Internet of Things Infographic Over the last several years, stories of the technologies making up an Internet of Things have started to slip into public consciousness. As this is occurring, we believe the whole story of Smart Systems and the Internet of Things is not being told. Many dispatches coming in from the “front lines” of technology innovation but mostly fragments of a much larger narrative. Postscapes collaborated with Harbor Research on an infographic to tell a more complete story about the Internet of Things. From our perspective, this story is not just about people communicating with people or machines communicating with machines.
Literature gifts for book lovers, readers and writers – Literary Emporium Artist Brian Dettmer Carves Old Books into Intricate Narrative Sculptures Brian Dettmer – Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Most of Dettmer’s focus is on books, favoring out of date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books and dictionaries. He begins carving away arbitrarily at the pages, letting the images reveal themselves as he moves through his process. He seals the edges of the books to ensure precision, which also transforms the splayed edges to look like a smooth and sanded piece of wood. Carefully extracting bits and pieces, he creates a narrative within the books’ contents, revealing selected sentences and images. The resulting beautiful sculptures completely reinterpret the original intention of each book. Dettmer’s messages range from narrative to political, with spiral sculptures of butterflies from a lepidoptery journal, or a scene of layered illustrated animals from a children’s book. Dettmer exhibits his sculptures in galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe, breathing new life into media that our fast-paced society has outgrown. + Brian Dettmer
Gecko-like adhesives now work on real-world surfaces The integrated tendon-skin morphology in the gecko foot (credit: UMass Amherst) University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers report in Advanced Materials how they have expanded their design theory to allow Geckskin to adhere powerfully to a wider variety of surfaces found in most homes such as drywall, wood, and metal, not just glass — an elusive goal of many research teams across the world. “Imagine sticking your tablet on a wall to watch your favorite movie and then moving it to a new location when you want, without the need for pesky holes in your painted wall,” says polymer science and engineering professor Al Crosby. Unlike other gecko-like materials, the UMass Amherst invention does not rely on mimicking the tiny, nanoscopic hairs found on gecko feet, but rather builds on “draping adhesion,” which derives from the gecko’s integrated anatomical skin-tendon-bone system, making a strong adhesive connection by conforming to a surface while still maximizing stiffness.
Recovering the Classics | Every Book Deserves a Great Cover 20 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries - Oddee.com (beautiful libraries, amazing libraries...) For some people it’s castles with their noble history and crumbling towers, for others it’s abandoned factories or lost cities. But for those who enjoy reading, a huge beautiful library is a place of endless pleasure. Meet 20 of the biggest and most beautiful libraries around the globe, as presented by . You can find this and more fascinating pictures on Candida Hofer's book. Abbey Library St. Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Trinity College LIbrary, AKA, The Long Room, Dublin, Ireland Melk Monastery Library, Melk, Austria Jay Walker's Private Library Rijkmuseum Library, Amsterdam Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada Strahov Monastery - Theological Library, Prague, Czech Republic Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, Germany Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Wiblingen Monastary Library, Ulm, Germany Stiftsbibliothek Klosterneuburg, Klosterneuburg, Austria Central Library, Seattle Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria
Travel Vest by ScotteVest In Sun Valley Idaho, the makers at Scottevest, Laura and Scott Jordan, make tech enabled, pocket filled clothing for recreationists and travelers. Their recently launched Q.U.E.S.T. Vest has, not 10, not 20, but 42 hidden pockets, elevating this sporty travelwear to a whole new level. This vest has a spot for virtually everything, including an eyeglass sleeve, lined with soft chamois, and a clear storage slot for visual and manual phone access. Top it all off with a stowable hood and a pickpocket proof guarantee and this is an inVestment worth every penny.
Welcome to World of Books.com | Cheapest Used Books Amazing Book Art of Robert The on DesignRulz They’re still books – only a bit changed. All these books were transformed into visual art, but still they’re books. American artist and a mathematician with a strange name, Robert The makes bizarre creations from books for many years. His art works are stored in many private collections and are exhibited in modern museums. These quite unusual and creative creations will surely find its place in modern art.