Minneapolis Institute of Arts Acquires “Pot de Monsieur de la Bouexière”
Last Updated on Thursday, 13 May 2010 07:49 Written by a2e Thursday, 13 May 2010 07:49
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced the purchase at auction yesterday of an eighteenth-century Vincennes, celestial blue Ewer known as the “Pot de Monsieur de la Bouexière” (1755-56). The rare ewer will go on display in the MIA’s Grand Salon, a period room built for Jean Gaillard de la Bouexière (1676-1759)-the same patron who commissioned the ewer-for the Hôtel del la Bouexière.
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Researchers Beam 230Mb/sec Wireless Internet WIth LEDs
Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 12:00 Written by External Post Friday, 12 March 2010 12:00
MikeChino writes ‘A group of scientists from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have devised a way to encode a visible-frequency wireless signal in light emitted by plain old desklamps and other light fixtures. The team was able to achieve a record-setting
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