Put a camera on a tripod, point at a dark starry sky, and hold the shutter open for about 10 minutes, and the image will show stars as circular arcs. But what happens if you do it in space? In 2012, Donald Roy Pettit, better known as Don Pettit, did just that, and made beautiful images from the […]
Ferrofluid sculptures are amazing to look at. When you first see one, you might almost think it’s some kind of dark magic, or that it came from another planet, but it actually works because of magnetism. Ferrofluid Sculpture Tip: I like the music in the video. It’s made by The Thrillseekers and is called Synaesthesia. A ferrofluid is a colloidal liquid filled […]
As many people know, Pokémon Go is the latest rage in mobile gaming. The game makes clever use of augmented reality (AR) to get people out into the real world and perform various tasks like catching Pokémon. It has become a very popular game, and really shows the power of AR. AR is a live […]
LCARS is a computer operating system in the Star Trek fictional universe, and an acronym for Library Computer Access/Retrieval System. It’s mostly known for the style of the computer displays, especially the ones in the The Next Generation and Voyager series. The LCARS graphical user interface was designed by Michael Okuda, and influenced by Gene Roddenberry. In homage to its creator, the […]
Tim Urban has written an amazing in-depth post about how artificial intelligence might develop, what might happen once it reaches a certain level, and what it might mean for mankind. It’s a very interesting read, and a bit scary too, since it might all happen within our lifetimes. Coming soon?
If you think photorealistic graphics are still a decade away, think again. Euclideon, an Australian software company, has created a graphics engine called Unlimited Detail. It looks groundbreaking. The following video provides an explanation of how the engine works. The following video provides a representation of how the graphics can look.
This free little universe viewer is quite amazing. It’s called Mitaka, and it’s made in Japan. It’s actually pretty old, the latest version was released on 26 May 2008, but it still looks very good. The download is around 35 MB, and it works straight out of the box, no install required. I recommend it, the sheer size of the […]
There are a lot of developments in the world of smartphones, but this one really caught my eye. It’s called Project Ara, and I think it looks very promising. Basically, it’s the ultimate customisable smartphone. It consists of an endoskeleton, or ‘endo’, on which you can add ‘modules’, the building blocks of the phone. The video below will […]