Ingvar Santry
@santry.bsky.social
A science communicator, science art artists. Irregular notes on the approaching singularity.
#Feynman #nanotechnology #micromotor #engineering #physics #miniaturization #McLellan #historyoftechnology #microscopicmachines #CalTech
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In 1959, physics legend Richard Feynman bet $1,000 that no one could build a motor smaller than a rice grain. A year later, Bill McLellan showed up with a microscope and the impossible—a working motor...
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April 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I compared several image-to-3D neural networks on images generated by Dall-E.
#3D #imageto3D #3DPrinting #AI #ML #AI3DModeling #ImageTo3D #AIModelComparison #Dall-E #3DGeneration #AITech #NeuralNetworks #3DRendering #GenerativeAI #AIArt #3DArtificial #DeepLearning #AIResearch
#3D #imageto3D #3DPrinting #AI #ML #AI3DModeling #ImageTo3D #AIModelComparison #Dall-E #3DGeneration #AITech #NeuralNetworks #3DRendering #GenerativeAI #AIArt #3DArtificial #DeepLearning #AIResearch
April 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I compared several image-to-3D neural networks on images generated by Dall-E.
#3D #imageto3D #3DPrinting #AI #ML #AI3DModeling #ImageTo3D #AIModelComparison #Dall-E #3DGeneration #AITech #NeuralNetworks #3DRendering #GenerativeAI #AIArt #3DArtificial #DeepLearning #AIResearch
#3D #imageto3D #3DPrinting #AI #ML #AI3DModeling #ImageTo3D #AIModelComparison #Dall-E #3DGeneration #AITech #NeuralNetworks #3DRendering #GenerativeAI #AIArt #3DArtificial #DeepLearning #AIResearch
Witness the mesmerizing dance of ferrofluids—where art meets astronomy! From Love Hultén's musical creations to potentially revolutionizing telescope mirrors at a fraction of traditional costs. Magnetic liquids are shaping both our aesthetic experiences and cosmic observations.
#science #art #sound
#science #art #sound
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April 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
While ordinary vases content themselves with banal vertical symmetry, this one defies conventions. Artistic tension emerges at points of maximum curvature, where the form balances on the edge of possibility — like a metaphor for the fragile equilibrium of our modern world.
#art #vase #ai #ScienceArt
#art #vase #ai #ScienceArt
April 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
While ordinary vases content themselves with banal vertical symmetry, this one defies conventions. Artistic tension emerges at points of maximum curvature, where the form balances on the edge of possibility — like a metaphor for the fragile equilibrium of our modern world.
#art #vase #ai #ScienceArt
#art #vase #ai #ScienceArt
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When someone says “look me in the eye” and you’re a fruit fly with 6,000 of them. 😅
A front-facing SEM view of Drosophila melanogaster’s compound eyes—each packed with hundreds of ommatidia for fast visual processing.
Microscopy reveals evolution’s finest engineering.
#ScienceArt #Microscopy #Nature
A front-facing SEM view of Drosophila melanogaster’s compound eyes—each packed with hundreds of ommatidia for fast visual processing.
Microscopy reveals evolution’s finest engineering.
#ScienceArt #Microscopy #Nature
April 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
When someone says “look me in the eye” and you’re a fruit fly with 6,000 of them. 😅
A front-facing SEM view of Drosophila melanogaster’s compound eyes—each packed with hundreds of ommatidia for fast visual processing.
Microscopy reveals evolution’s finest engineering.
#ScienceArt #Microscopy #Nature
A front-facing SEM view of Drosophila melanogaster’s compound eyes—each packed with hundreds of ommatidia for fast visual processing.
Microscopy reveals evolution’s finest engineering.
