Ford Has Developed a Smart Window to Help the Visually Impaired Enjoy the Landscape
A beautiful example of how technology can improve the lives of people.
Short Film ‘Hyper-Reality’ Envisions a Future of Saturated Technology and Media
It's a mesmerizing yet terrifying vision of the future.
Deceased Baby Deer with Two Heads Found in Minnesota
The fawns are considered to be the first ever recorded case of a conjoined two-headed white-tailed deer to have reached full term gestation and delivery.
The World’s Very First Synthetic Leaf Capable of Photosynthesis Has Been Created
With the idea of bringing nature's efficiency into the man-made environment, inventor, engineer and entrepreneur Julian Melchiorri has created a synthetic leaf called Silk Leaf that is capable of absorbing water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen.
The World’s Smallest House Has Been Made Using Nanotechnology
Measuring just 0.015mm high and having a footprint of 0.02mm by 0.01mm, this house is undoubtedly the smallest to be ever constructed. For some perspective, the average diameter of a single human hair is 0.09mm.
A 3D Crossing Has Been Painted in Iceland
In a creative twist for road safety, a 3D optical illusion pedestrian crossing has been painted in the town of Ísafjörður, Iceland.
The Man with a Video Camera Eye
Meet Eyeborg. His real name is Rob Spence, and he has a video camera eye.
The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2000 Year old Greek Analog Computer
Estimated to be built in the 200 BCE, the mechanism is able to calculate the accurate positions of the sun, moon, solar system planets, stars, the lunar phase, and even the dates and hours of future solar eclipses.
Get Lost in Infinity with Artist Yayoi Kusama
Mesmerizing audiences with kaleidoscopic environments, paintings, sculptures and interactive installations, 89-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has captured the awe of millions around the world, inspiring audiences of all demographics with her art.
A Biodegradable Construction Material Has Been Made from Desert Sand
It has the same compression strength as residential concrete.
A Non-Toxic Graphene Hair Dye Has Been Developed
The graphene hair dye is labelled to be much safer then the market alternative and has also exceeded in both quality and performance compared to its counterparts.
Biodegradable and Edible Cutlery Has Been Created
While on a flight, Narayana peesapaty, a former researcher at ICRISAT, witnessed a thin cracker called Khakara being used to eat food and was inspired to conceive an alternative to plastic utensils in the form of edible cutlery called Bakeys.
Indie Dream-Pop Musician LELO Releases Single ‘Breathing’
Setting Mind interviews LELO, a musician based in Leeds, UK.
Ph.D. Student David Nadlinger Has Taken a Photograph of a Single Atom
David Nadlinger, a Ph.D. student at University of Oxford's Department of Physics, has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition, organized by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), for the extraordinary image titled ‘Single Atom in an Ion Trap’.
The Voynich Manuscript Has Been Decoded with Algorithmic Decipherment
Determined by carbon dating to be written in early 14th century in Central Europe, the manuscript’s written context has remained a mystery due to a cipher, a coded pattern of letters.
Interview with Emerging UK Band Far Caspian
Setting Mind interviews Far Caspian, a band based in Leeds, United Kingdom.
A Mobile Library is Driving Around Mexico City
A Mexico City-based architectural studio called Productora has created a mobile library for Fundación Alumnos47, an organization focused on fostering the exchange of knowledge through contemporary art.
Met Releases 375,000 Images of Works from Its Collection for Download
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released 375,000 images of public-domain artworks.