37 Years in Space OST

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

While infographics can show the patterns hidden in large, complex amounts of data, the speeding paths of cosmic particles, however, aren’t so easy to visualize. Instead, Domenico Vicinanza of European high-speed data network Géant translated the data sent back from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts into music. The resulting five-minute piece sounds like a hybrid between a Phillip Glass opera and an American Express …

Underwater Oxygen Respirator

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Imagine the ability to explore underwater without the need for cumbersome oxygen tanks. Designer Jeabyun Yeon has created the Triton Oxygen Respirator, a device that extracts oxygen from water and converts it to into breathable air—like a fish gill. While just a concept at this point, the clever design is an impressive step in making this idea a reality.

Virtual Reality Gender Swap

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

An art installation aptly titled, “The Machine to be Another” uses virtual reality technology to allow people to experience the first person perspective of another human—in this instance a man and a woman. Participants synchronize their movements to enhance the idea of an identity change. For example, a normally barrel chested man runs his hands down his hairy chest while a svelte woman across the …