Peter Kogler’s Mind-Bending Spaces

Now on display at the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art, artist Peter Kogler’s interactive and innovative spacial pieces are truly mind-bending. Kogler’s curiosity into computer-generated media allowed the Austrian artist to break through the physical limitations of traditional art, making it possible to bring the virtual world straight to gallery-goers. Stepping into one of his pieces seems like standing on the space-time continuum itself, with …

Millennium Falcon Drone

Most quadcopters these days choose function over form, designed simply to be four rotating blades propelling a central robotic brain. One handy Star Wars fan known only as Olivier C is changing all this with a hand-built Millennium Falcon drone. The novelty drone looks just like the spacecraft from the films, even including a rear LED strip to mimic the Falcon’s Hyperdrive boosters. A TIE …

Bulletproofing for Buildings

Saab Group, a Swedish aerospace and defense company (not the motor company), has developed a new technology to bulletproof buildings and possibly vehicles. The system is dubbed “Soft Armour,” and it basically involves large, modular boxes filled with something similar to ceramic marbles that absorb amor-piercing rounds without ricocheting or penetration. The nature of the boxes allows them to be easily stacked, and they can …