February 10, 2008
The Vertical Garden by Patrick Blanc

growing plants on walls without any soil

 

February 6, 2008
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.
building a dew catcher
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.
Atmospheric water generator - Wikipedia
a developing piece of technology with the intent of producing pure drinking water from the humidity of the surrounding air. the amount of water that can be produced depends on the humidity, the volume of air passing through the coils, and the size of the machine.
Building a Stirling Engine
stirling engines are powered by the expansion of a gas when heated, followed by the compression of the gas when cooled.
February 5, 2008
brain coral
Creating A Neural Network Library
UO SRML: Sun chart program
creates sun path charts in Cartesian coordinates for: (1) “typical” dates of each month (i.e.; days receiving about the mean amount of solar radiation for a day in the given month); (2) dates spaced about 30 days apart, from one solstice to the next; or (3) a single date you specify. 
Boatcoat - Marine Shrinkwrap
extra large shrink wrap….
Mimosa - Wikipedia
TickleMe Plant… folds its leaves when touched, tickled or exposed to heat; many others also fold their leaves in the evening.
February 4, 2008

links for brain coral (or similar) maths

nature

Dynamics of the labyrinthine patterns 

 Problems in a Digital Description of  a Configuration of Atoms and Some  Other Geometrical Topics in Physics  

Grooved Brain Coral(Diploria labyrinthiformis)  biomoleculesElectronic Liquid Crystals, Part III