#ScienceArt #Microscopy #Nature
Ever wondered what your brain would sound like as music? 🧠🎵 Scientists have created a "neuroharmonium" that transforms brain protein data into eerie, otherworldly sounds—and incredibly, your ears can detect healthy vs. diseased tissue patterns that eyes might miss! #ScienceArt #Science #art
Neuroharmonium, or How the Brain Sounds
Data visualization is a wonderful source of inspiration for science art
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April 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ever wondered what your brain would sound like as music? 🧠🎵 Scientists have created a "neuroharmonium" that transforms brain protein data into eerie, otherworldly sounds—and incredibly, your ears can detect healthy vs. diseased tissue patterns that eyes might miss! #ScienceArt #Science #art
Wiki-timeline (wiki-timeline.com) is my best discovery this week! A simple tool that converts any Wikipedia article into a convenient timeline. Just paste a link and within seconds, all dates are at your fingertips.
#tools #productivity
#tools #productivity
WikiTimeline - Generate Interactive Historical Timelines from Wikipedia | WikiTimeline
Transform Wikipedia articles into beautiful, interactive timelines. Compare historical events, explore connections, and discover history in a new way.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wiki-timeline (wiki-timeline.com) is my best discovery this week! A simple tool that converts any Wikipedia article into a convenient timeline. Just paste a link and within seconds, all dates are at your fingertips.
#tools #productivity
#tools #productivity
1/7 "Honey, I Shrunk the Motor!"
In 1959, Richard Feynman offered $1,000 to anyone who could create a working electric motor smaller than 1/64 cubic inch during his famous "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" lecture.
In 1959, Richard Feynman offered $1,000 to anyone who could create a working electric motor smaller than 1/64 cubic inch during his famous "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" lecture.
April 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
1/7 "Honey, I Shrunk the Motor!"
In 1959, Richard Feynman offered $1,000 to anyone who could create a working electric motor smaller than 1/64 cubic inch during his famous "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" lecture.
In 1959, Richard Feynman offered $1,000 to anyone who could create a working electric motor smaller than 1/64 cubic inch during his famous "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" lecture.
Just discovered "Momentum": photos of quantum mechanics equations from top universities. Science as accidental abstract art—formulas written, erased, evolved. Exhibition prints match actual blackboard sizes for that authentic lecture hall feel. www.alejandroguijarro.com/works
#art #science
#art #science
April 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Just discovered "Momentum": photos of quantum mechanics equations from top universities. Science as accidental abstract art—formulas written, erased, evolved. Exhibition prints match actual blackboard sizes for that authentic lecture hall feel. www.alejandroguijarro.com/works
#art #science
#art #science
The "DUALITY" design demonstrates that emptiness and form don't contradict each other, but rather create a unified whole. The central opening isn't just space devoid of matter—it's an active design element, equal in importance to the material shell.
#3DPrinted #ModernVase #GeometricDesign #art
#3DPrinted #ModernVase #GeometricDesign #art
April 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The "DUALITY" design demonstrates that emptiness and form don't contradict each other, but rather create a unified whole. The central opening isn't just space devoid of matter—it's an active design element, equal in importance to the material shell.
#3DPrinted #ModernVase #GeometricDesign #art
#3DPrinted #ModernVase #GeometricDesign #art
I created this vase while meditating on a bamboo grove (well okay, I was looking at photos on Pinterest). I wanted to share with you my vision of how the ancient beauty of bamboo can be reimagined through technology.
March 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I created this vase while meditating on a bamboo grove (well okay, I was looking at photos on Pinterest). I wanted to share with you my vision of how the ancient beauty of bamboo can be reimagined through technology.
My News Feed Lately
Pomelo peel creates touch-sensitive devices (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — iPhone with citrus sensors? Hope we don't lose all our fruit.
Biohybrid drone uses moth antennae for scent navigation (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — first radio-controlled cockroaches, now this.
Pomelo peel creates touch-sensitive devices (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — iPhone with citrus sensors? Hope we don't lose all our fruit.
Biohybrid drone uses moth antennae for scent navigation (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — first radio-controlled cockroaches, now this.
