Showing posts with label UniqueDaily. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UniqueDaily. Show all posts

24 June 2014

Origami Robowheel ~ Deformable Fabric Bot!

UD spots Origami Wheel Robot by Seoul National University BioRobotics Lab team on Discover News...
"A clever robotic wheel based on one of the most famous origami patterns, the magic ball pattern. The wheel they created can change its radius by deforming its shape. This is a useful trick to be able to perform, since a wheel with a large radius is better at climbing over things, while a wheel with a smaller radius is better at squeezing under things."

11 June 2014

Farm for the Future ~ Sustainable Growth...

UD spots Rebecca Hosking's docu A Farm for the Future exploring...
"How to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key. With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family’s wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is. Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future."

Levitation ~ General Purpose Mag-Lift Display!

UD spots cool general mag levitator...

02 June 2014

Exponential Technologies ~ Towards Abundance...

UD spots Exponential Technologies leading to Abundance 360...
"Armed with exponential technologies like artificial intelligence, 3D printing and cloud computing, today's entrepreneurs are poised to create abundance. This Draw Shop video, originally created for entrepreneurs in Peter Diamandis' Abundance 360 coaching program, illustrates the powerful implications of six key technologies: 3D printing, robotics, artificial intelligence, the "Internet of Things," infinite computing and synthetic biology."

26 March 2014

Cyborg Drummer ~ Barnes w/ Power Prosthetic!

UD spots "one arm" Jason Barnes playing drums with his prosthetic! Maybe it's obvious after you see it, but it gets you wondering what other kinds of performances could be uniquely enabled with similar power tools for those classically considered "disabled"? Hear more about his saga straight from the source...

01 January 2014

Laser Slicing ~ Visualizing Pyroclastic Flows!

UD spots NatGeo video of Smithsonian volcanologist re-creations of volcanic pyroclastic flows imaged with laser slicings!

28 December 2013

Into The Atmosphere ~ Shainblum's Timelapse...

The Creators Project spotlights Into The Atmosphere timelapse by Michael Shainblum... And here's The Art Of The Timelapse where we meet Shainblum and see how he does it! Thanks to UniqueDaily for spotting these!

16 September 2013

Small Spaces ~ UD spots HK's Tiny Apartments...

UniqueDaily shares small spaces imagery from Hong Kong-based activist Society for Community Organisation (SoCO)...
"...in a bid to document the plight of the city's most underprivileged people. With a land mass of 1,104sq km (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. As rent is so high -- around HKD$90 (£8) per square foot a month -- and the waiting list for public housing so long, many are forced to live in inconceivably small spaces to survive."

28 March 2013

More How It's Made ~ UD on Everyday Artifacts!

Thanks to UniqueDaily for spotting a whole series of the fantastic How It's Made videos, including a whole bunch on everyday artifacts, starting with Zippers... Carpets... Ballpoint Pens... Mirrors...