Its been a week since the World Cup has ended and I thought we can remember it by looking back at the production of the soccer ball. It was always interesting to see how players would kick the soccer ball to make it bend in ways you think is not possible….part of this is achievable because of the uniformity of the football and its directional spin. I am in the process of assisting in research that is looking into what is the most efficient topology to obtain the greatest uniformity on a soccer ball. There a many ways of developing optimized or most roundest sphere…have a look at how Adidas does it with the production of the Jabulani.
Organ printing seemed like a crazy sci-fi pipe dream when researchers first started tinkering with it a couple years back. But it’s set to make the leap into real-world use in just a few years. As Information Week reports, Organovo, a company based in San Diego, is working on one of the world’s first commercial 3-D organ printers. Organovo expects the first production models to ship this year to biomedical researchers. Up until now, Organovo has been angel funded, but soon, they’ll be raising VC funds for an expansion.
Commissioned for Milan 2010, Jason Bruges Studio’s latest creation is a captivating artwork featuring Lumiblade OLEDs. Mimosa is an interactive artwork displaying behavior that mimics responsive plant systems.The piece was inspired by the Mimosa family of plants, which change kinetically to suit their environmental conditions. The studio has used the slim form of individual OLEDs to create delicate light petals, forming flowers, which open and close in response to visitors.
Today we have seen the loss of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. A truly exceptional creative individual that will be greatly missed. This happens to be one of our favorite McQueen shows from the Spring/Summer 1999 where he took a white dress and then splattered it w/ paint from 2 robot arms. McQueen was not only epic as a designer of fashion but also understood the theatrics of the conceptual side of the profession.
For those that are interested in the World Cup ball construction, we have a treat for you. 4min 26 sec of awesomeness! Thanks to J. Ivanoff for this one. >>>video below read more
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