Writing on Water
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Japanese researches in Akishima Laboratories working with Osaka University have developed this water wrting mechanism the letters only appear for a second or so but still very cool….
"The device consists of 50 water wave generators encircling a cylindrical tank 1.6 meters in diameter and 30 cm deep (about the size of a backyard kiddie pool). The wave generators move up and down in controlled motions to simultaneously produce a number of cylindrical waves that act as pixels. The pixels, which measure 10 cm in diameter and 4 cm in height, are combined to form lines and shapes. The device is capable of spelling out the entire roman alphabet, as well as some simple kanji characters."
