Roaches to the Rescue

For a team of scientists at Texas A&M University, cockroaches are anything but pests—they may be the key to surveillance cyborgs. By implanting electrodes into the bug’s brains and outfitting them with recording equipment, scientists can control (with a 60% success rate) the roaches movements and will be able to use them to explore hard to reach places. One day these bionic bugs may be …

Animated Conductive Ink Walls

At this year’s Retail Design Expo in London, creative agency Dalziel + Pow is showcasing what they think may be the future of the shopping experience. The UK-based agency designed and built an interactive wall that animates screen-printed illustrations as participants touch pre-programmed trigger points. Dalziel + Pow hopes that the technology used in the playful wall will one day be used to engage and …

Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work

The creative art and design discovery hub's print selection of stunning works

Since 2006, Behance has been the platform for emerging creators with vision and desire. More than a place to store one’s work, it’s a tool for discovery employed by agencies and organizations the world around. An acquisition by Adobe in 2012 only increased awareness for the makers within. And now, the creative team at Behance has selected hundreds of works that take art and design …