Abstract:
A system and method for altering the visual appearance of moving physical forms is disclosed. The moving physical forms may include solids, liquids, gasses and any combination thereof. The system and method may include video capturing devices for capturing video footage of the moving forms, a controller for altering the captured video footage of the moving forms, and video projecting devices for projecting the altered video footage back onto the moving forms.
Abstract:
A device that emits colored flames is disclosed. The device may include one or more electromagnetic coils within a housing. A fuel source may provide fuel such as hydrogen to an igniter at the input to the electromagnetic coil. The fuel may be ignited and a current may flow through the coil that may create a magnetic field. The ignited fuel may ionize creating an electric current that may accelerate the combusting particles through the coil. The current may create a magnetic field that may force the ionized particles into cyclotron orbits. Coloring additive such as salts may be added to the combusting fuel to provide color to the resulting flames.
Abstract:
A water display including a number of pixels or manifolds that may include water nozzles to emit streams of water and/or other utilities such as lighting is described. The water streams may be pixelated so as to provide a high resolution waveform or other choreography. The choreography transitions between waveforms to provide the appearance of a cascading or undulating wave. A tool to design the water display and simulate its appearance is also described.
Abstract:
A water display is described whereby parabolic water streams may be controlled so as to appear to move towards or away from each other or step over each other.
Abstract:
A water display is described having multiple water delivery devices that create laminar streams with parabolic trajectories. The water delivery devices may modulate the streams, which may be lit, creating individual water arches, that when combined with multiple water delivery devices, can produce dramatic visual effects including the appearance of an undulating and/or pulsed water tunnel.
Abstract:
A water display is described having different layers that each include a geometric shape. Water is provided to and drained from the display to vary the height of the water between the layers of the display. As the water height increases or decreases from one layer to another, pools of water assuming the geometric shapes formed in a given layer appear. The geometric shapes formed in a given layer appear. The geometric pools of water transform shapes as the water is raised or lowered.
Abstract:
An ice display device includes a chill tube and a piston that slides within the chill tube providing a fluidtight seal against the interior. The tube is filled with water and cooled to form an ice column. A shutter may selectively close the upper end of the chill tube with a fluidtight seal while the ice column is formed. The tube is warmed and the piston is lifted to an upper end of the tube to display the ice column. A plurality of water nozzles may selectively discharge streams of high pressure water inwardly to sculpt the ice column. An armature may extend upwardly from the piston to support and cool an interior of the ice column. The tube and armature may be cooled and warmed by a thermal transfer fluid. A device may be provided to induce turbulence in the thermal transfer fluid.
Abstract:
A multimedia presentation system a projector to project images toward an audience. A plurality of nozzles are partially submerged in a body of water at locations between the projector and the audience. The plurality of nozzles are located at different distances from the projector. Each of the plurality of nozzles is arranged to produce a fan like water mist onto which the projector projects images. A controller is coupled to the projector and the plurality of nozzles. The controller causes the projector to project images and at least one of the plurality of nozzles to produce a water mist in a synchronized sequence such that the images appear at different distances from the projector at different times. The controller may further control the orientation of each nozzle to vary the distance by inclining the plane of the water mist relative to the surface of the body of water.
Abstract:
A natural formulation of compounds isolated or derived from hops which inhibit the activity of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and/or 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) is disclosed. The hops formulations may be administered to a mammal to treat or inhibit a pathological condition associated with the activity of COX-2 and/or 5-LOX in such a mammal.