The design studio Nervous System has created a novel process that allows a 3-D printed dress to move and sway like real fabric. The bespoke software behind it, called Kinematics, combines origami techniques with novel approaches to 3-D printing, pushing the technology’s limits.

Instead of pinning fabric to a dress form, a Kinematics garment starts as a 3-D model in a CAD program. Kinematics breaks the model … Read More → "This dress is made from 3-D printed plastic, but flows like fabric"

The neighbors of this community synchronized the Holiday lights on their houses together to create this impressive show.
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Earlier this year, we took a look at Bloodhound SSC, a new land speed record challenger that is taking shape in the UK. The vehicle is being designed and built to see the far side of 1,000 mph, which the team aims to reach at the Hakskeen Pan (a dry lake bed in South Africa). It’s going to use a combination … Read More → "1,000 mph car tests its rocket engine"

Eric Schmidt wants you to know that robots are your friend.

That makes sense, considering that as chairman and former CEO of Google, Schmidt has been heavily involved in the development of some of the the world’s most sophisticated artificially intelligent systems, from the self-driving car to Google’s predictive search engine. The company even recently launched its own internal robotics lab. But while Schmidt admits sitting shotgun in the self-driving … Read More → "Don’t fear the artificially intelligent future"

Dr. Carsten Plischke, a veterinarian in Enger, Germany used leftover bricks of his son’s LEGO set to fashion a temporary “wheelchair” for a pet tortoise named Blade whose legs were weakened due to a growth disorder. The “wheelchair” was then placed onto Blade’s belly to allow him to scoot around while giving the support he needs as his legs grow stronger. In an … Read More → "Creative veterinarian fashions a LEGO ‘wheelchair’ for disabled pet tortoise with weakened legs"

President Barack Obama told the world that everyone should learn how to code. And now he’s putting his money where his mouth is.

Earlier today, to help kick-off the annual Computer Science Education Week, Obama became the first president ever to write a computer program. It was a very simple program—all it does is draw a square on a screen—but that’s the … Read More → "Obama becomes first president to write a computer program"

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Some retailers believe that it’s important to make their stores easy to find. They’ll even pay a premium for space in popular malls or streets with lots of foot traffic. Sony is taking a different approach with its Xperia Aquatech Store, one that … Read More → "You have to scuba dive to reach Sony’s newest store"

According to the Lowline’s website, the aim of the project is not just to create a public space, but also to show how technology can be used to transform cities. In addition to providing a place for relaxing, activities and cultural events as you’d expect with any park, the Lowline will also seek to overcome its subterranean limitations to have a rich variety of plants and trees.

In order to provide the … Read More → "New York’s Lowline subterranean park pipes sunlight underground"

Motion capture systems are typically used to record an actor’s physical performance, which is then applied to a CG character, or even a CG stunt double, to ensure their digital counterpart moves as lifelike as possible. And while the subtle movements and contortions of an actor’s face, including their eyes, are also recorded, the CG doubles are usually just rendered with a pair of generically-shaped and simplified eyeballs that … Read More → "Disney’s super-realistic CG eyeballs are an uncanny valley airlift"