Gearfuse

Researchers at UCLA have constructed a machine that takes X-ray images using a roll of Scotch tape. When pulled apart, tape generates electromagnetic waves through simple friction. The researchers discovered in a vacuum, sticky tape also sends out strong enough X-rays to image your finger.

Pretty neat, considering getting your hands on some Scotch tape isn’t too hard. Imagine if giving yourself an X-ray were as easy as purchasing Scotch tape. It’d be X-rays for everyone! Unfortunately, it only works in a vacuum which crushes any hopes we have of DIYing our own X-rays. What a drag.

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Mary Huang knows what girls like, which is why she’s probably doing so well at UCLA’s Design and Media Arts department. Mary is teaming with talent and has used her creativity and skill to create a beautiful LED dress made from woven cotton jersey and hand-crocheted flowers. Fancy!

Around 24 LEDs are integrated into the dress and are powered via batteries or an obnoxious AC adaptor. The reasoning for the AC adaptor? She thinks the dress can also double as lamp when not being worn. As part of her “Rhyme & Reason” collection, the LED dress and Mary’s other designs are sure to act as her leaping stone into the fashion industry. One thing’s for sure: that dress is prettier than a lot of other designs out there.

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