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June 20, 2010
New images of the sun
[posted by Benz Roos]
This first image of the sun from the GOES-15 SXI instrument from June 2, 2010 was a cause for celebration. Image: NASA/NOAA/ Lockheed Martin
NASA Goes-15 spacecraft returned its first x-ray image to earth. Scientist faced a lot problem due voltage problems in the instruments of the spacecraft. GOES-15 is observing the surface of the sun to predict space weather.
I think those images of the sun are really interesting and beautiful. When You see the sun at day you never really realize it looks actually more like the image above! source: nasa -
June 14, 2010
Black rain by Semiconductor
[posted by Benz Roos]
Black Rain from Semiconductor on Vimeo.
Last year the Royal Academy in London showed this piece in the exhibition ‘Earth’. This video art work is called Black Rain and is made by Semiconductor (Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt).
Black Rain is sourced from images collected by the twin satellite, solar mission, STEREO. Here we see the HI (Heliospheric Imager) visual data as it tracks interplanetary space for solar wind and CME’s (coronal mass ejections) heading towards Earth.
I like this movie a lot. The raw data has some exciting neatness. It shows our sun in a different way then we used to. make sure to check the site of Semiconductor for more interesting images. source:creative applications -
LED replacement bulb
[posted by Benz Roos]
LED replacement bulb for 60Watt LED by LEDO GmbH
LEDO GmbH has developed a new type of replacement for the 60Watt GLS. Unlike all the other replacement bulbs, this design has taken the original distribution of the GLS into account. source: notcot
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June 13, 2010
LuminAR desk lamp
[posted by Benz Roos]
MIT student Natan Linder has designed a robotic luminair which could be a new form of a computer. Natan Linder writes on the fluid interface group of MIT website: LuminAR reinvents the traditional incandescent bulb and desk lamp, evolving them into a new category of robotic, digital information devices. The LuminAR Bulb combines a Pico-projector, camera, and wireless computer in a compact form factor. This self-contained system enables users with just-in-time projected information and a gestural user interface, and it can be screwed into standard light fixtures everywhere. The LuminAR Lamp is an articulated robotic arm, designed to interface with the LuminAR Bulb. Both LuminAR form factors dynamically augment their environments with media and information, while seamlessly connecting with laptops, mobile phones, and other electronic devices. LuminAR transforms surfaces and objects into interactive spaces that blend digital media and information with the physical space. The project radically rethinks the design of traditional lighting objects, and explores how we can endow them with novel augmented-reality interfaces.
It’s really interesting to see the mixture of traditional lighting and modern information. Can’t wait to get such devices at the office! source:designboom -
June 7, 2010
Algae lamp
[posted by Benz Roos]
Image: susana camara leret
Mike Thompson has created a lamp/fixture which is powered by algae. Earlier this year scientists discovered that algae can produce an electric current during the photosynthesis process. source: Designboom
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