Absolutely epic Garrus costume blows our minds, can save our galaxy anytime

There’s cosplayers that buy a Naruto costume off the shelf and calls it a day. Then there’s cosplayers like Robert Rodgers, an artist and consume designer from Florida that create epic pieces that’s more art than costume. His latest work truly blows the minds of Mass Effect fans as he’s managed to painstakingly re-create Garrus Vakarian’s costume, complete with a total of 75 LED lights. The mouth of the Garrus mask he’s wearing moves when he speaks, and every detail in the armor is correct, down to the small, mini screen that’s in front of Garrus’ eye. He’s also recreated the way Garrus stands, which was no mean feat, as Turians (the species of Garrus) in the Mass Effect universe are digitigrades or beings that walk on their toes. Impressive stuff. Word is that he’s making more costumes for guys (and gals) who want some, but I think it’s safe to say that they won’t be cheap. Still, it won’t stop people from yelling “shut up and take my money” to him anytime soon, we guess.

Via: Geek

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Nanotechnology will soon be able to power your devices forever

What if it was possible to charge your phone, tablet or notebook by just tapping on the top of the device? Or if your iPod could take its charge from the impact of your shoes on the floor? That’s the potential ramifications of the work being done by researchers at the RMIT University in Melbourne who have, for the first time characterized the ability of piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical pressure into electricity. The work combines two technologies – piezoelectrics and thin film technology to fuel devices of the future. Lead co-author Dr Madhu Bhaskaran paints a pretty awesome picture of the future of the technology. ”The power of piezoelectrics could be integrated into running shoes to charge mobile phones, enable laptops to be powered through typing or even used to convert blood pressure into a power source for pacemakers – essentially creating an everlasting battery. The concept of energy harvesting using piezoelectric nanomaterials has been demonstrated but the realisation of these structures can be complex and they are poorly suited to mass fabrication. Our study focused on thin film coatings because we believe they hold the only practical possibility of integrating piezoelectrics into existing electronic technology.” You better start collecting chargers for your devices folks, because if this tech manages to pan out, those things will become relics in no time flat.
Source: Physorg

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