The Color of Fire: How Palette Choice Impacts Maps of Yosemite’s Rim Fire
By Betsy Mason from wired.com: Last week we posted a map of the Rim fire’s progression into Yosemite National Park from Inciweb. That map (see below) uses random, qualitative colors to represent the area burned by the fire each day. The result is colorful, and as the headline says, frightening. The wild colors make the fire […]
Smart syringe turns bright red to warn of prior use
From CNET.com: The ABC Syringe is embedded with ink that turns color when exposed to air as a way to warn caregivers that the syringe has been used. The tech adds just 1 percent to the retail price, according to UK inventor David Swann. (Credit: Index Awards) First, the bad news: As much as 40 […]