Monthly Archives: June 2014

Reseachers at Harvard University have developed a way to 3D-print a cellular composite with record lightness and stiffness using an epoxy resin. This marks the first time that epoxy is used for 3D-printing, and the advance could lead to the … Continue reading →

Blitzortung is a community of volunteers who install inexpensive lightning sensors and transmit their data to a central server. In … from FlowingData http://ift.tt/TzE67w via IFTTT

Six weeks after launching a direct-to-consumer ecommerce site that invites amputees to design stunning 3D printed custom fairings and other ornamentations for their prosthetic legs, UNYQ has closed its seed-round of funding in the amount of $1,050,000 US dollars. This … Continue reading →

Batteries die quickly in my GoPro cameras. Wasabi Power’s handy kit comes with 2 extra batteries and a wall wart. I get around 1 hour of recording from a single battery, based on the settings our video editor Eric recommends. … Continue reading →

If you’re one of the lucky ones who has access to a laser cutter, you’re definitely going to want to check out [Aaron Porterfield’s] latest work. He’s been experimenting with making flexible wood. We’ve all probably seen wood cut with slots … Continue reading →

When it comes to storytelling, where are design and technology taking us? “Whatever is next in storytelling, design, and technology, it will always be about rendering emotional transportation—capturing attention and converting it into intention,” says Hollywood producer Peter Guber, CEO … Continue reading →

If you don’t know who Becky Stern is, it’s not her fault. She’s prolific. She’s worked at Make:, Adafruit, places of higher learning, and given talks all over the nation. Any decent write up of her work could easily take up … Continue reading →

This brilliant series of maps produced by The Climate Desk shows you how many brutally hot days you’re likely to suffer in the USA as you age. Read the rest from Boing Boing http://ift.tt/1nItFGF via IFTTT

We sent off a list of questions, just like every week, and [Ladyada] offered to do a video response. How awesome is that? Not only did she answer our questions, but she talked at length for several of them. We’re … Continue reading →

In Performance for Pay? The Relation Between CEO Incentive Compensation and Future Stock Price Performance , a paper from U of Utah business-school professors, the relationship between executive performance and executive pay is intensively investigated. The authors carefully document that … Continue reading →