Renosite (code name: CDEOp) Please take the time to read and understand the reasoning behind this product. This site is dedicated to a special project that has been missing in the computer industry. Once this project started other similar devices started showing up on the market, but to this day this one is the only open-source version out there. The development has started and stopped over the last couple of years.
Behind the Magic of Media Installations In this interview, originally published by Metropolis Magazine as “Q&A: Melissa Weigel of Moment Factory“, Leslie Gallery-Dilworth talks with Weigel about the challenges of devising multimedia installations for public spaces, as in their recent installation for the Bradley International Terminal at LAX. Montreal’s Moment Factory, a new media and entertainment studio, is best known for creating and producing multimedia environments that combine video, lighting, architecture, sound, and special effects. You may have seen their work at Cirque du Soleil, Madonna’s 2012 Superbowl Half Time Show, Disney’s E3 booth, or Jay Z’s Carnegie Hall debut. Perhaps you were there when they lit up the facade of the Sagrada Familia or Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles district. Or maybe you saw that they were included in Apple’s recently launched 30th anniversary timeline. Reaction from passengers and the airport management at LAX has been, to put it most effectively, “WOW!”
Cerowrt CeroWrt is a project built on the OpenWrt firmware to resolve the endemic problems of bufferbloat in home networking today, and to push forward the state of the art of edge networks and routers. Projects include proper IPv6 support, tighter integration with DNSSEC, and most importantly, reducing bufferbloat in both the wired and wireless components of the stack. The CeroWrt 3.10 series of builds include the following features and capabilities: Linux 3.10 kernel. Many of the fixes for bufferbloat are being implemented in this 3.10 kernel, so we are tracking these developments carefully.
World's first 3D-printed bicycle frame launched News: British bicycle brand Empire Cycles has collaborated with additive manufacturing company Renishaw to build the world's first 3D-printed metal bike frame. Using a 3D printer developed by Renishaw to print metal parts, Empire Cycles has created a titanium alloy frame that is over a third lighter than a traditional frame, increasing design flexibility while reducing production costs. "The key benefit for Empire Cycles is the performance advantages that this construction method bestows," says the brand, which first approached Renishaw with its design. Bufferbloat I received the following question today from Ralph Droms. I include an edited version of my response to Ralph. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Ralph Droms (rdroms) <rdroms@yyy.zzz> wrote: Someone suggested to me that bufferbloat might even be worse in switches/bridges than in routers.
3D printing explained with with Bart Van der Scheuren of Materialise Next in our series of movies about 3D printing we talk to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise, who explains how the three main 3D printing technologies work. Based just outside Leuven in Belgium, where we visited while researching our 3D-printing magazine Print Shift, Materialise have been working with 3D printing technologies for over 20 years. "We offer a broad range of different technologies in different markets," Van der Schueren says. "We are active in the industrial fields, where we produce parts on demand, and a second field is the medical field where we supply software tools or products, which are 3D-printed and used in all kinds of surgeries."
NASA-Funded 3D Food Printer Whips up an Entire Pizza Last year NASA funded one man’s plan to build a food 3D printer for astronauts – and now the first prototype can 3D print an entire pizza! Some of these initial pies may not look like much, but the man behind the project, mechanical engineer Anjan Contractor, intends to perfect his edible design. NASA offered about $125,000 to Systems and Material Research Corporation, the company that employs Contractor, to develop the food printer. A new video shows Contractor’s design in action-the printer has three nasals for pizza dough, ketchup and cheese and the finished “design” takes only 70 minutes to cook, according to Contractor. Life-Saving Boot Can Detect Active Landmines from 6.5 Feet Away Bogota-based design firm Lemur Studio has designed a life-saving boot insert which can detect landmines from a distance of 6.5 feet. SaveOneLife was created with soldiers in mind, but civilians and farmers living in areas littered with active mines can also benefit from this groundbreaking technology. The boot sole acts as a metal detector with a built-in radio transmitter and processor which pick up electromagnetic fields produced by large metal objects. Colombia’s fields and jungles are full of active landmines which have, in the last 24 years, killed 2,000 people and injured about 10,000 more.
Synthetic Nature: An Exploration of Spatial Morphology Alveolata_2.7.A Romanian architect Vlad Tenu focuses on the integration of computation, science and technology in the creative process of his design research. His collection, Synthetic Nature, is a set of prototypes created by his holistic architectural design research into the genesis of form and space. Throughout the art is an analogy with the molecular behavior of soap bubbles, which involve nature’s algorithms, geometrical constraints, and mathematical relationships. responsive hexi wall fluctuates based on nearby movements feb 25, 2014 responsive hexi wall fluctuates based on nearby movements responsive hexi wall fluctuates based on nearby movementsall images courtesy of thibaut sld video courtesy of thibaut sld jumping near the installation induces a wave of motion
Movie: Francis Bitonti on 3D-printed dress for Dita von Teese Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media" Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: new technologies mean the design process is becoming akin to "creating a Hollywood film," says designer Francis Bitonti, who created a seamless 3D-printed dress for burlesque dancer Dita von Teese. Speaking about the development of the dress at the Wearable Futures conference in London in December, Bitonti says that developments in computer-based design and 3D printing mean that designers are no longer limited by their knowledge of materials. "The separation between what you can simulate and what you can physically model is gone", claims Bitonti, founder of New York luxury fashion studio Francis Bitonti Studio.
Russian gallerist Dasha Zukhova sparks race row over "degrading" chair News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. The photograph, which originally appeared on Buro247, was later cropped by the publication to remove the chair but not before it had circulated widely, sparking furore. FashionBombDaily editor Claire Sulmers, who broke the story, described the image as an example of "white dominance and superiority, articulated in a seemingly serene yet overtly degrading way." "We can't help but be filled with anger and frustration over the onslaught of negative imagery, constant disregard and unabashed bigotry that continues to plague the fashion industry," wrote Huffington Post's Julee Wilson.
Mala Carpet: Incredible Design for a Great Cause Nothing makes me happier than mixing great design with a wonderful cause and that’s just what describes designer Madeline Weinrib’s latest endeavor. Weinrib designed the Mala Carpet for Project Mala, a non-profit organization that works to build schools in the carpet-weaving region of India with hopes of eliminating child labor. 100% of the rug’s proceeds go to the cause, which builds and operates the schools while also providing two meals per day, healthcare, clothing and shoes, and school supplies. We’re happy to report, it looks like there are only a few left so hurry! Inspired by vintage Moroccan carpets with plush textures and distinctive patterns, Weinrib designed the natural and black carpet with her signature graphic touch. The carpet is made from 100% New Zealand wool and is hand-knotted.
New pedal-free bicycle relies on running momentum Could the Fliz be a viable alternative to conventional bicycles? ( The latest in modern bicycle innovation takes some cues from the fictional mode of transportation used in the "Flintstones" cartoon. A new bicycle designed by German engineers does away with pedals and instead requires the rider to run or walk to generate speed. Dubbed the "Fliz Bike," it is actually based on the world's first bicycle, the "Laufrad," which also operated without pedals and was created by German inventor Karl Drais in 1817.