Warm and efficient architecture, just how I like it. More here.
Don't know how safe this would be, but nice thinking: The Chinese company Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co. (what a great company name!) thinks it might be able to unjam the cities streets with a concept it calls the 3D Fast Bus, a kind of giant bus/train that straddles the street and allows cars to drive right under it. This means that it isn't slowed down by traffic and it doesn't add to traffic neither. More here.
The Grasp Lab in Pennsylvania developed this impressive control system. Also check out the transport video.
Daniel Palacios from Córdoba did this experiment with a rubber band tied to two motors. Via Vimeo Staff.
Evolver is an architectural artefact intervening on the panorama surrounding Zermatt. It was designed and executed by a team of second year students from the ALICE Studio at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. In an effort to take full advantage of the site's extensive and astounding views, the project sits strategically next to the lake Stelli at an altitude of 2,536 m (8,320 feet).
By Koukichi Sugihara from the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Japan. Via David Hartono.
This footage was captured in 1969 at the launch program of Apollo 11. Shot on 16 mm the camera is running at 500 fps, making the total clip of over 8 minutes represent just 30 seconds of actual time.
The Engineering University in Lausanne has received a new library, shaped by the two Japanese archidects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, known as Sanaa.
After all this hype disappointment is programmed. It's a solid device, but I expected a revolution, like an option to switch screen into eInk mode... Don't think this will make it big in this version.
Stemming from research in sensory associative perception and studies of electronically and digitally produced music, this work intends to visually and physically realise some of the philosophical concepts bound by the ambiguous programmatic restraints of computer software. Physical Loops by Robert Corish.
Via Rob.
David Cranmer documented the making of this beautiful LED sculpture last year. Also check the video in the end.
Tai-Chi stands for Tangible Acoustic Interfaces for Computer-Human Interaction. It uses tiny piezoelectric sensors to sense surface vibrations. The sensors are connected to a computer and track up to two objects at once by sensing vibrations. This can apply to any physical surface, graspable objects and ambient media (e.g. wall, tabletop and air), as well as making the interaction natural without the need for a hand held device.
Talking about arms, do you remember that creepy robot dog? The same engineers are now working on a two legged version, called Petman: Used (at the moment) to test chemical warfare clothing for the US Army, the Petman is able to move at 3.2 mph, recreating the natural heel-toe stride that we employ in our walking motion. Just the question now: what does Petman do when his shoelaces come undone?
My favorite architect so far. This beautiful house was build in Saijo, Hiroshima, by Japanese architect Makoto Tanijiri, aka Suppose Design Office. See more photos here.
The air ship is developed by LaChLuVe and was captured this October at a Airship Fair in Richtershafen, Germany. It uses the principals of locomotion to move.
Via everyoneforever.
Public Engineering from Stockholm, Sweden. Seen on Vimeo.
Daniel has sent an e-mail, pointing out this marvellous piece of engineering: The Corpus Clock. Lovely introduced by its inventor John Taylor. The time is eleven o'clock precisely.
This is probably the last post of this blog. Our dear Swiss fellows from CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) will do their first try to create antimatter tomorrow. Some scientist say, it will destroy all human life. If you want to follow how your life ends, then you can check the experiment tomorrow on a live webcast starting at 09:00 CEST on webcast.cern.ch
"The four FRONT members have developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. They make it possible by using a unique method where two advanced techniques are combined. Pen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialized through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of furniture."
Via Today and Tomorrow
Art+Com developed this installation, build with 714 suspended metal balls, for the BMW Mueseum in Munich.
Developed by Boston Dynamics. You can already imaging them caring American ammo though the mountains of Afghanistan. Scary.
Via Yates.