{"id":1553,"date":"2014-11-18T10:20:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.evergreen.edu\/katiehatammmm\/?p=113"},"modified":"2014-11-18T10:20:44","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T17:20:44","slug":"br3-seeing-the-invisible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/making\/br3-seeing-the-invisible\/","title":{"rendered":"BR3 \u2013 Seeing the Invisible"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can a 3D printed object be responsive to its environment and to the dynamic energies of the people and processes that interact with it?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chuck Pettis challenged Sarah to have her students discover their project idea in the midst of the Earth Sanctuarys’ Callanish Stone Circle. As I sat there staring at the copper wire tree so beautifully sculpted and placed in the center of the offering circle, I wondered what my project would be. It wasn’t until I left the circle and reflected back on my observations that I decided to print a tree. Inspired by the possibilities of 3D printing by our guide Bryns’ shell bracelet, I\u00a0wanted to make something that had movement and responded to it’s environment.<\/p>\n

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Hatam, Katie. An Island Tree<\/em>. Olympia, Lake Lois Habitat Reserve. 2014. Photograph.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I pondered how to make the 3D printed tree come alive, I began to\u00a0research magnetic and conductive filaments. That research led me to two distinct places: the discovery of ferrofluid; and the discovery of vector equilibriums and torus shaped energy fields. As my project unfolded before me, I found myself wondering why I was even following this path. I had no prior knowledge of any of the things I was going to incorporate into my project, or even how or whether the final project was going to work.<\/p>\n

I’m attempting to make a 3D printed object that will display the, usually invisible, magnetic field inside a snow globe like display. A colleague recently restated my theory somewhat more\u00a0provocatively:\u00a0I want to\u00a0make the invisible, visible.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hatam, Katie. The Magnetic Snow Globe<\/em>. Olympia, The Evergreen State College. 2014. Drawing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ferrofluid is a combination of some type of magnetic nano-particles and a viscous fluid. Alone, it looks like a pool of oil. However, when placed within a magnetic field it will take on the shape of the magnetic field lines. When the ferrofluid is placed in water, it seems to float through the space.<\/p>\n

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Ferrofluid in a Bottle<\/em>. Vat19. (n.d). Web. 17 Nov. 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In my research, I discovered others who were interested in creating interactive ferrofluid displays. Both the Fluxx LiquiMetal and Ferrocious sculptures allow the user to manipulate the ferrofluid using a hand held\u00a0magnet.<\/p>\n

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Fluxx LiquiMetal<\/em>. Krunal Patel. Kickstarter, 2014. Video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See a video of the Fluxx LiquiMetal display<\/a> in action.<\/p>\n

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Ferrocious<\/em>. Russell Garehan. Kickstarter, 2013. Video.<\/p>\n

See a video of the Ferrocious display<\/a> in action.<\/p>\n

However, neither of these displays demonstrate what I hope my project will: the usually invisible field lines of a magnetic field.<\/p>\n

The 3D printed portion of my project will be the clear sphere within which the magnetic field will navigate\u00a0and which will hold a combination of water and ferrofluid. Magnets will be placed in both the top and bottom caps of the double sided globe to create the magnetic field.<\/p>\n

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Hatam, Katie. Double Sided Snow Globe<\/em>. 2014. TinkerCad. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The theory is that the ferrofluid will float through the water along the field lines of the magnetic field created by the embedded magnets and create a\u00a0magnetic snow globe <\/em>much like you see in this mock prototype.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cap: Anna Marynenko. White jar with silver cap isolated in white<\/em>. n.d. Shutterstock. Web. 17 Nov. 2014. Globe: Paulmann. Paulmann Lighting 87000 2-6\/16″ Glass Globe Deco Cover, Clear<\/em>. n.d. Plumbersurplus. Web. 17 Nov. 2014. Torus Particles: Autodesk Help. Adjusting the velocity of moving particles<\/em>. 2009. Autodesk. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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