NanoBiomimetics looks to nature for inspiration for nanomaterial structures that have many beneficial qualities. – Self-cleaning materials: The study of the nano surface structure of lotus leafs and water-striders (insects) has generated interest in materials that reduce contaminant build-up just in the way they are structured. – Stickiness: gecko and spider feet are structured for […]
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a) precedents for cloud in architecture culture b) contemporary clouds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/world/24assange.html?_r=1&hp This article is about the man behind the Iraqi war wikileaks, and how the internet and globalization as an operational platform has made disappearing and hiding a difficult task.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html?preload=39099
a) contemporary case-studies: public vs. private library b) contemporary case-studies: museums, other archives in NY c) contemporary case studies: active archives (short term preservation) such as news or resources d) paradigm shift for typology
http://21stcenturyscholar.org/ DECLINE OF THE CULTURE OF TEACHING PART 1 + 2 “I think a lot about the culture of organizations and what I experience today is a de-valuing of teaching – that we are all replaceable parts. If we standardize the curriculum and all teach to the same syllabus then we will have greater efficiencies. […]
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Developing Public Library Systems Analysis of Uganda’s existing public library system as well as demographic analysis of the regions in which the system has developed. The diagrams focus on two major conditions in the country: the rural and the urban library with the major difference between the two systems being the delivery of information. Urban […]
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