Showing posts with label graphics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graphics. Show all posts
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Douglas Eadline, Ph.D.: The Return of the Vector Processor
Before I dive into Fermi the GPU, I wanted to take a moment and pay tribute to Enrico Fermi the person — for whom the new GPU was named. For you young whippersnappers out there, Enrico Fermi is one of the giants of physics. He was instrumental in advancing physics on many fronts including quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics ( a favorite subject of mine ). He had a rare combination of talent that allowed him to be both an excellent theorist and experimentalist. His legacy is legendary as he has an element named after him ( Fermium, a synthetic element created in 1952 ), a national lab ( the Fermi National Accelerator Lab ), and a class of particles that bare his name ( fermions ). No lightweight this Fermi fellow.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Budget
The two students ( from MIT, of course ) put together a low-budget rig to fly a camera high enough to photograph the curvature of the Earth. Instead of rockets, boosters and expensive control systems, they filled a weather balloon with helium and hung a styrofoam beer cooler underneath to carry a cheap Canon A470 compact camera. Instant hand warmers kept things from freezing up and made sure the batteries stayed warm enough to work.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
40+ Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design
The importance of typography in design can’t be overestimated. The accuracy, precision and balance of geometric forms can give letters the elegance and sharpness they deserve. Besides, elegant fonts can help to convey the message in a more convenient way. In fact, while there are many excellent professional fonts (we’ve presented some of them in our article 80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design) there are literally thousands of free low-quality fonts which you would never use for professional designs.
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