Turning Plastic Waste into an Immersive Sound and Light Installation

Recycled 3D printing waste has been transformed into a distributed sound field titled Ninefold: A Distributed Resonant Field, an installation featuring nine large-scale resonant forms that shape sound, light, and spatial experience at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center in Woodstock, Georgia, according to project documentation. Developed by architect Hyojin Kwon, percussionist, composer, and multimedia … Read more

Engineer Builds Supersonic Trebuchet That Fires at Mach Speeds

UK-based aerospace engineer Tom Stanton has successfully designed and tested a medieval-style trebuchet capable of launching a four-gram projectile at supersonic speeds, reaching 776 mph according to video documentation of the build. While modern industry has no practical demand for siege weapons, Stanton’s custom engineering projects draw an audience of over 1.5 million subscribers on … Read more