Archive for 'materials and technology'
self assembling electronics
In a 1959 lecture called “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” physicist Richard Feynman wondered, “What would happen if we could arrange the atoms one by one the way we want them?”. New frontier in material research is at the nano-scale. Manipulating a wide variety of materials at this ultrasmall molecular level promises to […]
Posted: December 9th, 2007 under materials and technology, trends, vision and scenario, lifestyle, on time and space.
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rethinking the wall
Blobwall, Greg Lynn last creation, is “a freestanding, indoor/outdoor wall system made of a low-density, recyclable, and impact-resistant polymer” which re-thinks the traditional in-out interface: the base comes out from a lightweight honeycomb material developed by Panelite, which technical brochure from the official site is available here. The blobwall will be presented at the new […]
Posted: December 5th, 2007 under architecture and the city, materials and technology, trends, vision and scenario, art, announcements, 100% thought.
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playing 3d
Imagine to work or play on a 3d virtual environment. That’s what happens with the latest version of James Clar’s 3D Display Cube which is a white hand-made LED display that allows three-dimensional imagery. Photoshop and After Effects files can be imported to the display, as well as other interactive peripherals, even if the best […]
Posted: December 4th, 2007 under general, materials and technology, trends, vision and scenario, media and communication, interaction design, rfid, emotional environment.
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