the makers’ bill of rights rests on the simple premise of making products easy to operate and modify by using commonly available parts and designing them to be replaced or modified. it could stand as the beginning of an open-source industrial design philosophy. among its many advantages are that open products can last longer, and […]
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revealing brushstrokes
maurizio seracini was an originator in using medical imaging techniques for analysis of ancient art. his firm editech analyzes art and architecture with with invisible wavelengths to reveal earlier layers that reveal the process behind the artwork. in rafael’s woman with a unicorn (above) he discovered that the controversial mythical creature actually hides a common […]
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soft wing
following my theory that in the future everything will be soft and glow :rubber manufacturer flexsys is working with the air force on an adaptive compliant wing that replaces mechanical flaps with a rubber actuated mechanically inside the wing. via the new york times
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sketch board
this image inspires me: no need for fab labs, with a knife you can scratch out a circuit board from copper. via MAKE
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projection rebellion
ever since i heard of krysztof wodiczko’s projection of a swastika onto the south african embassy in london in 1985, i have been fascinated by the subversive power of projection. who owns the display? lately protesters of boston university’s biolab (a hazardous research facility slated to be located in a dense, poor urban neighborhood) have […]
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healthy spam
lately i’ve been interested in what social good can be achieved by spam. ron plotnikoff led a study entitled Efficacy of an e-mail intervention for the promotion of physical activity and nutrition behavior in the workplace context which looked at the effect of unsolicited emails promoting healthy behaviors on the health of recipients. people who […]
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laser knife
i’ve been waiting for years to replace my xacto knife with a hand-held laser. wicked lasers makes a number of portable lasers capable of burning through paper or plastic from a few meters away with only 200mW. too bad they’re only for ‘scientific use’ via gizmodo
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cement screen
innovation lab has exploited the idea of light-transmitting concrete to make a screen out of cement. the system works with a projector behind a wall filled with horizontal optical fibers. we all know that soon every surface can become an interface, but is this the way? with architecture-scale displays, resolution can be low while brightness […]
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