CNC technology in North Korea
Here’s a video extolling the virtues of CNC machining technology in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, set to music by the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble. …
Love, Love
Julien Berthier, giving boat owners and marina managers heart attacks since 2007.
Berthier modified fibreglass sailboat, chopping off the front half of the boat and re-arranging the keel to create the impression that the boat was sinking. Curator of the “Drift 08” exhibition on the Thames noted in the Evening Standard that she “thought it was an optimistic piece, because it never sinks.”…
Film-to-digital camera conversion
It’s pretty straightforward to convert film photographs to digital – simply develop the film and scan the negatives. But what if you wanted the aesthetic afforded by a film camera, without the development costs and hassle?
Oliver Baker has spent quite some time disassembling a Leica M3 camera and fitting the guts of two different Sony digital cameras inside, in a completely reversible manner.…
Point-of-Care MRI
US company Hyperfine recently received FDA approval for their groundbreaking mobile point-of-care MRI scanner.
Run-of-the-mill MRI machines are massive, permanent installations requiring liquid helium-cooled cryogenic superconducting coils and giant power supplies, whereas the Hyperfine machine can be rolled into a room and be plugged into a typical wall socket in a manner similar to existing portable Ultrasound and X-ray machines, without the hazardous ionising radiation of the former.…
Engine Inspired Espresso Machines
I’m not sure how we’ve not seen this before – Super Veloce is building a series of very high-end espresso machines designed as if they were engines. Fancy a coffee machine styled like a V12 engine? What about a jet engine?…
24-hours/revolution
I’m not a fan of spending a lot of money on fashion accessories like watches, but this one is definitely interesting. The company’s ethos is to “slow down” which seems like a great idea if you are lucky enough to have a life that allows such a lax approach to time management.…
Gloves
Dan Giannopoulous has been photographing discarded disposable gloves across London. Bad manners and callous disregard for the environment from the people of London but at least something good has come from it.
If you like this you might also like his series covering empty drug baggies.…
Death And Valor On An American Warship Doomed By Its Own Navy
ProPublica have published a well-written series of rich content articles about the fatal collisions between commercial shipping and US Navy Destroyers in the Pacific. They are long articles but are well worth a read, providing an insight into the catastrophic sequence of events leading to deaths.…
Goodyear’s Illuminated Tyres
In the 60s Goodyear produced an experimental set of translucent tyres, illuminated from within by filament lamps. Sadly they never made it to production.
– Aidan…