Posted by Thorbjorn 26 July 2010
‘ESA’s GOCE mission is dedicated to measuring the Earth’s gravity field and modelling the geoid with unprecedented accuracy and spatial resolution. GOCE is the first in a series of research missions known as Earth Explorers. Driven by the needs of the scientific community, Earth Explorers will provide the data to help understand critical Earth system variables and put Europe in pole position on Earth observation in the coming years. read more
Posted by Thorbjorn 16 July 2010
Dutch designer and photographer David Smeulders has created a series of wonderful handmade cameras. First up is the RGB Scan-Camera, this camera ’scans’ images in color, by capturing the image 3 times simultaneously in Red Green and Blue. read more
Posted by Thorbjorn 30 June 2010
Scientists have simulated the sounds set to be made by sub-atomic particles such as the Higgs boson when they are produced at the Large Hadron Collider. Their aim is to develop a means for physicists at Cern to “listen to the data” and pick out the Higgs particle if and when they finally detect it. Dr Lily Asquith modelled data from the giant Atlas experiment at the LHC. Read full article here.
Posted by Fabio 11 June 2010
Augmented Shadow is a design experiment producing an artificial shadow effect through the use of tangible objects, blocks, on a displayable tabletop interface. Its goal is to offer a new type of user-experience. The project plays on the fact that shadows present distorted silhouettes depending on the light. Augmented Shadows take the distortion effect into the realm of fantasy.
www.joonmoon.net
Posted by Thorbjorn 10 June 2010
Euphorie is a live performance created by1024 Architecture, a studio focusing on the interaction between body, space, sound, visual, low-tech and hi-tech, art and architecture.
Posted by Thorbjorn 7 June 2010
Roadmap 2050 is a proposal to set in motion an invisible revolution in the energy sector which would stabilize the Earths climate. The project is a design for a feasible and affordable Europe-wide power infrastructure which can be implemented by 2050 with existing technology. With the political will and capital investment needed to realize the design, Europe could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80%, and set an example for the rest of the world. www.oma.eu
Posted by Fabio 4 June 2010
At the 99% Conference, Twitter creator Jack Dorsey outlines his simple approach to making amazing ideas happen; drawing out the idea and gauging the right timing.