Category: Technology

I was just flipping through the Intel Developer Forum talks and noticed something called “Dynamic Physical Rendering”. Turns out to be a very interesting project from Carnegie Mellon which proposes to recreate 3D shapes, perhaps even colors and textures, using man-made “catoms”. These catoms would be nanotechnology devices able to communicate with each other and […]

I love this little machine at the San Francisco Airport. It’s in a section at the end of the concourse for United flights, where there are a few science-oriented toys for kids. Every few minutes, if not disturbed, a tornado will form in the smoke. If someone walks past the machine, the breeze they create […]