Waste to wealth: Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices
Pomelo is a large citrus fruit commonly grown in Southeast and East Asia. It has a very thick peel, which is typically discarded, resulting in a considerable amount of food waste. In a new study publi...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My News Feed Lately
Pomelo peel creates touch-sensitive devices (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — iPhone with citrus sensors? Hope we don't lose all our fruit.
Biohybrid drone uses moth antennae for scent navigation (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — first radio-controlled cockroaches, now this.
Pomelo peel creates touch-sensitive devices (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — iPhone with citrus sensors? Hope we don't lose all our fruit.
Biohybrid drone uses moth antennae for scent navigation (techxplore.com/news/2025-02...) — first radio-controlled cockroaches, now this.
"My grandfather built engines that powered large machines. In a lab not much different from his workshop, my colleagues and I uncovered the mechanism of a bacterial motor," writes structural biologist Prashant Singh on X. 🧵
Bacterial flagellar motor - Torque generation in C-ring using MotAB
YouTube video by Prashant Singh
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January 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"My grandfather built engines that powered large machines. In a lab not much different from his workshop, my colleagues and I uncovered the mechanism of a bacterial motor," writes structural biologist Prashant Singh on X. 🧵
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The clearest image of colliding galaxies (known as the Antennae Galaxies) from the Corvus constellation, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Currently gracing my desktop thanks to PsiuPuxa.
#Astronomy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Space 🌌
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna...
The clearest image of colliding galaxies (known as the Antennae Galaxies) from the Corvus constellation, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Currently gracing my desktop thanks to PsiuPuxa.
#Astronomy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Space 🌌
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna...
January 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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The clearest image of colliding galaxies (known as the Antennae Galaxies) from the Corvus constellation, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Currently gracing my desktop thanks to PsiuPuxa.
#Astronomy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Space 🌌
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna...
The clearest image of colliding galaxies (known as the Antennae Galaxies) from the Corvus constellation, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Currently gracing my desktop thanks to PsiuPuxa.
#Astronomy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Space 🌌
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna...
🕵️♂️ From Spy Dragonflies to AgriTech
The CIA archives hide some remarkable inventions. In the 1970s, they built a miniature mechanical dragonfly with a gasoline engine - a tiny spy drone! According to the agency, it could travel up to 200 meters in 60 seconds.
#TechHistory #Innovation #Robotics
The CIA archives hide some remarkable inventions. In the 1970s, they built a miniature mechanical dragonfly with a gasoline engine - a tiny spy drone! According to the agency, it could travel up to 200 meters in 60 seconds.
#TechHistory #Innovation #Robotics
The Debrief: Behind the Artifact - Insectothopter
YouTube video by Central Intelligence Agency
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January 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🕵️♂️ From Spy Dragonflies to AgriTech
The CIA archives hide some remarkable inventions. In the 1970s, they built a miniature mechanical dragonfly with a gasoline engine - a tiny spy drone! According to the agency, it could travel up to 200 meters in 60 seconds.
#TechHistory #Innovation #Robotics
The CIA archives hide some remarkable inventions. In the 1970s, they built a miniature mechanical dragonfly with a gasoline engine - a tiny spy drone! According to the agency, it could travel up to 200 meters in 60 seconds.
#TechHistory #Innovation #Robotics
You can create a mechanism with tons of gears and reduction drives that would take an absolutely ridiculous amount of time to complete just one cycle.
There's this motor that needs to make literally a googol rotations just to turn the last gear once! A googol is 10^100 - an unimaginably huge number.
There's this motor that needs to make literally a googol rotations just to turn the last gear once! A googol is 10^100 - an unimaginably huge number.
The universe's biggest gear reduction! GOOGOL to 1
YouTube video by Daniel de Bruin
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January 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
You can create a mechanism with tons of gears and reduction drives that would take an absolutely ridiculous amount of time to complete just one cycle.
There's this motor that needs to make literally a googol rotations just to turn the last gear once! A googol is 10^100 - an unimaginably huge number.
There's this motor that needs to make literally a googol rotations just to turn the last gear once! A googol is 10^100 - an unimaginably huge number.
