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A demonstration of a ferrofluid reacting to a magnet. The black liquid contains water and tiny iron particles that react to the magnet, locking together and dragging the water along with them. The spikes form along the invisible lines of magnetic force.
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this keyboard is linked to magnets that trigger patterns in ferro fluid. And before you ask, it was Halloween and I was dressed up to promote a Holloween Star Party.
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Ferrofluid, suspended and animated by super-powerful magnets. These things are about 4 inches high, and completely fascinating. Built by Sachico Kodama (UEC) and Yasushi Miyajima (Sony CSL)
Metal spirals up from a "ferrofluid" based on sound in the area. This was a piece at the Wired NextFest at the LA Convention center. Sachiko Kodama and asushi Miyajima.