Very cool project, uses blinking LEDs and a rotating plate to make visual designs.
revolver
( Discovered on MAKEblog )
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Build your Own LCD Photo Frame?
I remember seeing these back when they first came out and thought of how it could be used for other things. I looked around to see if anyone had cracked one open and up until now there wasn’t anything on them. Now, however, there is a bit of info on how to turn one into a cheap picture frame.
The $11 LCD Photo Frame?
Researcher Describes New Type Of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
An engineering professor at UCSD has described in the March issue of JOM (the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) the unique properties of a new type of metallic laminate that can serve as armor and as a replacement for beryllium, a strong but toxic metal commonly used in demanding aerospace applications.
Researcher Describes New Type Of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
(Thank you agent Greg for the information)
3D printer to churn out copies of itself
Still a few years away from hitting the mass market but I’ll bet that any day now there will be laws passed against such devices. Imagine the loss of revenue that such items could cause for companies? Oh no! You could pirate everything! Anarchy in the streets!!!
I’m just kidding, I don’t believe that devices like this could ever produce exact replicas of existing products. The only way that could happen is if you could build things atom by atom. However, I’m sure that some lobbyist will bend the ear of a politician and fill his head up with all sorts of crazy ideas, ideas that will eventually force said lobbyist to not provide trips and gifts because his company just can’t afford it any more… Oops! I’m being cynical again aren’t I?
The “self replicating rapid prototyper” or RepRap could vastly reduce the cost of 3D printers, paving the way for a future where broken objects and spare parts are simply “re-printed” at home. New and unique objects could also be created.
3D printer to churn out copies of itself
(Thanks Steve for sending me this link! )
Star Wars in 3D?
On one hand, I wish he would stop revising his works, on the other hand I’m looking forward to seeing 3D movies in regular theaters.
George Lucas is such a fan of the latest 3-D technology that he is planning to remaster all of the “Star Wars” films for rerelease in 3-D.
Appearing as part of a sextet of high-profile directors promoting 3-D and digital cinema at film industry convention ShoWest on Thursday, Lucas said he hadn’t yet committed to a precise schedule but hoped to have the first film ready for the 30th anniversary of the original “Star Wars” movie in 2007 and that he would then rerelease one “Star Wars” film per year in 3-D.