Archive for the '3D' Category

Amazing interactive 3D display

mini_ar_adSecond time I have been amazed with technology today! This is a clever ad for a mini. The magazine has a bold black and white pattern of circles. You go to a web page (in German), switch on your webcam and hold the magazine (or a print of the pattern from the web site) in front of the webcam. More »

3D printer

Take a look at this picture. What is special about it? Well, it is made automatically from a 3D computer model, using a 3D printer. That’s right, a printer that produces a 3D object. These have been around for a long time, often called “rapid prototypers”, but have been very expensive. More »

Something in the air…

After the one day holography conference yesterday, I and others have a feeling holography is bouncing back. I can’t put a finger it, but there is definite interest from museum and gallery folk, and there is an air of confidence amongst holographers. I have not seen this in the last 20 years. Let’s hope it continues. More »

Yves sets the standard for holography

I have been waiting for years to see the holograms of Yves Gentet. He gave a talk this morning at the conference in Leicester and showed several of his holograms. I was absolutely amazed. He has set the standard for colour holography. Just take look at these holograms. More »


kaveh1000: #sameas amazing renderings of the universe by @pontzen. And what a title: cosmologist at oxford!
4 hours ago
kaveh1000: RT @paulcarr: It's never a great thing when writers have to say "for lack of a better word". It's like a doctor saying "for lack of an accurate diagnosis"
9 hours ago
frankjonen: @mark_barratt @kaveh1000 @Lorp you can make rather complex apps in wordpress. Just easier. At least that's what I use it for.
13 hours ago
Lorp: RT @mark_barratt: I still think of WordPress as web publishing Lite. @kaveh1000 points out why I'm wrong. http://t.co/UVsmJz5Z
13 hours ago