1/5 #AI in Education 🎓🤖
While everyone's talking about different things, here I am again, discussing Stephenson and his primer. The current state of #Education seems rather depressing, so I'm curious to understand how the approaching singularity might change things.
While everyone's talking about different things, here I am again, discussing Stephenson and his primer. The current state of #Education seems rather depressing, so I'm curious to understand how the approaching singularity might change things.
January 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/5 #AI in Education 🎓🤖
While everyone's talking about different things, here I am again, discussing Stephenson and his primer. The current state of #Education seems rather depressing, so I'm curious to understand how the approaching singularity might change things.
While everyone's talking about different things, here I am again, discussing Stephenson and his primer. The current state of #Education seems rather depressing, so I'm curious to understand how the approaching singularity might change things.
1/3 Bartosz Ciechanowski's pioneering work lives on! The era of interactive textbooks is approaching: University of Calgary students have developed "Augmented Physics" - a tool transforming static physics diagrams into interactive simulations. 📚✨
#edtech #AI #future #education
#edtech #AI #future #education
Bartosz Ciechanowski
Interactive articles about science and engineering.
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January 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
1/3 Bartosz Ciechanowski's pioneering work lives on! The era of interactive textbooks is approaching: University of Calgary students have developed "Augmented Physics" - a tool transforming static physics diagrams into interactive simulations. 📚✨
#edtech #AI #future #education
#edtech #AI #future #education
Garage biotechnology is already here! Back in 2016, the first home bioengineering kit hit the market. The future arrived faster than we expected... 🧬🔬
www.indiegogo.com/projects/ami...
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www.indiegogo.com/projects/ami...
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Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone
An easy way to create & take care of living cells developed by a team from MIT Media Lab. | Check out 'Amino: Desktop Bioengineering for Everyone' on Indiegogo.
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January 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Garage biotechnology is already here! Back in 2016, the first home bioengineering kit hit the market. The future arrived faster than we expected... 🧬🔬
www.indiegogo.com/projects/ami...
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www.indiegogo.com/projects/ami...
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January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#DIY #3DPrint #WiFi #TechHacks
Weekend project alert! 3D printed WiFi antenna - a budget-friendly alternative to NanoStation for 2.4 GHz 📡
All you need:
USB modem
Few screws
Antenna cable
Some PET-G filament
Copper wire
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Weekend project alert! 3D printed WiFi antenna - a budget-friendly alternative to NanoStation for 2.4 GHz 📡
All you need:
USB modem
Few screws
Antenna cable
Some PET-G filament
Copper wire
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January 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#DIY #3DPrint #WiFi #TechHacks
Weekend project alert! 3D printed WiFi antenna - a budget-friendly alternative to NanoStation for 2.4 GHz 📡
All you need:
USB modem
Few screws
Antenna cable
Some PET-G filament
Copper wire
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Weekend project alert! 3D printed WiFi antenna - a budget-friendly alternative to NanoStation for 2.4 GHz 📡
All you need:
USB modem
Few screws
Antenna cable
Some PET-G filament
Copper wire
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🔬 The Stanford Bunny: Timeless Model Gets DNA Memory Upgrade
A fascinating fusion of digital heritage and biotech! This iconic ceramic rabbit, first scanned at Stanford in '94, went from being just a computer graphics testing standard to a DNA data carrier.
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A fascinating fusion of digital heritage and biotech! This iconic ceramic rabbit, first scanned at Stanford in '94, went from being just a computer graphics testing standard to a DNA data carrier.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🔬 The Stanford Bunny: Timeless Model Gets DNA Memory Upgrade
A fascinating fusion of digital heritage and biotech! This iconic ceramic rabbit, first scanned at Stanford in '94, went from being just a computer graphics testing standard to a DNA data carrier.
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A fascinating fusion of digital heritage and biotech! This iconic ceramic rabbit, first scanned at Stanford in '94, went from being just a computer graphics testing standard to a DNA data carrier.
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