September 2011
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WatchFlightpath Toronto site setup
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WatchFlightpath Toronto - wingset production
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August 2011
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June 2011
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on reality, augmented reality, and that talk by...
i started writing this as an email to kevin slavin following his renowned and overwhelmingly well-received discussion about augmented reality, Reality is plenty, thanks at MOMO a few weeks ago; but email etiquette told me it was probably too long for the medium so i’m filing it away here instead. this one’s for you,...
WatchAcrobatic flight @ hampstead heath
October 2010
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July 2010
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Open Data: how do we want things to change?
Notes prepared for Data City: Doom or Boom - are pervasive digital devices and open data changing the way we interact with the city?
Cities are heterogeneous, that’s why we like them. People always find ways to distinguish themselves from each other - this is the cause of both conflict and creativity. Clearly, technology, which is a manifestation (and delimiter) of social relations, will...
March 2010
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April 2009
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"Power of top-down knowledge" - sensory... →
February 2009
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January 2009
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December 2008
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September 2008
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WatchJaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities
August 2008
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The Algorithmic Beauty of Seaweeds, Sponges and... →
From the abstract:
This book gives a state-of-the-art overview of modeling growth and form of marine sessile organisms - such as stromatolites, algae, and metazoans including stony corals, hydrocorals, octocorals, and sponges -, using large-scale computing techniques, scientific visualization, methods for analyzing 2D and 3D forms, and particle-based modeling techniques. It originates from the...
July 2008
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WatchQuick mix of photos from setup of Primal Source for Glow 08, in Santa Monica, California, July 2008.haque.co.uk/primalsource.php
May 2008
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Ocean and Weather Data Viewer and Navigator →
Argo profiling floats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_%28oceanography%29
March 2008
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Low-pass filters : FILTERS →
February 2008
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WatchShawn Frayne’s Windbelt Frayne’s device consists of a flat, taut membrane that flutters within its housing as air passes through it. At each end of the membrane are magnets that oscillate between metal coils as the band flutters, effectively creating an electric charge. According to the 28-year-old Frayne, prototypes of the Windbelt have generated 40 milliwatts in 10-mph slivers of wind, making...
Dehumidifier - Wikipedia →
Water collected from any dehumidifier is technically distilled water in that it does contain few of the minerals and other particulates that are removed in a true distillation process.
Smart polymers →
An intelligent system is more sophisticated and interprets the property changes of the smart polymer. For example, it consists of a material that emits a stimulus and of an adaptive material that controls the adaptations of one of its properties to counterbalance the stimulus and to maintain a stable state of the system. More precisely, for example, a structure that vibrates in a given phase of...
Photochromics →
Photochromic inks are clear when not exposed to UV radiation and become coloured under UV light. The inks change according to the intensity of the light.
Thermochromics →
Thermochromic inks or dyes are temperature sensitive compounds that temporarily change color with exposure to heat.
Dry ice →
1 pound of dry ice will create 2-3 minutes of fog effect. the hotter the water, the more fog but the quicker dissipation of the dry ice.
Living wall systems →
growing plants on walls with soil
The Vertical Garden by Patrick Blanc →
growing plants on walls without any soil
Bubbles →
Mist effect - The Blur Building →
the saturation of the air with moisture, which produces the visible mist effect, depends on a number of physical environmental conditions. these parameters include the speed and direction of the wind, the environmental temperature and the atmospheric humidity.
Bamboo growing →
Heat pipe →
heat pipes are generally composed of a tube, closed on each end, with fluid in it. one end takes in heat and the other expels it.