Ferrofluid Magnetoscope
Users control magnets to achieve beautifully flowing liquid structures.
Videos show it in action and explain the principles that make it work:
Video: Magnetoscope at Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago
This exhibit has been purchased by these museums and science centers:
Inspiria Science Center, Norway
Ann Arbor Hands On Museum, Ann Arbor, MI
Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing, MI
WonderLab, Bloomington, Indiana
Imagination Station, Lafayette, Indiana
The Putnam Museum, Davenport, Iowa
The Magnetoscope has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including:
Edinburgh International Science Festival, Royal Botanical Gardens, Scotland
Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Bergamo Scienza Festival, Bergamo, Italy
University of Richmond, Harnet Museum of Art, Richmond, VA
2011 & 2010 World Maker Faire, New York City (Awarded Blue Ribbons)
2011 & 2010 Detroit Maker Faire, Detroit, MI (Awarded Blue Ribbons)
Art Prize, 2010, Grand Rapids, MI (voted into Top 50 exhibits of 2,050 artists)
2008 Bay Area Maker Faire
Press coverage for the Magnetoscope:
TV coverage of Imagination Station’s re-opening, Lafayette, Indiana
Wall Street Journal’s video story about Maker Faire