Walking the not-cheap green walk at LRRD.

Jun 26, 2012

  Three years ago, an NSF reviewer who rejected a proposal including our models wrote they were “too expensive,” and we should “provide them at cost.”  He meant “cost of parts,” a terribly flawed idea. Our basic Em2 requires a lot...

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Amazing augmented reality Kinect sandbox.

May 6, 2012

Oliver Kreylos at UC Davis has just posted this video showing an amazing hands on “augmented reality” (AR) tool built with a sandbox, Microsoft Kinect sensor, and a digital projector.  From the project home page:  Together with the UC Davis Tahoe...

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Education and Outreach at LRRD.

Aug 26, 2011

Christina and Nathan teach at EcoU summer camp Editor’s note:  This is the second of what I hope are many posts written by our new Creative Director Alee Quick. At LRRD, we have a strong commitment to using our products for education, and we’re happy to...

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Why I have no time for science blogging!

Sep 28, 2010

  We are insanely busy at LRRD these days, with consulting, R&D, preparation for GSA-Denver, starting new research, and shipping at least a dozen of our new Em2 models as they’re built. Here’s a sampling of what’s going on, just in the last...

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Gravel roads, NSF, dumpster diving, IGERT students.

Jul 24, 2010

A few photos from today’s work. Little River Research & Design is on a roll.  Like the kind I remember on gravel roads in Arkansas way back, mostly great fun but with seriously unpleasant jolts. Bumps like a rejection from NSF last week. And very cool stuff...

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