Archives for the ‘science’ Category

Immaterials: the ghost in the field

Immaterials: the ghost in the field from Timo on Vimeo.
This video is about exploring the spatial qualities of RFID, visualised through an RFID probe, long exposure photography and animation. It features Timo Arnall of the Touch project and Jack Schul…

The Cyclotrope

The Cyclotrope from tim Wheatley.

The Mechanical Computer

Happy Friday!

Radiation dose and risk table

This table links radiation dose to radiation risk in a way that’s a bit more clear. It was put together for BoingBoing by Kelly Classic, public outreach coordinator for The Health Physics Society, and a radiation physicist at The Mayo Clinic. I’m goi…

WeatherSpark: Weather for People Who Like Graphs

from the website:
WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth.
Get multiple forecasts for the curr…

Video from Toyo Ito’s Mediatheque during earthquake unveiled

“Violent shaking but no real destruction at Toyo Ito’s Mediatheque in Sendai. Earthquake-wracked Sendai is home to Toyo Ito’s 2001 Mediatheque building, a multipurpose cultural center and one of Japan’s — and the world’s — most significant pieces o…

宮古市

宮古市

darwin-bg.jpg (JPEG Image, 762×769 pixels)

via http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/darwin/

Split

Split

Using cams to solve math problems

[Video Link] Who needs computers when you can simply make grooved cams to solve math equations? (Via Nerdstink)