Tag Archives: 3D
Industrial Robot Vs Sword Master
Japanese sword masters are impressively skilled, able to accurately slice an orange in half and perform precise cuts on their target. The sword technique, Iaijyutsu, is cultivated from ancient times, and requires many years of practice to perfect. Yaskawa Electric Corporation, … Continue reading
Vesta Trek: A Digital Model Of Asteroid Vesta
“You can explore asteroid Vesta. Recently, NASA’s robotic spaceship Dawn visited Vesta, the second largest object in our Solar System’s main asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. During a year-long stopover, Dawn‘s cameras photographed Vesta’s entire surface, documenting … Continue reading
Fibonacci Zoetrope Sculptures
“These are 3-D printed sculptures designed to animate when spun under a strobe light. The placement of the appendages is determined by the same method nature uses in pinecones and sunflowers. The rotation speed is synchronized to the strobe so … Continue reading
3D Optical Illusion Graffiti
The crazy optical illusion graffiti that Odeith creates is mind-bendingly amazing. The murals he creates are anamorphic illusions, appearing to come out of the wall. By painting the shadows and skewing the images in the correct way, the designs appear … Continue reading
The Beauty Of Mathematics (Plus Cake)
You can create some incredibly beautiful images using mathematics. Over at The Guardian, they have a collection of images taken from the book “50 Visions of Mathematics“. These range from fractal images (which are always beautiful), to 3D-printed items, to experiments, … Continue reading
Fireworks Filmed With A Drone
This video of fireworks filmed with a drone is simply sublime. I love the 3D effect that is achieved as the drone flies straight through the exploding fireworks. The music is a perfect match, really enhancing the visuals. It’s an … Continue reading
3D Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation
“The essence of levitation technology is the countervailing of gravity. It is known that an ultrasound standing wave is capable of suspending small particles at its sound pressure nodes and, so far, this method has been used to levitate lightweight … Continue reading
How To Convert Animated GIFs To 3D
There’s an incredibly simple effect that can be done to convert animated GIFs into 3D. All you need to do is put two solid-coloured vertical lines onto the image (as shown by the two white bars left). As objects move … Continue reading
Mesmerising GIFs Of Science
If you like GIFs, you’ll like this. If you like science, you’ll LOVE this. Over at BuzzFeed, they have a collection of “32 mesmerising GIFs that will make you fall in love with science“, and they’re not wrong! I’ve covered … Continue reading
Your Beautiful Eyes
Eyes are beautiful and amazing organs. There are many different types of eyes, but all have the same function: enabling us to see the world around us. They do this by detecting light and converting it into electro-chemical impulses in … Continue reading
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