These nano- particles created by MIT engineers can act as synthetic biomarkers for disease. The particles (brown) are coated with peptides (blue) that are cleaved by enzymes (green) found at the disease site. The peptides then accumulate in the urine, where they can be detected using mass spectrometry.
Science in three dimensions - in this case a 3d- printed binding protein. As seen in Nature, by Nicola Jones, July 14th, 2012.
#3dprint
Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering at the Aragón Institute of Engineering Research, Zaragoza.
#biomedicalengineering #biomedicalimaging #digitalrepresentation
Nanoparticles amplify tumor signals, making them much easier to detect in the urine, by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office, Dec 14th, 2012.
"Some people … say design is about solving problems. Obviously designers do solve problems, but then so do dentists. Design is about cultural invention. There are some people who want to reduce the domain of design to listable, knowable stuff, so it’s easy to talk about. Design is a glamorous, glittering world and this means they can engage without having to actually risk themselves on the outcome of their work. This is damaging. It turns design into something terrified of invention. Design is about risk."
From an interview with Jack Schulze, co-founder of the highly influential studio Berg—a group of designers completely unafraid of the word “invention”. Interview responses #5 and #6 are pure gold. (via craightonberman)
(via jonasloh)
#design #attitude
An Essay on the New Aesthetic by Bruce Sterling
#aesthetics #design #fiction
“… The “New Aesthetic” is a native product of modern network culture. It’s from London, but it was born digital, on the Internet. The New Aesthetic is a “theory object” and a “shareable concept …”
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2012/04/an-essay-on-the-new-aesthetic/
#aesthetics #design #fiction
Silkworm farm at Ayot St. Lawrence in Hertfordshire, Britain (1957). The silk, produced in this farm was used for the wedding and coronation robes of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England.
#silk #silkworms #history #storytelling #science #economy
Oceanic Nekton
“Ein Schwarm Atlantischer Heringe (Clupea Harengus) auf Wanderung zu den Laichplaetzen an der Ostsee. Die hohe Geschwindigkeit kann ueber mehrere Tausend Kilometer durchgehalten werden. Einige Wissenschaftler sind der Meinung, dass die Fortbewegung in geschlossenen Gruppen eine Verringerung des Energieverbrauchs bewirkt.”
Imagery by Wikipedia user Kils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kils)
#aesthetics #nature #Survival
![Dark Spore, acrylic paint, polystyrene, 790 x 930 x 810 mm, by Rohan Wealleans, 2007 [via iceblack]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvo0gpd3J1qzgtxqo1_250.jpg)
Dark Spore, acrylic paint, polystyrene, 790 x 930 x 810 mm, by Rohan Wealleans, 2007 [via iceblack]
#aesthetics #science
