Researchers at Michigan Technological University, Arizona State University and NanoSonic Inc. are working on harvesting the ambient energy of walking and carrying a backpack with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a nylon-like material with piezoelectric properties. This would be great for multi-day hiking, since you wouldn’t have carry heavy batteries to keep your GPS or cellphone juiced! […]
Jonathan Berger made this awesome 360 composite of his lolcat jack-o-lantern which quoth, “I can has punkin!!” Photo on Flickr – Link.
Jacob Resneck at Cool Hunting writes: Collaborators and co-conspirators Zoë Walker and Neil Bromwich present “Siege Weapons of Love” an anti-militarism statement that’s akin to spiking rifle barrels with flowers, albeit on a grander scale. The British artists lampoon artillery pieces Oldenburg-style with cartoonish inflatable pink phalli making a strong statement against the sexual perversity […]
Jonathan Berger made this awesome 360 composite of his lolcat jack-o-lantern which quoth, “I can has punkin!!” Photo on Flickr – Link.
I really like the style of this free Halloween skull font that’s totally chic. [ via ] Link.
Wow! This tutorial shows you how to make these very elaborate fanged cupcakes for the Halloween of your dreams. They are made complete with a set of toy fangs for enjoyment long after the cupcake’s been devoured. – [via] Link.
Artist Michael Dory is still making his “Concrete Crickets,” these little electronic devices implanted in smushed cups and cans, and NPR has done an audio story on him and this form of streetcorner graffiti. – [via] Link. Related: Concrete Crickets – Link.
