In one of our previous articles we started series about art and technology. We wrote about Theo Jansen and his Strandbeest. In this article we’re also going to write about kinetic sculptures, although animated in a completely different way. Human kind has ever since the ancient times used to make sculptures which cause admiration, and… »
We already wrote about a prosthetic arm and a toy robotic arm in our previous articles. In this article we’re going to write about a robotic hand designed in Japan. Although it resembles a lifelike hand in a great degree, its main application won’t be in prosthetics. Kyoto-based factory automation company Squse (yes, their page… »
With this article we’re starting a new series on our website and it is about architecture. Due to the changes regarding our environment and temperature it is important to emphasize the new ideas and techniques that bring more balance between our creations and nature. Creating architecture which mimics nature or shows technological advances covers two… »
Soon, you’ll be able to charge a laptop, mobile phone, iPod or some other portable device while you are working or relaxing outdoors.A retractable umbrella that converts sunlight into electricity is in development a partnership between SKYShades, a supplier of shade structures, and Konarka Technologies, the developer of Power Plastic. Konarka has agreed to design… »
Clean, renewable energy is freely available – in the form of wind, sun, water and potential other forms we haven’t discovered yet. However, harnessing the energy with reliability and in a cost-effective manner remains a barrier. Wind power is one of the fastest growing alternative energy markets and researchers all over the world are developing… »
Nanoparticles specially engineered by J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues from University of Central Florida, could someday target and destroy tumors as well as spare the patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies. Perez and his team used a drug called Taxol for their cell culture studies because it is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic… »
In this article we’re going to write about a spy cam that has another fun application. The Mini FPV Camera has relatively small dimensions (73mm x 20mm x 11mm) and it resembles the look of older MP3 players or dictaphones more than a camera. We used the term relatively because there are many smaller mini… »
We decided to start writing articles regarding the combination of art and technology since it’s more frequent and exceptional. We hope you’ll find these combinations as much as we do. The series will start with a story about a Dutch artist Theo Jansen who has been working for almost 2 decades in order to create… »
