SciShow explains the differences between ‘Zero G’ and ‘Zero Gravity’

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

Via Laughing Squid. SciShow (previously) host Hank Green explains the differences between the concepts of “zero g” and “zero gravity.” It’s an important distinction, so far as the basic workings of the Universe are concerned. Zero G does not truly mean zero gravity, because there is gravity everywhere. If there...

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A View of the Space Age From the Classical World

From blog.adafruit.com 1 hour ago in Platforms Stores

Nice write-up from Atlas Obscura contextualizing Gianluca Masi’s beautiful image of the ISS.In December, astronomer and astrophysicist Gianluca Masi captured an image of the International Space Station (ISS) passing directly over Rome’s Colosseum, noting in a statement that he saw...

Illuminated Crosscut of Fruit, from Dennis Wojtkiewicz #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 2 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Light and the internal structures of fruit is the subject matter for artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz. Here’s more from Lines and Colors:Dennis Wojtkiewicz makes that brilliantly clear for us. He paints large, luminous oil paintings of simple-but-complex objects like single flower...

717-Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch #ArtTuesday

From blog.adafruit.com 3 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The image from Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is being called the highest resolution photo of an artwork ever taken. Here’s more from New Atlas:The Rijksmuseum’s “Operation Night Watch” research team had to stage an elaborate operation to create this monster digital twin....

How AI transformed Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ — down to the ‘pin-sharp particles of pigment’

From blog.adafruit.com 4 hours ago in Platforms Stores

The resolution here is astonishing, What segment of the painting are you most drawn to zoom into first?Read about how they got it done from TheHill.Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s masterpiece “The Night Watch” can now be viewed on computers...

Posture Corrector Robot

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Stop slouching and unclench your jaw!via Norbert Zare on instructablesMost of the posture corrector devices aren’t fun so I built a posture corrector robot 😉Read more.

AI Learns Insane Monopoly Strategies

From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in Platforms Stores

I think it takes a bot to make it through a full game of Monopoly, let alone millions. b2studios trained an AI to learn the best Monopoly strategy.all hail the brown set, and rapidly auctioning everything, according to AI at...

Linoleum flooring is cool, actually

From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Okay, so I’m not totally sold but this did help me expand my opinion just a little, from Vox.If there were a floor covering Olympics, marble would probably get gold. Hardwood would get silver. Bronze would maybe go to tile...

Album Released on Nintendo 64 Cartridge #MusicMonday

From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in Platforms Stores

German artist Remute is continuing his series of releasing albums on obsolete game technology with is using obsolete game technology. The latest release is on a playable Nintendo 64 cartridge. Here’s more via CDM:And it’s not just a cartridge as...

60-Second Science: The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping

From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Last week Scientific American’s 60-Second Science covered the physics of finger snapping!Saad Bhamla: This is one of those examples that we joke that we can snap our fingers and get data. Hopkin: That’s because Saad Bhamla and his students just...

The Pi Cast Celebrates 10 Years of Raspberry Pi: New Episodes With Ladyada, Eben Upton, and More

From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Tune in for episodes from January 18th through February 28th. Ladyada will be featured on February 15th, Via tomshardware It’s hard to believe but the Raspberry Pi has been around for almost decade now, having launched on February 29th, 2012....