According to Actuator Zone site, this type of actuators uses the piezoelectric effect to convert electrical energy into mechanical displacement. Piezoelectric actuators are normally used in printers because of their conversion efficiency and high responsiveness. The actuator is able to control mechanical displacement in high precision positioning mechanisms. The most interesting thing is that it…
Everyone at one point in time has gone out to a restaurant to eat. And while at that restaurant you’ve probably spent some time scouring through the various appetizers, main courses, deserts and drinks before deciding on the first thing that popped out at you. It’s no secret that restaurants are designed with specific triggers…
Remember the beginnings of the internet? There were just a handful of top level domains – you know, the part of the internet address at the very and, after the dot. All countries had their reserved TLDs – .us for the United States, .uk for the United Kingdom, and so on – and there were…
For as long as there have been drinking establishments there have been games to entertain the patrons, from simple drinking games to bigger tests of skill, there’s definitely something everybody can enjoy while they wait for the next round of lagers. A lot of them are classic staples that you’ll see at practically every bar…
“Splash Heroes” is a limited edition 2015 calendar by London-based photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz, featuring twelve gorgeous women all dressed in stunning reinterpretation of superheroine paint splashing costumes. Photographer says he was inspired by the success of his previous calendar, “Milky Pinups 2014“, but the original idea to do a superhero-themed photo shoot came after seeing one of his friends’ action figure collection. To create such…
San Francisco-based Isaiah Webb continue creates fantastically peculiar beard sculptures. Known as Mr. Incredibeard online, the beard artist has gained quite an online following since he started practicing in 2012.Looking at these photos puts in perspective how unimaginative typical beard fashion is. In his latest photo sequence, Webb uses his beard to spell words, create geometric designs,…
Thomas Yang’s art is simple, minimal, and brilliant. The Singapore-based designer/illustrator couples his artistic talent with his passion for cycling to produce ‘bike print illustrations’ of world famous landmarks with bicycle tire tracks. Yang has since explored three additional landmarks around the world that merge his passion for cycling and architecture landmark including depictions of the…
A design company based at Paris is doing reseach for a wearable tech one step further with the Cicret Bracelet, a concept for a wristband that projects the screen of a smartphone directly turn to the user’s arm. The bracelet emits the interface of a remotely connected mobile device onto the forearm or inner wrist….
Artist Igor Verniy from Russia have a creative ideas to use discarded metal, car and bike parts, watch components, electronics and other metal scraps assembles stunningly detailed steampunk-infused animal sculptures. Every Verniy’s works feature working joints to allow the creatures to be posed and re-posed. Verniy studies the animals he seeks to model to capture…
Busy for decorate house for this Christmas, why not decorate your beard? This is a chances you’re looking for a way to dress it up this holiday season. baubles are the brainchild of two employees at U.K. ad agency Grey London, Mike Kennedy and Pauline Ashford, who came up with the idea when tasked with designing the…
