Mondrian Cube
Leyla Torres of origamispirit.com just published a blog post on the Mondrian Cube, a creation of Dave Mitchell.
Groasis Boxx: helping grow trees in dry areas
The Groasis Waterboxx is a device designed to help grow trees in dry areas. It was invented and developed by Dutch former flower exporter Pieter Hoff, and won the Popular Science Green Tech Best of What’s New Innovation of the year award for 2010.
Polypropylene Film Replacement
Last June, I took part in the InnoCentive Challenge # 9933575 - Polypropylene Packaging Film Replacement. I submitted a written proposal for novel packaging materials to replace polypropylene films, providing a better biodegradability and the same or greater moisture barrier. Since the Seeker Scientists have chosen not to employ the solution that I submitted, I am now placing it in the public domain for all to see and use freely if it suits them.
Comparison between 3V and 4V domes with costing
I have created a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to compare the cost and effectiveness of 3V dome design versus 4V optimised dome design. Both variations of 3v domes, 3/8th and 5/8th, are covered.
3D Printer with 10X Speed
I took part in the InnoCentive Challenge # 9933299 - 3D Printer with 10X Speed that was posted on Feb 28, 2014. The Seeker desired proposals for 3D printing with 10X the speed and was particularly interested in disruptive innovations to dramatically increase the throughput of 3D printers. I decided that this challenge suited me. Within three days time I had developed a solution based on my experiences in various fields and my understanding of how to eliminate waste.
All three volumes of The Feynman Lectures on Physics now online
Caltech and The Feynman Lectures Website joined forces in fall 2013 to create an online edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics in three volumes: Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3.
An economy based on surplus rather than scarcity
Today's op-ed by Paul Krugman in The New York Times titled A Permanent Slump? brings to mind the prediction by Buckminster Fuller that the world would be facing an economy which would have to be based on surpluses rather than a scarcity of goods and services. Fuller had laid a timeline of year 2000 as when this would happen.
Building a 3-frequecy icosahedral geosdesic dome
The purpose of this page is to guide a beginner in geodesic domes as to how to go about building a 3V icosa geodesic dome. This has grown out of my correspondence with a young engineer who wanted to go about doing this.
Vertical balancing in mobiles
Recently I made a mobile whose design incorporated the very difficult art of vertical balancing.
Afterwards I reached different conclusions. First, vertical balance has no value for an average viewer. Even when it is pointed out, he does not appreciate it. So 3 out of 7 nodes of my mobile were not adding any value to the average viewer.
The balance four were just not moving relative to each other. but were rotating in a plane. Very boring movement with no re-carving of space.
The FBI files on Richard Feynman
The FBI files of noted physicist, esteemed author and Nobel prize winner Richard Feynman have been released as a result of a Freedom of Information Actrequest by Michael Morisy of MuckRock.com.