science – Chad Dotson

The Early Days of Flight

By chad December 7, 2013Ramblings, Technology, UncategorizedNo Comments

This post started from a comment I made on facebook about the "Volocopter" story on CNN. At the time my comment was "Why does this look like something from the early days of flight?" That it turns out is a very good question and an even better follow-up, "Aren't we in…

Atlas V Sonic Boom vs Sun Dog

By chad February 21, 2010UncategorizedNo Comments

This video was taken February 11, 2010 at the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory aboard an Atlas V rocket at Kennedy Space Center. Notice what happens when the rocket entires the vapor layer containing the Sun Dog about 1:53 in.

Galactic Center of the Milky Way

By chad October 17, 2009Photography, UncategorizedNo Comments

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.

Video from the World Science Festival 2009

By chad October 16, 2009UncategorizedNo Comments

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Augmented Reality Pool Table (ARPool)

By chad September 18, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I came across this video while browsing Make Magazines RSS feed. This is an augmented reality pool table called ARPool created in the RCVLab at Queens University. For more check out the original Make Magazine story at http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/augmented_reality_pool_pool_playing.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890