Using oil and water to create ‘galaxies’ the creator(s) of these images have a done a fantastic job at making wonderful organic shapes. Now if only these were in motion…. if you know the name of the person who created these please let me know, they certainly deserve some credit for this great work.
Oobleck
Like ferrofluids Oobleck is an example of a liquid that behaves in mysterious ways. In this case ‘Oobleck’ is simply cornstarch and water, mixed in with some deep bass. This bass causes the ‘liquid’ to change from it’s natural liquid form into gradations of solidity, depending upon it’s relation to the various tones emanating from the speaker. The result of this is an organic mass of material that moves and seems to change shape continuously. Essentially, it looks pretty cool and there is some neat science behind it.
The following is a related video for ferrofluids:
Ferrofluids
Via Google Code comes the new video for Radioheads track “House of Cards” off their 2007 release “In Rainbows”. This video is unique in that it uses LIDAR and related technologies to capture images without the use of cameras or lights. Incidentally, this is the same technology employed by many of the vehicles entered in the DARPA Grand Challenge. The data is captured as singular points in 3D using lasers and their reflections into a receiver. This information can then be manipulated in post production in some pretty fantastic ways. Fortunately the creators of this video were kind enough to include a making of which, while light on technical details does give a good overview of the process and techniques involved in such an undertaking. Well worth watching both.
Additionally Google has included access to the data used to create this video, so you can play with it yourself.
Environmental Graffiti has compiled a list of beautiful, abstract images of earth as seen by satellites. Many of these images look alien in origin but all are simple satellite images. Delicious and a lot to absorb.
jiveon | 
07 24th, 2008| 
