Face painting is a simple pleasure most of us gave up when we turned 7 -- unless we ran off to join the circus. But singer Olga Bell is bringing it back 21st-century style in her new music video, which uses face-tracking algorithms to scan her facial movements while she sings and project interactive patterns back onto her face based on those movements. The effect feels simple and timeless, but also unavoidably futuristic at the same time.

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3-D printing was supposed to liberate the masses to become product designers -- design to object, one step, no fuss and no muss. Unfortunately, as Technology Review bluntly puts it, "the reality is that if you want to make anything more complex than a plastic brick, you'll soon run up against the limitations of rapid manufacturing processes." If only there were a magic wand that could take your latest rendering masterpiece and tell you quickly how easy or difficult it would be to actually manufacture! Read More »