dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Social Links
  • zedreviews.com
  • citi.io
  • aster.cloud
  • liwaiwai.com
  • guzz.co.uk
  • atinatin.com
0 Likes
0 Followers
0 Subscribers
dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
  • Technology

The Weird Wonders Of Combining 3D Printing With The Maths Of Pinecones And Sunflowers

  • August 13, 2019
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

Using rotating, 3D-printed sculptures that he displays under a strobe light, the US designer John Edmark, a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, creates dynamic ‘blooms’ that look like sophisticated computer-animation exercises come to life. As Edmark explains:

[The] animation effect is achieved by progressive rotations of the golden ratio, phi (ϕ), the same ratio that nature employs to generate the spiral patterns we see in pinecones and sunflowers. The rotational speed and strobe rate of the bloom are synchronised so that one flash occurs every time the bloom turns 137.5º (the angular version of phi). Each bloom’s particular form and behaviour is determined by a unique parametric seed I call a phi-nome (/fī nōm/).

For the video Blooms 2, Edmark used a camera with a very short shutter speed rather than a strobe. The result is both visually and conceptually mindbending – digital art that borrows from nature to both imitate and expand on it.

 

Video by John Edmark and Charlie Nordstrom

This feature originally appeared in Aeon.

Total
0
Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Share
Related Topics
  • 3D Printing
  • Animation
  • Golden Ratio
  • Nature
majulah

Previous Article
  • Lah!

Singapore’s GDP Growth Expected To Be At 0%-1% For 2019

  • August 13, 2019
View Post
Next Article
  • Cities

Opportunities Aplenty For ASEAN Members In Building Smart Cities

  • August 14, 2019
View Post
You May Also Like
oracle-ibm
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

IBM and Oracle Expand Partnership to Advance Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud

  • Dean Marc
  • May 6, 2025
View Post
  • Software
  • Technology

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin

  • Dean Marc
  • April 17, 2025
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

Tokyo Electron and IBM Renew Collaboration for Advanced Semiconductor Technology

  • Dean Marc
  • April 2, 2025
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

IBM contributes key open-source projects to Linux Foundation to advance AI community participation

  • dotlah.com
  • March 22, 2025
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

Mitsubishi Motors Canada Launches AI-Powered “Intelligent Companion” to Transform the 2025 Outlander Buying Experience

  • Dean Marc
  • March 10, 2025
View Post
  • Technology

New Meta for Education Offering is Now Generally Available

  • Dean Marc
  • February 26, 2025
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

Deep dive into AI with Google Cloud’s global generative AI roadshow

  • dotlah.com
  • February 18, 2025
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Technology

How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero – the numbers explained

  • dotlah.com
  • February 9, 2025


Trending
  • 1
    • Lah!
    • Technology
    Measuring The Digital Pulse Of Employee Engagement
    • July 8, 2021
  • 2
    • Cities
    • Lah!
    COVID-19 And Its Impact On Global Aviation Capacity
    • June 9, 2020
  • 3
    • Science
    Black Holes Are Simpler Than Forests And Science Has Its Limits
    • August 23, 2019
  • 4
    • Technology
    Discovering The Beauty In Digitalisation
    • August 31, 2021
  • 5
    • Business
    DBS Introduces Digital Green Packets DBS eGifts For Hari Raya 2020
    • April 26, 2020
  • 6
    • Software
    • Technology
    Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin
    • April 17, 2025
  • 7
    • People
    • Technology
    Oppenheimer: July 28 Panel Discussion Focuses On The Man Behind The Movie
    • July 19, 2023
  • 8
    • Lah!
    • Science
    NTU Singapore Scientists Convert Plastics Into Useful Chemicals Using Sunlight
    • December 12, 2019
  • 9
    • Science
    • Technology
    What Will A Future Energy Market Look Like?
    • September 4, 2019
  • 10
    • Cities
    • Lah!
    LTA To Deploy Three-Door Double-Deck Buses From 2021
    • January 14, 2021
  • usa how the electoral votes are distributed 11
    • Cities
    • Politics
    • World Events
    How The Electoral Votes Are Distributed
    • November 3, 2020
  • new york city 12
    • Cities
    • Scapes
    The Best Views In New York
    • November 10, 2020
Trending
  • 1
    The Summer Adventures : Hiking and Nature Walks Essentials
    • June 3, 2025
  • 2
    Trump’s global trade plans are in disarray, after a US court ruling on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
    • May 29, 2025
  • 3
    315,000 Singaporeans have used new career and skills planning tool by SkillsFuture Singapore
    • May 23, 2025
  • college-of-cardinals-2025 4
    The Definitive Who’s Who of the 2025 Papal Conclave
    • May 8, 2025
  • conclave-poster-black-smoke 5
    The World Is Revalidating Itself
    • May 7, 2025
  • oracle-ibm 6
    IBM and Oracle Expand Partnership to Advance Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud
    • May 6, 2025
  • 7
    Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen
    • April 25, 2025
  • 8
    Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin
    • April 17, 2025
  • 9
    Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds
    • April 3, 2025
  • 10
    Tokyo Electron and IBM Renew Collaboration for Advanced Semiconductor Technology
    • April 2, 2025
Social Links
dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Connecting Dots Across Asia's Tech and Urban Landscape

Input your search keywords and press Enter.