Every year a group of my friends have an engineering Secret Santa. The rules are simple: make something cool for under $20 that requires engineering to complete. In years past we’ve seen Google cardboard VR headsets that are 6DOF, match stick rockets, 3D printed fans that explode when used, 3D printed rockets with cardboard launch […]
Web Links Thursday
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February 23, 2017
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Glorious MIDI unicorn It looks good and it sounds good - a challenging project by musician Andrew Huang. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Color changing hair dye Thermochromic hair color, apparently safe and non-permanent, soon as a commercial product. (Via ZMEScience) |
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Dazzling canopy of interactive moving lights Teamlab's stunning light and sound show creates an illusion of ethereal space. (Via DesignBoom) |
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The Technology Under the Skin of the Animatronic Creatures From ‘Spy in the Wild’ An amazing result of merging knowledge of biology and robotics. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Camera made from 32000 drinking straws takes pointillistic photographs A counterpoint to the modern obsession with high resolution - an analog camera producing multipoint perspective grainy images. (Via DesignBoom) |
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