This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist knocks you in the pop sockets with head-boppin’ groove tuneage to help propel you through the work week in style. Whether you find yourself inking markers until they’re dry, grinding material through a bandsaw or working that 3D geometry all day, consider these tracks as a tool for your process. This week we’ll start things off with “In Dreams” from Tomemitsu and work our way through tracks from Dent May, Hotel Eden, Astronauts Etc, TV Girl, and others before wrapping up with “Looking Out For You” from Joy Again. Have suggestions? As always, let us know what you listen to, what you want to…
By itself, one isn’t all that impressive. But, bring enough of them together, and it’s certainly an impressive sight. Originally designed by researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, the Perdix drone (formally Project Perdix) was built for swarming operations and tasked with airborne environmental monitoring. The tiny 6.5-inch drone was impressive enough in its swarming capability that the DOD’s Special Capabilities Office took notice and adopted it for use in ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) operations. As you can surmise, the Perdix underwent some modifications to make it more suitable for its new role, however, the overall design remains relatively unchanged. What makes the Perdix an attractive UAV is its tiny…
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since we went to the first Inside 3D Printing Conference in New York City. At the time, it was the first conference of its kind and covered all the aspects of the products, the services and business of 3D printing. Now, it’s even bigger and still remains a great reason to get out of the house, visit New York City and be gobsmacked with all that’s current and new in 3D printing. This year at Inside 3D Printing New York, March 14-15 at the Javits Convention Center, they’ll have keynote addresses from the famed plastic surgeon, Dr. Oren Tapper, and Terry Wohlers,…
The mirror’s depth was infinite, reflecting from the edge of the motored hand. A splinter? No. There were more in the gears, beneath the skin and oils, beneath the circuits. It looked as close as it could, prying, picking, to pluck out all these links. Rudy Siswanto – I simply love Rudy’s style and the creatures are like none you’ve likely seen before. Creatures like catfish guards and phase kittens and a slew of baby mythological beasts. La Fabrica – Over the last 40 years, Architect Ricardo Bofill has turned an abandoned 32,000 square foot cement factory into his home and studio. It looks amazing. Stella – The kids and…
We’ve taken a broader look at Onshape and even talked about some lesser known Onshape features. The company is pouring out an update every few weeks – some big, some little – that, combined together, speak to the agile nature of the company and how they develop solutions around someone’s ability to install and understand their software, but also how teams manage, analyze and collaborate on their projects. You can see the history and catch the latest updates on the Onshape What’s New page, but we’ve had some interest from readers and discussion around keeping closer track of the Onshape features, breaking down the latest, pointing out our favorites and highlighting the ones we think push…
I bet you didn’t think paintbrushes were still hand-made, did you? (I didn’t.) If you’ve drawn, painted or stepped foot in an art supply shop, you’ll know the name Winsor & Newton. They make an array of paper and art tools, and paints but you may be surprised to find out they’ve been making brushed for over 150 years. A new video breaks down the process of how their most famous brush, the Series 7, is made, and they have a contest to win a personalized Series 7 brush. The Series 7 brush is a hand-made Kolinsky sable-hair brush, which is made from the tail hairs of a male Siberian…