Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

1. Sochi, Frame by Frame. Whether it’s figure skating or downhill skiing, at times it’s difficult to tell just what’s going on on a physical level. To help demonstrate the intricate body movements of each athlete, The New York Times pulled together a stellar array of stitched together images shot at extremely high frame rates. In addition to witnessing the amazing feats in greater detail, …

Full-Metal Printer

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

The team behind the seemingly gravity-defying Mataerial—a 3D printer capable of churning out designs on any surface, including a ceiling—stunned the tech community this week with its next innovation, the MX3D-Metal. Housed in an industrial robot arm, the MX3D-Metal prints in a variety of metals at a staggeringly quick rate. Though the machine prints at slower rates than its non-metal counterparts, its structures are said …

Reflective Reindeer

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

While they might look like something straight out of Narnia, glow-in-the-dark reindeer (complete with shining antlers) will soon be a reality in Finland. In the winter months, some 4,000 collisions occur due to the indigenous creatures and expanding motorways. In an attempt to stop these accidents, reflective paint will be sprayed onto the antlers or fur of the deer to catch the attention of motorists. …