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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

totalimmortalbeloved:

For the Birds. Birdhouses by Jeff Canham.

pulmonaire:

Mini-Worlds In Jars by Architect Akinobu

gaksdesigns:

6 Million Matches and 16 Years of Life.

A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music based on the year ring data. Those are analyzed for their thickness and growth rate and are then mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset very differently.

(Source: traubeck.com)

emergentfutures: Why it’s China’s turn to worry about manufacturing “America has been extremely worried about the loss of manufacturing to China. Seduced by subsidies, cheap labor, lax regulations, and a rigged currency, American industry has made a beeline to China. But the tide may soon turn. New technologies will likely cause the same hollowing out of China’s manufacturing industry over the next two decades that the U.S experienced over the past twenty years. That’s right. America is destined to once again gain its supremacy in manufacturing, and it will soon be China’s turn to worry.” Full Story: Venture Beat

emergentfutures:

Why it’s China’s turn to worry about manufacturing

“America has been extremely worried about the loss of manufacturing to China. Seduced by subsidies, cheap labor, lax regulations, and a rigged currency, American industry has made a beeline to China.

But the tide may soon turn.

New technologies will likely cause the same hollowing out of China’s manufacturing industry over the next two decades that the U.S experienced over the past twenty years. That’s right. America is destined to once again gain its supremacy in manufacturing, and it will soon be China’s turn to worry.”

Full Story: Venture Beat

The Golden Gate is an electric camper car measuring 96”x54”x64”. Made with fiberglass, epoxy resin, plywood, glass, bike parts and electric motor. The vehicle can drive 10 miles on a charge and goes up to 20 mph. The interior has a kitchen with sink, stove, cooler, storage cubbies, toilet, a bed and storage below the bed. All of the controls are in the steering wheel. The driver sits cross legged while operating the vehicle. via - Jay Nelson

The Golden Gate is an electric camper car measuring 96”x54”x64”. Made with fiberglass, epoxy resin, plywood, glass, bike parts and electric motor. The vehicle can drive 10 miles on a charge and goes up to 20 mph. The interior has a kitchen with sink, stove, cooler, storage cubbies, toilet, a bed and storage below the bed. All of the controls are in the steering wheel. The driver sits cross legged while operating the vehicle. via - Jay Nelson

robotsrobotsrobots: nelson - alt view by *adoptabot

robotsrobotsrobots:

nelson - alt view by *adoptabot

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks the Internet

mathrioshka:

Датчик сканирует поверхность цветовых кругов, пересылает данные в компьютер, который в свою очередь синтезирует звук. Отличный дизайн.

truebluemeandyou: DIY Pocket Sized Altoids Tin Pool Table. I love Altoids tins’ crafts and have posted quite a few: http://truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/altoids-tin. The mini pool table is from Instructables here.

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Pocket Sized Altoids Tin Pool Table. I love Altoids tins’ crafts and have posted quite a few: http://truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/altoids-tin. The mini pool table is from Instructables here.