« An internet troll finds eternal punishment strapped to a hashtag-shaped pillory while a figure in an astronaut’s helmet floats in a paradise of self-obsession. » by designboom.com
INNOVATION
Facebook AI Introduces Ego4D Dataset, A Step Towards Egocentric Perception by marktechpost.com
Facebook has teamed up with 13 universities in 9 countries to create the first-person perspective dataset Ego4D. It contains more than 700 project participants, wearing cameras and collecting 2200+ hours worth of videos from a first-person perspective. Read more
DESIGN
Aalto University researchers create jacket with hidden solar panels by dezeen.com
Design and physics researchers at Finland's Aalto University have worked together to create clothing with concealed solar panels, making the technology invisible to the naked eye. Read more
MOBILITY
Arquimaña's Plywood 'Openbike' can be downloaded and built by anyone by designboom.com
Spanish studio Arquimaña wants to reduce carbon emissions in cities while empowering people with technology so they’ve designed a wooden bicycle that can be downloaded and fabricated by anyone in the world. Read more
PROSPECTIVE
Move over, Bored Apes: This $7 billion art platform is going all in on NFTs by fastcompany.com
The artists’ equity-management platform Lobus is starting a Cultural Innovation Lab to help artists own more of their work through the blockchain. Read more
SCIENCE
This Atomic Clock Will Transform Deep Space Exploration by wired.com
The toaster-sized device could help make human travel to Mars—and beyond—a reality. Read more
UNSUAL
New Polymers Designed For Use In Smartphone Screens Promise To “Self-Heal” Cracks by mashable.com
Repairing a smartphone’s screen is a cumbersome process, generates a lot of e-waste, and can be expensive. Read more
CREATIVE CONTENT
Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights gets reinterpreted for the digital age by designboom.com
An internet troll finds eternal punishment strapped to a hashtag-shaped pillory while a figure in an astronaut’s helmet floats in a paradise of self-obsession. these are just two of the otherwordly characters that inhabit SMACK’s contemporary interpretation of ‘the garden of earthly delights’, originally painted by Hieronymus Bosch between 1490 and 1510. Read more
