Posted by
Krux
on Sunday December 18, 2011 @ 10:54am
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This is an interesting kickstarter project. A desktop interactive liquid sculpture using ferrofluid.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmarkus/ferrite-interactive-liquid-sculpture
Ferrofluid is an extraordinary material with unique ferromagnetic properties. Although dozens of applications for it have been found - from hard drives to loudspeakers - its most impressive is arguably as an interactive display.
Ferrofluid displays capture the best qualities of ferrofluid, both as a liquid and as a ferromagnetic substance. By applying magnetic fields of different strengths, different shapes and formations begin to appear in this otherworldly black liquid. By suspending it in a clear liquid, even more interactive qualities are exposed.