Flying Robot Quadrotor Uses Claw to Pick Up an Object at High Speed
Inspired by the aerial hunting techniques of birds of prey, students at the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab have developed a quadrotor robot that uses…
Magnetie, The Reversible Magnetic Necktie
The Magnetie is a clever necktie that keeps the tail end tucked out of sight with the help of rare earth magnets in the…
18th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair in San Francisco
The 2013 Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair takes place March 16 and 17, 2013 at the Armory Community Center in San Francisco. The book fair…
Cosmic Surgery, Photos of People with Origami Faces
London artist Alma Haser achieves a most curious effect in her portrait series “Cosmic Surgery” by replacing the faces of her subjects with origami. She…
Grotesque Renaissance-Style Paintings by Christian Rex van Minnen
Christian Rex van Minnen creates lush Renaissance-style paintings that are filled with grotesque fleshy blobs, deformed faceless figures, and sometimes, googly eyes. His solo show…
Luminous Glass Skulls by Eric Franklin
We previously wrote about artist Eric Franklin’s stunning luminous glass skeleton sculpture, “Embodiment.” This year he has followed up with a series of three luminous…
Reflected Temple Model by Takahiro Iwasaki
“Reflection model (perfect bliss)” by Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki is an incredibly intricate scale model of the Byodo-in, a 10th century Buddhist temple near Kyoto,…
Milky Way, Sculptures of Dying Figures That Double as Star Projectors
The figures in Japanese artist Mihoko Ogaki’s sculpture series “Milky Way” may look like decrepit and dying people, but when the lights are dimmed the…
The Gallery of Lost Art, Online Immersive Exhibition Examines 100 Years of Lost Art
The Gallery of Lost Art is a fascinating online exhibition about modern works of art that have disappeared, been destroyed, stolen, or otherwise lost forever.…
The Science of Hair Loss and Balding by AsapScience
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE take a look at the genetics and other factors that lead to hair loss and balding in their…