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An aerial laser display capable of projecting 3D-images in mid-air

While I’m sure this device, if used in close proximity to a human being, would result in an industrial-strength sunburn, I welcome any technology that brings us close to a real-life holodeck. The Aerial Burton is a 3D display that works by firing a laser pulse into a 3D scanner, and then ionizing the air at specific points, which makes a very bright point of plasma, and by creating several of these points, the device can create a 3D object or text. While the full potential for such a display has yet to be seen, Asano suggests it could be used as a communication aid in the event of a disaster by communicating evacuation routes. I can certainly see the… Read More »An aerial laser display capable of projecting 3D-images in mid-air

Glowing Bicycle Paths are pretty dang cool

From the Netherlands, where a significant population bikes home at night, design Daan Roosegaarde’s created a glow in the dark bicycle path: Nuenen is the hometown of Van Gogh, and the city commissioned this bicycle path as a tribute to the artist, and the design of the path echos the swirls and brushstrokes of The Starry Night. Unlike the equally-cool project that they’re doing involving painting highways with ultra-high intensity glow in the dark paint, the bicycle path uses small LEDs which get their power from nearby solar arrays. A beautiful intersection of lighting technology, art, and public works.