Blog of Josh Hall

http://blog.kidrobot.com/pencil-tip-micro-sculptures-by-dalton-ghetti/ This is nuts.  This guy can carve the tips of pencils into just about anything.  I can’t imagine how many times he’s had to start over after breaking off a tip.

This is some of the smallest origami you’ll ever see.  This is srz bzns.  He uses a tooth pick to create all the tiny folds. http://www.visualnews.com/2011/08/18/a-tiny-world-of-nano-origami/  

Neverwet.  This ain’t your momma’s waterproof stuff.  It’s super hydrophobic.  You can spray this on clothes, and they won’t get wet or dirty.  Spray it on steel, and it won’t rust.  THIS is the future.  Such a reduction in waste and maintenance!  Thing about how much less bridges would need to be repaired.  Think about [...]

This one will be a story, within a story…where’s Christopher Nolan when you need him? I wanted to make some martini one night, and I didn’t have any vodka.  Deirdre and Jordan were out and planning on coming over later, so I asked them to swing by the state store to pick up some vodka [...]

Barcodes are ugly, but they don’t have to be.  A company called D-barcode makes functional barcodes that are aesthetically pleasing.  Design! http://www.barcoderevolution.com/gallery/index.php?c=all  

The folks at Festo have created a mechanical bird that is as graceful as the real thing. Our technology is not just getting smaller and cheaper, but it’s getting smoother. Soon, we won’t be able to tell the robots from living creatures.