The charge lifted the water and, filtering through the droplets, formed multiple orbs of static mist. Our blades would have to be faster than its, and the only advantage we had were the rail laser grease drippings of these links. Beeple – “Dude who makes crap.” From the commically surreal ‘Little Rocket Man’ to other giant monsters, mechs, and oddities, Mike Winkelmann goes beyond the mundane. Modernising Nature – Could flip through these all day. Zak van Biljon uses infrared photography for ‘Modernising Nature’, showcasing vivid pink and red landscapes. A complete guide to iconography – Bonnie Kate Wolf has written a guide to help you become a person who loves…

If you thought touchscreens were the pinnacle of intuitive interfaces, think again. Google is currently working on a project which analyzes delicate hand motions and translates them into digital data; all without ever touching a screen: Project Soli is an interaction sensor which uses a miniature radar to track hand movements down to the sub-millimeter level. Since we use our hands for various tasks (exerting pressure, handling delicate materials, and expression to name a few), Soli tracks these movements at high speeds with the utmost accuracy. Combined with a set of universal, pre-programmed tool gestures, Soli will allow you to control different devices without ever touching them. At the heart…

Have you ever wondered why food and product visuals look better than what you buy? Well, there are all sorts of tricks and, if it’s not a complete digital rendered/animated recreation, a lot of what you see on screen, box, and billboard is dolled up with fake ingredients and special effects to make them look more appealing. Photographer and “visual engineer” Steve Giralt, creates some of the most stunning product visuals you’ll see and he provides some behind the scenes insight as to how they’re put together. Take for example this simple Pepsi visual. If you think that splash of soda is 3D rendered, you would be wrong. It’s actually…

Anisoprint announced a new 3D print material that we have never heard of previously, Composite Basalt Fiber. CONTINUOUS FIBER 3D PRINTING The company is very well-known for their continuous carbon fiber 3D printer, where you are able to insert continuous long strands of very strong carbon fiber into 3D prints. This is very different from most carbon fiber systems in which chopped carbon fiber segments are mixed in with a binder. Yes, the chopped carbon fiber parts are somewhat stronger than just plain polymers, but if you can avoid the chopping — as Anisoprint does — the part takes on the strength of the embedded fibers. This allows Anisoprint’s Composer…

I was just going to publish a story on the latest news from SOLIDWORKS about the 3DEXPERIENCE products… but then, you know, you start looking deeper. Suddenly, you have 87 browser tabs open. So, here’s what’s going on… SolidWorks has announced four new(ish) product options. The four products fall into two categories: 3DEXPERIENCE PLM Collaboration Services: 3D Component DesignerProject Planner 3DEXPERIENCE Design Solutions: 3D Creator (formerly xDesign)3D Sculptor (formerly xShape) PLM Collaboration Services The PLM Collaboration Services were previewed on the SolidWorks blog in February 2018 (then called SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE PLM Services). They include two connectors that attach SOLIDWORKS desktop to the ENOVIA backbone of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. If you…

Kids these days will never know how good they have it. While nothing beats the adventure of playing outside and getting hands dirty in the mud, this generation also gets to pair the outdoors with a seemingly endless roster of “smart” toys that foster 21st-century skills—toys like the Chatterbox AI Speaker Bot. As the Kickstarter page so quaintly puts it, the Chatterbox is like an Amazon Alexa or Siri for kids; the most significant difference being kids will craft and program it themselves. The easiest part is building the chipboard body of the Chatterbox. By snapping off the individual chipboard pieces off a board and following the included instructions, the…