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The Brain Unmasked

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:37:22 GMT

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New imaging technologies reveal the intricate architecture of the brain, creating a blueprint of its connectivity.

Diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) is one of these twists. It uses magnetic resonance signals to track the movement of water molecules in the brain: water diffuses along the length of neural wires, called axons. Scientists can use these diffusion measurements to map the wires, creating a detailed blueprint of the brain's connectivity.

Clip Source: www.technologyreview.com

On the next page is an animation of the wiring of a marmoset monkey.

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The marmoset brain, shown above, is about the size of a plum. By scanning a dissected brain for 24 hours, scientists were able to generate a map with a spatial resolution of 400 microns. "The image quality and resolution are much higher than we can obtain in a living subject," says Wedeen.

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Rebuilding Ancient American Mounds

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:51:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uoc-upp082508.php

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UC project puts Midwest mounds back on the map

More than 10 years ago, University of Cincinnati researcher John Hancock, professor of architecture in UC's top-ranked College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), began an ambitious, complex project using modern technology to electronically rebuild lost or damaged Native American monuments that once rivaled Stonehenge in their astronomical accuracy.

That electronic rebuilding project, known as EarthWorks, is now traveling museums across the Midwest – an area where, once, thousands of mounds and earthworks were built by Native American cultures in the form of geometric shapes, ringed hilltops or animal effigies (think Ohio's Serpent Mound or Fort Ancient).

An Ongoing Look at Cincinnati's Historic Public Schools

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:28:41 GMT

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Clip Source: queencitysurvey.blogspot.com

Historic Public Schools of Cincinnati

Part II: 1890 – 1899

In honor of the unofficial beginning of the school year, a seven part series on the architecture of public schools in Cincinnati prior to World War II.

Mt. Adams Public School (1895)

Sixth District School (1896)

Garfield (1897)

Lincoln School (1898)

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Order Charleston Gifts Online - Image Merchants Fall Gifts

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:13:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Charleston, SC Gifts - The Ravenel Bridge

We have added this beautiful photograph of the Ravenel Bridge to our collection this fall. Taken from a vantage point 187 feet in the air, it offers a clear view of the splendid architecture of the bridge.

Print Size: 14×21. Sheet size: 17×22.

This image has also been added to our Velvet Lined Box collection.

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Take a look at all of our new note cards, prints, velvet lined boxes and totes for the most up to date gift giving products! The holidays are just around the corner.

We are also featuring the latest addition to the South Carolina Aquarium…Miss Liberty! Yes, the aquarium’s bald eagle is now being offered as a signed print and it too has been added to our velvet lined boxes.

This fall we have added the majestic Ravenel Bridge. This image is offered as a print but also as an addition to our velvet lined boxes. Perfect for the executive in your life!

This fall brings along with it, an exciting new photographic collection called: The Enchantment of Enchanted Rock. This stunning collection features the beauty of Enchanted Rock State Park and is a signed and numbered series.

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"- New Opera House Designed To Be Elf-Friendly"

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:08:41 GMT

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Clip Source: gizmodo.com

Iceland's Ragnarokkin' New Opera House Designed To Be Elf-Friendly

Maybe you don't get over to Reykjavik very often, but the old Viking homestead is a crazy mix of old and modern architecture. Joining the skyline will be the Icelandic Opera House, an icy glass fortress that changes colors throughout the day. Designed by a man whose middle name is Thor, the transparent cube and enclosed 820-seat theater are situated upon a hill known for its magical elf population. What now? Elves, you say?

LED lighting has become a constant in modern architecture—in this case, the LEDs are nested inside the joints of the glass cube, and change color and intensity throughout the day. Though it's not clear whether Hallgrimur Thor Sigurdsson and the design firms Arkitema and Arkthing had this in mind, but the lighting would probably serve the community well, combating seasonal affective disorder on those long long northern winter nights.)

"Eco-architecture could produce 'grow your own' homes"

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:02:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.physorg.com/news138541462.html

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Eco-architecture could produce 'grow your own' homes

"Eco-architecture" may sound like a Buck Rogers vision of an ecologically-sustainable future, but that future is now thanks to the guidance of Tel Aviv University Professors Yoav Waisel and Amram Eshel. The concept of shaping living trees into useful objects -- known as tree shaping, arborsculpture, living art or pooktre –– isn't new. But scientists are now ready to use this concept as the foundation of a new company that will roll out these structures worldwide.

Pilot projects now underway in the United States, Australia and Israel include park benches for hospitals, playground structures, streetlamps and gates. "The approach is a new application of the well-known botanical phenomenon of aerial root development," says Prof. Eshel. "Instead of using plant branches, this patented approach takes malleable roots and shapes them into useful objects for indoors and out."

Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:50:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Subtle refinements in brain architecture, rather than large-scale alterations, make us smarter than other animals

Clip Source: www.sciam.com

The human brain lacks conspicuous characteristics—such as relative or absolute size—that might account for humans’ superior intellect.

Researchers have found some clues to humanity’s aptitude on a smaller scale, such as more neurons in our brain’s outermost layer.

Human intelligence may be best likened to an upgrade of the cognitive capacities of nonhuman primates rather than an exceptionally advanced form of cognition.

As far as we know, no dog can compose music, no dolphin can speak in rhymes, and no parrot can solve equations with two unknowns. Only humans can perform such intellectual feats, presumably because we are smarter than all other animal species—at least by our own definition of intelligence.

