Category Archive: tech

11 Jan

using light

using light

It all started with this video Which led me back to the GRL Laser Tag installation in Rotterdam, which I’ve long admired (Though until now I …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in video
Tagged ,
Comments (0)
16 Nov

formiculture

formiculture

As the researchers reported Oct. 15 in the online journal Biotechnology for Biofuels, they’ve begun to identify which of these genes encode for enzymes that …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in science
Tagged , , , ,
Comments (0)
16 Nov

humanoid walking robot

humanoid walking robot

This humanoid walking robot has been built for testing  protective suits against chemical warfare attack.  The robot can walk, stumble and maintain its balance. Once …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in robot, science
Tagged , , , ,
Comments (0)
13 Nov

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology

Just reading a New Yorker article on Synthetic biology and evolution – using the technologies of life to build purposed mechanisms. Grow your own world …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in science
Tagged , , , , ,
Comments (0)
13 Oct

what is the head inside of?

what is the head inside of?

The discipline of cybernetics developed by Von Neumann and Weiner (and extended by Beer!) has given rise to many further schools. Among them a method …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in misc., robot
Tagged , , , ,
Comments (0)
08 Oct

Quantum signatures of chaos in a kicked top.

Quantum signatures of chaos in a kicked top.

Theorists have speculated that the onset of chaos will greatly increase the degree to which different parts of a quantum system become entangled. The quantum version …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in science
Tagged , ,
Comments (0)
11 Jul

technoprimitive: haptics

technoprimitive: haptics

The NOVINT Falcon is a haptic interface device. It allows you to feel the shape and heft and texture of virtual objects. I’m particularly interested in the …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in misc.
Comments (0)
05 Dec

Future Force Military Scenario

Future Force Military Scenario

The Ministry of National Defense has spent a lot of time thinking about how to turn the Army into an operation capable of dealing with …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in images, misc., web
Comments (0)
03 Dec

I Am the Mighty Jungulator

I Am the Mighty Jungulator

Looking today for a lightweight audio manipulation tool, I came across I Am the Mighty Jungulator. The crew is an a/v unit from the UK that …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in misc., music, video, web
Comments (0)
28 Nov

Never Be The Same Again

Never Be The Same Again

The Fab @ Home fabber, a project of the Computational Synthesis Lab at Cornell University, is a desktop device for creating real objects made of …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in images, misc.
Comments (1)
16 Nov

[not]Automatic computer music

[not]Automatic computer music

Searching for material related to music generated wholly by computer , I found something different. . The work of Christopher Dobrian features musical human computer interaction. . This …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in misc., music
Comments (0)
16 Nov

Long Pork Fuels Robot Army

Long Pork Fuels Robot Army

Some time ago, a robot vanguard sampled human flesh. In the voice of a child the mechanical investigator reported that the meat of people is …

 
By eightprime
Also posted in George, misc., robot
Comments (0)