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Neurally-Controlled Prosthesis

In the near future, brainwave-controlled motorized prosthetic arms will replace antiquated hooks and restore people’s natural mobility. For Wired magazine. Leo Jung, art director.

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Spray System

Cutaway illustration of a spray gun system, showing the path of compressed air into the gun, through the trigger valve, pressurizing the fluid canister and atomizing the fluid into a controlled cone....

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Mars Mission Simulator

Six men spent 520 days straight, locked up together in this Mars mission simulator to test the physical, mental, sociological and logistical issues of a 70 million mile journey to the red planet and...

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Electric Vehicles Grid

Illustration of an electricity grid to support electric and hybrid vehicles. For The Electrification Coalition. Ryan Reynolds, art director.

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Disaster Preparedness Kit

Items to include in a disaster preparedness kit: filled water container and portable sink, multi-tool with can opener, matches, wind-proof lighter and tea lights, stun gun for self-defence in case of...

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Robot Strawberry Picker

Researchers have combined robotic arms with microwave imaging systems to create autonomous strawberry pickers. The robots use broad-spectrum radio waves (blue) and a receiver array (black) to detect...

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Robot Pebbles

MIT researchers have developed robotic pebbles as an alternative to three-dimensional printing. The pebbles first surround the object to be copied (blue) and sense the object’s boundaries &...

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Space Shuttle Endeavour

Illustration showing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s last flight, on the back of a 747 to Los Angeles International Airport. From there it was paraded through the streets six miles to the California Science...

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Renovations

I’ve made some much-needed changes around the site. My new portfolio line up consists of: Technical Illustration Highly detailed renderings of technical subjects. Line Illustration Line drawings that...

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Ocean Rowboat

This 30-foot ocean rowboat—specially-equipped with a wind turbine, photovoltaic array, water desalination unit, and communication, navigation & data collection equipment—carried a team of four...

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A Lifetime of Apps

A series of line illustrations imagining the iPhone 20, a lifelong companion with a suite of apps to help us grow, learn, stay healthy, work and prosper. For IEEE Spectrum. Brandon Palacio, art director.

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CubeSats

Cube satellites are tiny, inexpensive research probes that piggyback into orbit on NASA or commercial space flights for a variety of projects by smaller research groups and universities. The satellites...

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Workout Illustrations

A selection of instructional illustrations for performing exercises safely and effectively. For Muscle & Fitness magazine. Miguel Paredes, art director.

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Drawing the Line

I’ve been doing a lot of line illustrations lately, on various topics for various magazines. See my Line Illustration portfolio for more recent samples.

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World Cup Stadium

As the world’s first major sports stadium that is net-zero energy and LEED-platinum, Brazil’s new Estádio Nacional de Brasília is as green as the grass on the pitch. The stadium’s sprawling white roof...

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Electriphobia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kHaepF2tSc A series of satirical instructional-style animations about electriphobia, the fear of the electric car, for the fictional Electriphobia Institute. Produced in...

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Electriphobia Institute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kHaepF2tSc I worked with Secret Location on a series of satirical instructional-style animations about electriphobia, the fear of the electric car, for the fictitious...

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Homeowner’s Energy Handbook

Last summer I worked with Storey Publishing to produce 226 instructional illustrations for The Homeowner’s Energy Handbook: Your Guide to Getting Off the Grid. Topics include doing a home energy...

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IEEE Wins Grand Neal Award

A story I illustrated for IEEE Spectrum Magazine has been recognized with a Grand Neal Award for Best Single Article, a top honour in business-to-business editorial publications. A Shocking Truth...

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Maglev

Japan Railways has approved construction for the fastest railway in the world. The new Chuo Shinkansen trains will employ magnetic levitation technology, a form of propulsion the elevates train cars to...

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