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An Infrared TV Which Uses Remote Controls As Pixels
Forget 4K displays. Artist Chris Shen has different ideas about how a TV should look — so he built a display from 625 linked remote controls to produce images using their infrared bulbs.
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Picaro’s Emission Maps Are Like Streetview For CO2
Here’s the thing about the emissions which cause global warming: You can’t see them. Picarro wants to use a Google Streetview-like fleet of vehicles loaded with the company’s technology to drive around cities measuring emissions so that the gasses can be plotted onto detailed 3-D maps.
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Infrared Film Can Make Even A Warzone Look Beautiful
What you’re looking at isn’t a landscape shot photoshopped to resemble Willy Wonka’s realm — it’s the real world. A battlefield. Photographer Richard Mosse traveled the wartorn Congo with infrared film made for camouflage detection. The results are gorgeous.
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Robots Will Soon Have The Sense Of Touch
Hexagonal plate skin isn’t soft and elastic like real skin, nor is it meant to protect against the elements. Instead, it’s intended to instil a sense of touch in robots.