Of course, intelligence must emerge from the workings of the three-pound mass of wetware packed inside our skulls

Thus, researchers have tried to identify unique features of the human brain that could account for our superior intellectual abilities

Tags: brain, mind, evolution, intelligence

Styrofoam Dome Homes

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.pinktentacle.com

While styrofoam may be most commonly associated with disposable coffee cups, meat trays and packaging, prefab home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. uses it to construct easy-to-assemble modular kit homes.

The styrofoam used in the Dome House’s 175-millimeter (7 in) thick walls is significantly denser and stronger than ordinary packing foam. The material has excellent thermal insulation properties, resulting in higher energy efficiency and lower heating and cooling costs.

Construction of the Dome House shell is quick and easy. The prefabricated pieces, which each weigh about 80 kilograms (175 lbs), can be carried by 2 or 3 people and assembled in a few hours. Once the shell is put together, coats of mortar and paint are applied for further protection from the elements.

The Dome House can also be used as a bar, karaoke room, steam room, and more.

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Classroom clipart

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:20:12 GMT

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WLAN based location measurement

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:42:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: MS patent for WLAN based location measurement.

Clip Source: patft.uspto.gov

United States Patent	7,411,549
Krumm , et al.	August 12, 2008

Calibration of a device location measurement system that utilizes wireless signal strengths

An architecture for minimizing calibration effort in an IEEE 802.11 device location measurement system. The calibration technique is based upon a regression function that produces adequately accurate location information as a function of signal strength regardless of gaps in the calibration data or minimally available data. The algorithm takes a set of signal strengths from known room locations in a building and generates a function giving (x,y) as a function of signal strength, which function may then be used for the estimation of new locations. Radial basis functions, which are simple to express and compute, are used for regression. The fact that the algorithm maps signal strength to continuous location makes it possible to skip rooms during calibration, yet still evaluate the location in those rooms.

Envisioning Information - Edward Tufte

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:19:01 GMT

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This is a good book to get one thinking about information displays, but putting them into practice is more challenging. Although much of what Tufte criticizes in displays could be considered "nitpicking," his points do have merit, albeit very difficult to put into practice with one's own work that does not model his examples. Personally, I do not agree with all of his criticisms as what is considered ideal, is to an extent, subjective.

Thanks to the original uploader!

Make the ideas you are trying to convey worthy of the eye to behold

Edward R. Tufte, ?Envisioning Information?
Graphics Press | ISBN: 0961392118 | 1990-05 | 126 pages | PDF | 35 Mb

A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim

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Tags: web design, usability, design, information architecture

The Evolution of ecological architecture and biourbanism

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:41:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Another in a growing line of visionaries taking all aspects of the human condition into account when creating toward a more sustainable future.

Clip Source: ecopolis.com.au

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The accommodation has achieved Advanced Ecotourism Accreditation, the highest level possible in the Ecotourism Australia certification program. Winner of the Eco Sponsor Prize in the IDEA awards 2006, the project was listed as a great example in the ‘Design Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism Development’ in South Australia.

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The Whyalla EcoCity Information Feature represents, in microcosm, the principles of ecologically responsive urbanism at work in which the environments behind and between buildings are as important as the buildings themselves, and in which energy, water and resources are conserved whilst maintaining human comfort and nurturing the spirit.

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Steel framed, strawbale construction makes this an unusual project, with the scale being larger than the usual domestic scale associated with strawbale. Particular colours are used for each compass orientation, in line with Buddhist philosophy.

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Shanghai World Center becomes 2nd tallest building in the world

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:44:46 GMT

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Shanghai World Financial Center Opens becomes 2nd tallest building in the world

Posted by skyscraper under News , Top 100 , China

Shanghai will open the world’s third-tallest skyscraper to the public tomorrow (August 30th 2008) , 14 years after the project began.

Total investment in the 101-story, 492-meter-high landmark project, located in Pudong’s Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, amounts to over eight billion Yuan (1.16 billion U.S. dollars).

This building will be the 2nd highest completed building in the world behind the Taipei 101. The Burj Dubai once completed will push this building to 3rd place.

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Proper Stairs

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:26:48 GMT

clipped by: douglasbarnes
clipper's remarks: Making and element that normally does one function carry 2 or more functions.

Clip Source: www.stairporn.org

Tags: architecture

The World's First Underground Stadium [PICS]

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:34 GMT

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Clip Source: fantasyfootball.timesonline.co.uk

If all goes to plan, ‘The Wall’ stadium in Doha, Qatar’s capital city, will claim two firsts: The world’s first underground stadium and the world’s first open-air, air-conditioned stadium. There’s a long way to go however and the stadium is not due to be completed untl 2010 at the earliest, however if the finished product looks anything like the plans released by MZ & Partners Architects then paying spectators are in for a treat.

After looking at the stadium from above you can immediately see why The Wall has already gained the nickname ‘The Laptop’. The stadium’s main stand sits upright, the majority of its height emerging from the underground pitch as if having been lifted opened by an enormous referee. There will be no traditional floodlights, a feature the architects seem to be quite proud of, as all lights will be embedded within the surrounding architecture, adding to the stadium’s mystical feel.

Tags: underground stadium, doha, qatar, football, world cup