Perspectives – interviews without words
Perspectives, interviews with all the dialog removed via Waxy.
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Sneakey: copy keys from photos
Via Discovery News: Scientists in California have developed a software algorithm that automatically creates a physical key based solely on a picture of one, regardless of angle or distance. The project, called Sneakey, was meant to warn people about the dangers of haphazardly placing keys in the open or posting images of them online. … […]
LIFE photo archive – through a maker lens
The LIFE photo archive hosted by Google has a ton of lovely gems, here are a few I found that I really liked – all through a “MAKE” filter… The contents assiting the Atomic Energy chemistry set. Location: US Date taken: September 1948 Photographer: Martha Holmes Science As A Party Game Author Kenneth Swezey (L) […]
How to make water bounce
How to make water bounce from Edison’s desk. Using a high-speed camera setup in the lab, GE scientists captured details of water droplets dancing on amazing superhydrophobic surfaces developed in GE Global Research’s Nanotechnology lab. Tao writes – Hello everyone, I have some exciting videos that I want to share with you! Using a high-speed […]
Shirts from 3D models
Check out these shirts made from 3D models using an unfolding-polygon method similar to what product designers use when constructing paper models. Via Fashioning Technology.
What’s inside a Canon 17-85 lens?
What’s inside a Canon 17-85 lens? All of this!
30 incredible satellite images…
30 incredible satellite images – this one is my favorite… Garden City, Kansas, USA – Home to the largest zoological facility in Kansas, Garden City is known for its depiction in Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.The croplands surrounding the city are irrigated by a vast underground aquifer, creating bands of bright red healthy vegetation that […]
