Researchers at Queen’s University have created a life-size pod that allows people to video conference each other in 3D, as if they were standing in front of one another. Think of it as 3D Skyping.
The pod, dubbed “TeleHuman,” works by having users stand in front of an acrylic, cylindrical pod. Video cameras capture images from all angles and a computer converts them into a life-size representation of the caller, which is then displayed to the receiver — and vice versa.
“This shot is the most expensive shot in silent film history. It was filmed in a single take, that had to be perfect, with a real train and a ‘dummy’ engineer (notice the white arm hanging out the conductors window). Some of the locals who came to watch the filming, thought the dummy was a real person and screamed in horror; supposedly, one person even fainted.”
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Aerogel, also know as frozen smoke, is the world’s lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. If you hold a small piece in your hand, it’s practically impossible to either see or feel, but if you poke it, it’s like styrofoam. It supports up to 4,000 times its own weight and can withstand a direct blast from two pounds of dynamite. It’s also the best insulator in existence.
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