The global automation technology firm Festo says it has deciphered the means by which bird fly, as demonstrated in animation and film at this site. The entire site and the firm’s other projects make for fascinating exploration, too.
Author: leh
The Viola Project – Part 2
A while back, we introduced you to the Viola Project. Progress has been made. Rare access was granted today to the Green Room, where I shot off about 30 pics of the work-in-progress. Here is a sneak peak for what is coming soon …
RIP, Jean Bartik
Jean Bartik, the last of the original ENIAC programmers, died yesterday at age 86. Find out more about this pioneer here.
Afraid of Heights?
Travis, our company’s lead wireless installer/technician, is often asked how he deals with the heights he must often scale to do his daily work. To answer those queries, he found a video that gives us a feel for the experience … (flip this to a fullscreen view for the full effect)
Earthquake-Tsunami Street Level View
As a followup to yesterday’s post of the Google Earth animation, here is a video that Gizmodo published last Friday (and has been seen almost everywhere since), but along with a “This is the exact point” link which takes you to the same spot where you can see the Google pre-earthquake Street View. Check out the Street View; quite sobering.
Japan Earthquake Swarm – Google Earth Animation
The “big one” comes at about 1:17 into the video…
Tilting The Planet
Here’s a piece on the planetary effects of the Japan earthquake.
Houses With A Difference
From Yahoo comes a selection of weird and wonderful houses. Some you might even want to live in.
Timothy Allen and Human Planet
Hear and see Timothy Allen’s slideshow accompanying the BBC Human Planet series here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167
