Opening The Neuron Chamber at Lightwave
The first thing we needed to do was get our crate onto the second floor of the gallery, and then get the crate open. Here is a short video of it. Enjoy! Click to play
The Neuron Chamber — Setting up for Lightwave at the Science Gallery
Where in the world is The Neuron Chamber? — it’s in Dublin! Yes folks The Neuron Chamber successfully made its long journey across the pond. We arrived a few days ago and began setting it up. We’ve been super busy here at the Science Gallery getting everything ready for the […]
Neuron Chamber — Final Fabrication Before Lightwave
Well we are finally finished fabricating for the Lightweight show in Dublin. Hear are some photos from the past few days. First are some shots of the cover for the control panel. The original instillation did not include a cover because we never imagined we would be leaving it unattended, […]
Where in the world is The Neuron Chamber 1
Ship Name: ATLANTIC CONVEYOR Ship Type: Cargo – Hazard C (Minor) Year Built: 1985 Length x Breadth: 292m X 32m DeadWeight: 51648 MT Speed recorded (Max / Average): 10.7 / 7.7 knots Flag: Sweden [SE]Â Call Sign: SCKM Current Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Neuron Chambers Antenna Array Part 2
When I last posted photos of the antenna part of the antenna array it was not yet finished. Now it is. And it’s shiny.
The Neuron Chambers Antenna Array
Here are some photos of some of the parts I’ve been working on for the Neuron Chambers antenna array. The array is going to go where the argon tank went in the last instillation. It will have at least two lights that signal when the chamber is on-line and when […]
Almost Scientific Needs Your Help!
Attention Almost Scientific readers! We need your help! As a regular visitor to Almost Scientific you no doubt already know we have been asked to bring the Neuron Chamber to participate in Lightwave, a fantastic exhibition of art, science and design at the Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland. Our Irish […]
Photos from the Neuron Chamber send off party
Thanks Benna! Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
The Neuron Chamber Sets Sail For Dublin, Ireland
Well the Neuron Chamber has been released into the wild. The other morning I boxed it up, craned it onto the truck and drive it to South San Francisco where I watched the big wooden box disappear indiana-jones style into a large warehouse of wooden boxes. Hopefully it will be […]
Almost Scientific on NBC news
Last week NBC news interviewed Me, Sean O, Tom Sepe and Oliver Lowe (of ReSearch, who is working on a book about Steampunk) about steam-stuff. Tom give a nice interview about his steam-powered scooter. While none of the interview of Me or Sean is shown (I think we might have […]
The Neuron Chamber — Arc Video
In anticipation of our upcoming, month-long showing in Ireland this winter we’ve been reworking some elements of the arc puller on the neuron sculpture to get them to arc more frequently. Here is a test we ran the other night. This is by no means fully dialed in yet but […]
The Neuron Chamber — Lightwave Prep — High Voltage Manifold
I’ve started fabricating the additions to the Neuron Chamber for our upcoming show in Ireland. One of the most important additions is the High Voltage Manifold, that will house the high voltage wires running from the neon sign transformers to the axons. For the last installation we ran the wire […]
The Neuron Chamber to appear at Lightwave 2009!
Another big announcement! The Neuron Chamber has been invited to Dublin, Ireland, this winter to participate in Lightwave 2009. Lightwave is a event at the Science Gallery, which is a science and art space, associated with Trinity College. Check out some of the fantastic work that was featured at Lightwave […]
EgoPHobia interview with Sean O about the Steampunk Treehouse
Romanian culture magazine EgoPhobia recently did a long interview with my shop-mate and Treehouse collaborator Sean Orlando about the Steampunk Treehouse and the ideas behind Steampunk. Click this to read the interview, which features some photos by Almost Scientific! Sean give an extended response to the hub-bub about the death […]
Treehouse Sighted On The Worlds Web Nets
While scrolling though Boing-Boing today I came across a post to a Steampunk article that mentioned our Steampunk Treehouse. This time the article is in the latest edition of the IEEE. The IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. I get a kick when I see my art […]