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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"design materials"”.
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ReflectionSpace: an interactive visualization tool for supporting reflection-on-action in design
Designers move forward by looking back at past experiences. Reflection is a central activity of creative design which allows designers to develop new insight into their designs, generate alternative solutions, and reframe the problem. Researchers have emphasized the positive impact of reflection on …
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Perceptions of the natural
… land-filled grounds and the sky above as primary design materials to identify the invisible character of ongoing mediation between organic and manufactured systems. Using relationships that flow and have flowed through the site, the park invites the body and mind to navigate a complex environment …
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Mechanical Properties of Elastomeric Proteins
… importantly, can we use this information to design materials for precise mechanical tasks? It is the aim of this dissertation to illuminate key aspects of the answer to these questions, while detailing the work that remains to be done. In this dissertation, particular emphasis is placed on …
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Design of a micro-Functional Testing System for process characterization of a hot micro-embossing machine
… research and development into micro-fluidic design, materials, and increasingly manufacturing. Polymers (Poly(methyl methacrylate)-PMMA in particular) are the current material of choice given their low cost, wide range of material properties, and biocompatibility. Given most fabrication …
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DESIGN GUIDELINES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRESERVING THE HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF GLADEWATER, TEXAS
… has since led to the deterioration of the design, materials, and integrity of Gladewater’s historic downtown— resulting in a loss of visual cohesiveness and historic character. These design guidelines are a tool that will enable the City of Gladewater to take appropriate measures to …
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Theoretial studies of carbon-based nanostrutured materials with applications in hydrogen storage
… is to search for new stable porous carbon-based materials, which have the ability to accommodate and store hydrogen gas. Theoretical and experimental studies suggest a close relation between the nano-scale structure of the material and its storage capacity. In order to design materials with a …
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Fab trees for designing complex 3D printable materials
With more 3D printable materials being invented, 3D printers nowadays could replicate not only geometries, but also appearance and physical properties. On the software side, the tight coupling between geometry and material specification, and the lack of tools in specifying materials volumetrically, …
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An In-Depth Review of the History of the MIT HAUS Team
… The work is split into three main categories: design, materials, and manufacturing. There are two main gaps in the current work done by HAUS. The material properties of rPET are not yet known with enough certainty to determine if it is safe to use in housing. Additionally, there is not enough …
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Reducing the cost of quality (COQ) through increased product reliability and reduced process variability
… customer. The cost of the equipment, labor, and materials to prevent and manage product defects is referred to as Dell's Cost Of Quality (COQ). A large percentage of Dell's COQ is spent by warranty-support and customer service organizations (Services). While the costs of defects most directly …
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Linking Single Particle Dynamics to Macroscopic Phenomena in Colloidal Gels
… phenomena in colloidal gels. The ability to design materials using predictive tools requires that we understand how the desired properties depend on the various system parameters that govern particle dynamics in solution and this remains an outstanding problem of academic and industrial …
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Cell culture platforms with cell-cell adhesive ligands for biomedical applications
… matrix and neighboring cells. Although biomaterials have been engineered to present several adhesion molecules that mimic cell-extracellular matrix interactions, many materials do not consider the effects of cell-cell interactions. One such molecule is N-cadherin, a cell-cell adhesion …
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CoDesign with data
Design is a process of changing current situations into preferred ones, through conversations with design materials, and an understanding of the present practice of the designed artefact’s future users. Domain-relevant data, such as those generated by personal and autonomous computing systems, are …
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Design variables for steel and aluminium in high-rise rooftops
This dissertation reports a case study in the design and construction solutions for a major corrosion failure of the aluminium louvres and steel brackets on the roof and façade of levels 26-29 of the Westfield Tower 2, Bondi Junction. This work was undertaken during early 2005. Aims: • …
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Deep Learning for the modeling and design of artificial electromagnetic materials
<p>Artificial electromagnetic materials (AEMs) are materials that exhibit unusual electromagnetic properties. With sub-wavelength, periodic structures, AEMs can achieve incredible abilities to manipulate light, like the cloaking effect of the “invisibility cloak” in the Harry Potter movie. Apart …
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A Deep Breath of Art
… creativity and feeds their imagination. By using design concepts that encourage their interaction with their surroundings, we can raise their curiosity to explore and observe to help them unleash their creativity. Because ,we, humans are mostly influenced by the spaces we inhabit and spend most of …
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Analysis of the use of mother tongue based-multilingual education (MTB-MLE) strategies by teachers in lower primary grades in Chongwe rural district.
… theories. Adopting a descriptive research design, the study used qualitative research approach. The study sought to address the following objectives: (i) to establish teachers’ understanding of MTB-MLE strategies used in the classroom. (ii) to analyse teachers’ use of MTB-MLE strategies in …
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Analysis of the use of mother tongue based-multilingual education (MTB-MLE) strategies by teachers in lower primary grades in Chongwe rural district.
… theories. Adopting a descriptive research design, the study used qualitative research approach. The study sought to address the following objectives: (i) to establish teachers’ understanding of MTB-MLE strategies used in the classroom. (ii) to analyse teachers’ use of MTB-MLE strategies in …
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Sculptured computational objects with smart and active computing materials
… computing technology from hard, remotely-designed, plastic shells, into intimately created, sensual computing objects and artifacts. It asserts that the rigid, square, and prefabricated physical materials of computing technology are a fundamental technological and artistic limitation to …
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Interface-Governed Optical Properties of Van der Waals Heterostructures
Van der Waals (vdW) layered materials are an emerging class of materials that can be readily separated into atomically thin layers, exhibiting distinct physical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Moreover, each of the layers can be vertically assembled into vdW heterostructures, …
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Uncovering the fundamental driver of semiconductor radiation tolerance
… for observation. This disables the ability to design materials with radiation tolerance as a criterion. The first contribution of this thesis is to improve our understanding of semiconductor damage done in orbit by showing that (1) nuclear transmutation is an insignificant damage mechanism for …
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