{"669343":{"#nid":"669343","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Robotics Expert Brings Moss Clock to Life","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s no artist more vibrant, spiritual, or creative than Mother Earth. Then, we have mortals like Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E alumni \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dylan-diamond-1a9307a6\u0022\u003EDylan Diamond\u003C\/a\u003E, who execute Mother Earth\u2019s designs into functional tools or, in this case, a timepiece: \u201cMoss Clock.\u201d\u0026nbsp;The clock has its own gear train and servo, or motors.\u0026nbsp;The bottom line: this technology is a clock composed of living moss.\u0026nbsp;Diamond had the idea to make a \u201cdigitally inspired\u201d clock where moving panels of different colored moss resemble a classic digital clock display. \u0022My physics degree helped, but I firmly believe that in the age of information, with public access to so many free tutorials and teachers online, anyone can do something like this,\u0022 Diamond said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s no artist more vibrant, spiritual, or creative than Mother Earth. Then, we have mortals like Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E alumni \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dylan-diamond-1a9307a6\u0022\u003EDylan Diamond\u003C\/a\u003E, who execute Mother Earth\u2019s designs into functional tools or, in this case, a timepiece: \u201cMoss Clock.\u201d\u0026nbsp;The clock has its own gear train and servo, or motors.\u0026nbsp;The bottom line: this technology is a clock composed of living moss.\u0026nbsp;Diamond had the idea to make a \u201cdigitally inspired\u201d clock where moving panels of different colored moss resemble a classic digital clock display. \u0022My physics degree helped, but I firmly believe that in the age of information, with public access to so many free tutorials and teachers online, anyone can do something like this,\u0022 Diamond said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-09-01 13:51:07","changed_gmt":"2023-09-01 18:38:02","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Atlanta Jewish Times","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.atlantajewishtimes.com\/robotics-expert-brings-moss-clock-to-life\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"193001","name":"Dylan Diamond"},{"id":"193002","name":"moss"},{"id":"193003","name":"moss clock"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}