This Solar Panel Doesn't Follow the Sun. It Scans the Sky
This printable solar tracker does not merely calculate where the Sun should be: it explores 135 orientations, measures the panel and picks the best one.
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This retro console needs no soldering. The hard part just moved
No custom PCB and no soldering does not mean no integration: Zalmotek's UNO Q console moves the work into I2C, Linux, DSI and kiosk software.
Before the photo, Frank Kunert builds the lie by hand
Frank Kunert photographs places that do not exist. The interesting part happens before the shutter: foam board, paint, lighting and weeks of tiny decisions.
Gaia Alari draws 650 frames by hand because overly clean motion loses something
For Gaia Alari, paper is not a retro prop: every new drawing reintroduces grain, pressure and small differences into motion instead of removing them.
An architecture practice fits in 1 m². Its working conditions don't
Opposite Office installed an approximately one-square-metre office in a tree in Weimar. It can contain two or three architects, but not a normal working day.
He started by shredding tennis balls. Then he realized that was the mistake
SLICE turns worn tennis balls into footwear without shredding them: 3D-printed guides convert the sphere into repeatable parts while keeping felt bonded to rubber.
Pentagram Delivered the Generator With the Logo
Pentagram built De Bijloke a fluid identity and a simple generative tool its single in-house designer can operate without returning every motion job to the agency.
The screen writes the score. Motors, light and tape make the sound
APPARATUM begins with a score assembled on a screen, but its sound is generated by real magnetic tape, motors and moving optical oscillators.
This virtual body can be dissected because its physics are deliberately fake
Dissectible Anatomy cuts, tears and removes organs in real time. Purdue gets there by choosing visually plausible mechanics instead of physically accurate tissue simulation.
OpenRX shows exactly what a 10 mm antenna choice costs in range
Four receivers share the same ExpressLRS core, then add an external antenna, dual-band RF and a second radio. A 5.3 km test measures what each compromise buys.