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Mad Quickies 9.30
- Last time, we mentioned the Nikon microphotograph competition. Olympus does a similar thing called Bioscapes. And, get this, they are offering screensavers of winning entries over the years.
- An ambitious, long-term public art experiment: The Urban Field Glass Project in New York involves eight engineered viewing devices.
- Rubberize your origami. Not a euphemism.
- Contour maps are transformed into 3D for public spaces and displays.
- ROBOT TCHOTCHKES GALORE! ChillBots Robot Ice Cube Tray! …Yumbot Robot Cupcake Molds! … Robot Monkey Tissues! … Robot Matryoshkas! … Robobox Stencil Set! and our personal favorite, Salt and Pepper Bots! That’s WIND-UP Salt and Pepper Bots, people!
- The Radioactive Orchestra attempts “to inspire everyone to learn natural science by making it playful and beautiful.” This is must-try interactive site that is a simple way to make melodies from almost any known isotope in the chart of nuclides.
Axel Boman and The Radioactive Orchestra
featuring Rubidium 88 & Cobolt 60