Solar Roadways is a series of structurally-engineered solar panels that can be driven on, replacing all current asphalt roads, including driveways and parking lots. The panels would collect and store solar energy to be used for our homes and businesses.
Read more...November 5, 2009
September 24, 2009
Lessons from the Netflix Prize
Netflix recently awarded their $1 million prize to a seven person group of statisticians and computer scientists for improving the accuracy of customer movie recommendations by ten percent.
Read more...September 23, 2009
(Video) Technology and Convergence Facts
We recently covered what the internet is killing and this video we came across shows through various statistics how the internet is changing our lives.
Read more...Laser Assisted Microphone Makes Next Leap in Sound Technology
David Schwartz, a digital audio pioneer, will soon be unveiling a new design for a microphone that is aided by lasers to isolate “pure sound.”
Read more...‘Best Camera’ iPhone App by Chase Jarvis
Chase Jarvis, a world-renowned commercial photographer, recently launched an iPhone application, book and online photo community to convince everyone that the best camera is the one that’s with you and absolutely anyone can snap a remarkable image.
Read more...September 22, 2009
Home Distilling Makes a Comeback
Salon reports that home-brewed liquor’s popularity is on the rise.
Read more...U.S. Post Office Virtual Box Simulator
The US Post Office recently launched an augmented reality application named the ‘Virtual Box Simulator’ that ensures that you won’t have to worry about whether or not your shipping items will fit into standard USPS boxes.
Read more...Visionaire 57: A Plug-In, Electric Magazine
For its 57th issue, Visionaire draws inspiration from the Smart Fortwo car.
Read more...September 21, 2009
Tristin Lowe’s Inflatable Fabric Whale
Tristin Lowe, an artist based in Philadelphia, unveiled a massive project earlier this summer that pushes the limits of its room in the Fabric Workshop and Museum.
Read more...(Pics) Interactions with Mark Jenkins
In October last year PSFK wrote about Mark Jenkins and the Outsiders exhibition. Often creating works that question social etiquette, the public installation artist recently released a number of videos capturing various responses from passers by.
Read more...City Rendered in 3D Using Photosynth, Flickr
A group of computer scientists from the University of Washington’s Graphics and Imaging Laboratory have created an algorithm that improves the technology behind Microsoft’s Photosynth to render massive environments in 3D.
Read more...September 18, 2009
Over 1,200 NYC Trash Cubes Sold
Artist Justin Gignac set out to prove the value of packaging design to a colleague. Gignac realised the most effective way to make his point was to sell a product no one in their right mind would want – garbage.
Read more...September 10, 2009
(Pics) Airless Tires by Resilient Technologies
Make has shared some pictures of a prototype airless tire currently under development for the U.S. Military.
Read more...September 8, 2009
The Modern School Library, No Books
For one Boston Prep school, the satisfying turn of the page and row upon row of books have been replaced by the calculated clack of keyboards and endlessness of the internet. As the modern library it seems, contains no actual books.
Read more...September 4, 2009
Urban Farm Tours: Building a Network of Backyards, Rooftops and Abandoned Lots
The Urban Farm Tour concept builds a network of individuals who are raising their own food in limited space and opens their homes and gardens to the public. The event synthesizes ideas of local food and community with a bit of DIY inspiration and education.
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