Fabrics with self-cleaning properties can last longer, require less maintenance and even reduce air pollution. Sunlight can damage many types of fabrics, yet it can also have a beneficial effect on textiles that are enhanced with self-cleaning technologies. Thanks to functional coatings and pioneering research, self-cleaning properties—powered by the sun—are extending the life of textiles … Continue reading “Sun-Powered textiles”
It has been around for quite some time – the fact that one can generate electricity using kites and balloons, but can we really generate it with underwater kites rather than the prevalent turbulent currents? There are some fascinating proposals already for power generation using tethered kites and balloons… Why not indeed, because that is exactly what two … Continue reading “Can we generate electricity by under-water Kites?”
While Mumbai’s Chatrapati Shivaji Station and Mumbai Central remains the depressing mess it has always been for half a century, with the minimal eye-wash we call “development” such as the Hafez Contractor’s attempt at grilling sweaty mumbai travellers on a spit under a leaky polycarbonate concept that doesn’t follow the gothic nor Pompidou, Londoners now … Continue reading “The King’s Cross – what a PPP project can be.”
Blogging after a year is a shameful aspect for any blogger. But to tell you the truth, a 3 year old and new employees and teaching and office and travelling and a hell of a lot amount of laziness never leaves enough time to write and update a blog. Which more often than not has … Continue reading “The Story of 99 Failures – Tokyo University Digital Fabrication Lab”
Polygon Surface Mesh vs Triangle Surface MeshConverting a tetrahedral mesh to a dual mesh will:Reduce the number of volume elementsIncrease the size of each volume elementIncrease the number of faces (cell neighbors) per volume elementThe increased element size and increased number of neighbors per element proves to be a significant benefit. If you compare the results … Continue reading “Polyhedral Meshes Improve CFD”
© Chris Morgan Photography’ The Yale ‘Assembly One’ pavilion is the younger, smaller, more carefree sister to Yale’s building project – a 40-year old tradition in which first-year students design and building a house. It is the product of a seminar and design studio in which students focused on alternative ways in which contemporary buildings can … Continue reading “Assembly One Pavilion / Yale School of Architecture Students”
The best way to recover from a week of overeating, movie watching and napping? Is to sit back and watch some cool physics videos. We have another featured video from last week’s Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting in San Diego, CA. The video below shows what happens when a Mach 3 shockwave slams into a helium bubble. … Continue reading “Mach 3 bubble shock waves”