Arduino: The Documentary (2010)

4 02 2012

Arduino is an open source microcontroller (circuit board/computer). Below is a trailer for a 1/2 hour documentary about Arduino, which can be seen @ http://arduinothedocumentary.org/





Hydraulophones

4 02 2012

Hydraulophones, or FUNtains, use flowing to hydraulically create tones.





Haight-Ashbury Museum of Psychedelic Art and History

3 02 2012

Glorious! I wish this project the utmost success.

Share with all the Boomers you know ;)

http://www.indiegogo.com/Haight-Ashbury-Museum-of-Psychedelic-Art-and-History





The First World [Electric Sheep Comix is back!]

27 01 2012

After a ten year hiatus, Electric Sheep Comix returns with a stunning new addition to the psychedelic web-strip Delta from artist Patrick Farley, this one portraying McKenna’s ‘stoned ape theory’.   [NSFW]
Get’s really exquisite about 2/3 into it:

http://www.electricsheepcomix.com/delta/firstword/





A primer on 3D printing

24 01 2012

Must see.





Gratitude

12 01 2012

I whole-heartedly recommend this touching and uplifting short film presented by Louie Schwartzberg at TED.





The Strange World of Molecular and Cellular Biology Animated

12 01 2012

New Drew Berry animations!  These are insane!!!





Oh! The Places You’ll Go at Burning Man!

7 01 2012

Absolutely delightful video of Dr. Suess’ last poem as recited by Burning Man attendees.





First Real (Non-Optical Illusion) 3D Display Created

19 12 2011

It uses lasers to illuminate plasma anywhere in the air.  Also works underwater.





O Ferrofluid Fortuna!

5 12 2011

Limitless lilting landscapes of light
irridescently emerging, elegantly inverting and mellifluently merging.

Mesophase geometries reveal resonant chromatic complements
interlaced in magnetic dream spirals.

Prismatic tides and horizons bursting with beauty
glimpsed behind the ethereal veils of time.





The Seven Billionth Story

29 11 2011

Beautiful 1-minute animation from Australia:





World’s Most Complex Architecture…

13 11 2011

is a set of cardboard columns with 16 million facets.

 








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