound effects, the images are transformed, and installation visitors are treated to a whole series of amazing visuals. Cameras determine the respective position and status of each individual bubble and whether they are intact or not….

In class, we have went over several art installations which correspond with our enviroment. Often times these installations alert us about the ‘cleaness’ of the enviroment. I came across this installation by Charles Gaines, which is similar in alerting us on the pollution of our society. The ‘Greenhouse’ looks like a box but has a…

Throughout the years, technology in the medical field has grown significantly; machines helping the doctors be more precise, and that is all I can think of (I am sure there is more). Lately, Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand has been working on a new stent that will dissolve into a lactic acid (which is…

It may not be the best looking piece of hardware in the world, but it is one of the most interesting to me. Bug Labs is basically trying to create a DIY piece of hardware that the user can attach anything from a touchscreen to an accelerometer. It seems as though in the future, the…

A dear ol’ turtle had lost its hind leg, and in an interesting effort to save the poor beast from a fate many other turtles might have faced, someone has equipped it with a tire. No motor attached, unfortunately, so we won’t be seeing any speeding turtles anytime soon. To cope with the muddy terrain,…

If you’re sadistic, love technology, and enjoy inescapable obstacles, then this is your bag. Using Infrared beams, pressure sensor, and poison gas, Rentokil’s RADAR Super-Mouse Trap is deemed a quick and humane way of dealing with rodent problems. By luring the problem rodent with an infrared beam, the mouse activates pressure sensors in the trap…

Here’s a little invention that might help relieve us from our daily stress… Punch the !ighting! The more you beat the crap out of this thing, the brighter it gets! Not only is this a stress relieving device, but also a room light. It’s a nice combination I’d say. I would love to have this…

This greenhouse isn’t your normal greenhouse, instead of storing plants it tells you how much smog Los Angeles has. There is a webcam which shows the Los Angeles region. A computer causes the lights to go off based on the amount of smog in an area. I think that this is a cool way to…

Living in Chicago, Im sure we all notice that you cant see any stars at night. This is because of light pollution. Light pollution is caused by many lights in a small radius. There is a new light that instead of shooting out rays in all directions, shoots them at an angle. This would cut…

While searching for information on projection methods, I came upon the topic of this post. Someone has been working out a way to project 3d rendered images onto actual 3d objects. Listed at the bottom of the site as a possible application of this idea is the recoloration of ancient sculptures. This struck me, as…