This video is a bit gruesome, but it is demonstrating a remarkable substance that can stop bleeding almost instantaneously. Jack Millner of Humans Invent interviewed NYU student Joe Landolina, the creator of Veti-Gel.
“In all of our tests we found we were able to immediately stop bleeding,” says Landolina. “Your skin has this thing called the extracellular matrix,” he explains. “It’s kind of a mesh of molecules and sugars and protein that holds your cells in place.” Landolina synthesises his own extracellular matrix (ECM) using plant polymers, which can form a liquid when broken up into pieces. He says, “So it goes into the wound and the pieces of the synthetic ECM in the gel will recognise the pieces of the real ECM in the wound and they’ll link together. It will re-assemble into something that looks like, feels like and acts like skin.”
A company called Lumilor has announced a permanent electroluminescent paint that can be selectively illuminated by applying a charge to it. Burning Man attendees are already familiar with the ubiquitous, cheap EL wire, but this takes things to a new level:
The LumiLor TM electroluminescent coating system is a patent-pending, practical, durable and affordable technology that can be illuminated with a simple electrical current.
Used in conjunction with simple driver electronics, LumiLor will illuminate any surface brightly, and is capable of being custom-animated to flash in sequenced, strobed, and sound activated modes.
The potential for customization is practically limitless!
ABOUT LUMILOR (via JWZ)
Twisted Sifter has a great gallery of snowflake and ice crystal electron microscope photos. At this level of magnification, the ice looks like metal that has been machined by space aliens.
My friend Matt Richardson made a system for his bike that projects a spotlight with data onto the street. It’s currently set up to display speed, but it can also be used to project other kinds of information (like turn-by-turn directions). He’s going to write about it for MAKE so you can build one, too.
A shape-shifting extraterrestrial was on President Obama’s security detail during his APIAC speech on Sunday. Above is video evidence. And once you have been convinced, you may want to visit the video’s YouTube page for valuable information about Jesus, Satan, cures for Cancer, and that “smoking is of the devil.” “OBAMA ALIEN demon UFO ghost 666 devil SECRET SERVICE”
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Incredible algorithm reveals invisible motion in everyday video
“Researchers at MIT working at “the intersection of vision and graphics” have created a computer program that offers its users a stunning new way of looking at the world. The intriguing technique, which uses an algorithm that can amplify both movement and color, can be used to monitor everthing from breathing in a sleeping infant, to the pulse in a hospital patient. Its creators, led by computer scientist William Freeman, call it “Eulerian Video Magnification,” and it’s nothing short of stunning to watch in action.”