Archipelago Cinema, A Floating Auditorium in a Thai Lagoon
Archipelago Cinema is an auditorium raft that recently debuted at the Film on the Rocks Yao Noi festival on the island of Yao Noi, in…
Wind Map, Beautiful Visualization of Wind Flowing Around the US
Wind Map is a beautiful animated visualization of the flow of wind around the United States. Wind Map is by Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg.…
Seven on Seven, A Conference Connecting Art and Technology
Seven on Seven, a conference that connects the art and technology worlds, takes place April 14 at the New Museum in New York City. Seven…
Robot Hand for Remote Handshaking
Researchers at Osaka University have created a robot hand that can be operated remotely, allowing for physical handshakes during teleconferences (video). The robot hand replicates…
Noisy Jelly, A Musical Jelly Game for Kids
Noisy Jelly is a learning game in which kids make their own electronic music instruments out of jelly. When placed on the game board, the…
Save the Public Radio Species, British Nature Film Spoof by Los Angeles Public Radio Station
“Save the Public Radio Species” is a spoof of a British nature documentary in which the public radio journalist is presented as a rare animal…
Handpresso Auto, A Hand-Held Espresso Machine for the Car
Handpresso Auto is a portable espresso machine that plugs into a car’s 12 volt power socket (video). via inStash & The Awesomer
Drawing Apparatus, Two Turntables Repurposed to Make Spirograph-Style Drawings
“Drawing Apparatus” by artist Robert Howsare is a mesmerizing drawing machine that uses two record turntables to create beautiful Spirograph-style drawings (video). via Wired
Overloading a Plasma Display
Australian YouTuber Ed creates an astonishing and dangerous light show by electrically overloading a plasma display with a microwave transformer.
Anatomical Neon, Glowing Human Organ Sculptures
“Anatomical Neon” is a wonderful series of blown glass human organ sculptures that are lit by neon and other inert gases. British artist Jessica Lloyd-Jones…