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Tag: technology
April 2, 2015
Jupiter in high resolution equals “Death Star.”
From reddit user quadcem, Boing Boing.
November 13, 2013
This. Spot on visual commentary on our incessant need to stay connected via social media…
… but at what cost. Going outside to play some basketball now…
By Pawel Kuczynski, via My Modern Met.
November 13, 2013
What every writer (suffering from writer’s block) needs: The Scholar’s Shoulder Brace
Otherwise known as the “just finish your f***ing work” contraption. Version two includes a glass of Scotch.
Patented by Isidor Keller in 1884. Via Futility Closet
October 15, 2013
Alexander Bell sends a pic #funny via @beatonna
Almost peed my pants when I read this. Plus I love it, because it’s a perfect commentary on the diverse nature of science culture (i.e. we can be silly and crude as well as science-y). Would be wonderful if, one day, Ms. Beaton decides to do a book on science history – heck, I would even love to commission that sort of project (ooh ooh – maybe a “famous folks in science history” phylo deck?)
By Kate Beaton.
September 26, 2013
A suit that inflates in mid air, so as to protect a person when flying through the air.
If such a thing was available for purchase, I would so want this.
“Motorcycle safety apparel” patent filed by Dan Kincheloe in 1989. Via Futility Closet.
September 26, 2013
Mind blown. Also further proof that my lab needs to get two robotic arms with projector screens attached.
This is all over the internet (actually, I’m a little late showcasing this), but wow. Some of the effects here are pretty amazing. Score one for artistic use of robots – used so effectively that you hardly notice them.
Also, I recommend watching this on full screen at HD.
Box from Bot & Dolly on Vimeo.
May 17, 2013
Technology that literally gives you a “pat on your back.”
Patent filed by Ralph R. Piro, via Futility Closet
February 14, 2013
This is pretty wild: New York Biotopes by Lena Steinkühler #stunningvideo #wow
“My idea was to create a film, that fills up the metropolis New York with vegetation, that adapts to the straightness of the technology and the given situation. This happens through the assimilation of structures and forms. These biotopes are shaped by the existing living environment, but in turn also shape the newly developed living environment by their presence. In other words, a symbiotically coexistence begins.”
By Lena Steinkühler, via Notcot.org
February 13, 2013
This counts as one of the most riveting videos I’ve ever seen #curiosity #watchitnow via @BenLillie
I bet those 7 minutes must have been terrifying. Oh, and science FTW!!!
Via @BenLillie
February 8, 2013
I think this will do as a secret headquarters: mobile Antarctica research station.
Is it bad that I want my own?
Designed by Hugh Broughton Architects for the British Antarctic Survey. Via Notcot.org.
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