Using Cell Phone Data Creatively

Los Angeles Plans to Reboot Its Bus System And they plan to do it using cell phone data. Never before have so many unknowingly contributed to such a positive and beneficial plan. The problem? Bus ridership has declined harshly, not just in Los Angeles, but nationwide. Specifically, that’s a drop of 36% this decade with…

Shape Blocking Sound

3D Printing Has A Sound Application Here’s an interesting concept. Shape can block sound. Small shapes. Big sounds. Boston University created a 3D-printed ring with mathematically modeled design, shaped in such a way that it can block sound. They ran an experiment. They attached a loudspeaker focused into one end of a large PVC pipe.…