Ferrofluid (Magnetic Fluid) I find ferrofluid to be fascinating.  Ferrofluid is a fluid which polarizes in the presence of a magnetic field.  This means that if you send a magnetic burst through it, you can create a visible ripple.  With steady magnetic fields, you could sculpt the liquid into any form imaginable!  As soon as […]

This is the second article in a series about methods of visualizing sound outside of a television or computer screen. Fire Before television screens and computer monitors, fire was what our ancestors would stare at for hours on end. It was essential for survival. Our natural fascination with fire and music were bound to be […]

This is the first article in a series about methods of visualizing sound outside of a television or computer screen. This series was inspired by a recent discussion with Aaron Higgins of Sound Trends that got me thinking about alternative methods of music visualization. Electricity Electronic music has been around for nearly a hundred years. […]