Decorating a Christmas tree with projection tech (Tomorrow Daily 287)
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Projection mapping used for some pretty amazing projects.
But what about simpler use cases for the lazy?
Like decorating a Christmas tree.
Ambose is an experimental media art and design studio, and they've been working hard to find a new way to decorate their holiday tree.
They spent time creating a three D render of the tree.
They made their very own mapping tool to create a custom projection.
Once that was done, they grabbed a projector and set everything up.
And the end result.
Well it speaks for itself.
It does look like they have ornaments on the tree though so it's not entirely devoid of decor.
But we can definitely see this becoming an as seen on TV product in a couple of years.
For our next story, a team at the University of Michigan is working hard towards studying neural pathways in the brain.
And they're doing it with tiny LED lights.
These implantable LEDs are likely the smallest ever made.
And the team says that they quote can control and record the activity of many individual neurons.
Measuring how changes in the activity of a single neuron can affect its neighbors, unquote.
These small LEDs can activate individual neurons, which has never been done before.
And the team hopes to learn more about how the brain functions with this tech.
This research can potentially open doors to treating neurological disorders like ALS, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and more, making it an important development for neuroscience.
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