Bitelia Plataforma Urbana BrightProofs | Phil Seaton Phil’s interests and skills as a designer cross a variety of inter-disciplinary bounds. His programming experience across many platforms ranging from server-side web development to parametric design solutions augment other interests in materiality, construction, and engineering. He has taught design skills, design studios, and structures while pursuing his own degree in architecture. Phil’s work as a Master’s of Architecture at MIT from 2008-2012 focused on the treatment of energy as a social medium. While sustainability has traditionally been the responsibility of technicians pursuing cleaner energy production and more efficient energy use, Phil came to believe strongly in the importance of bringing energy use into personal, cultural, and social space. By treating electricity socially, a critical new avenue of sustainability opens. Download Current Resume email
This Phone Charger Uses Crystal Orbs to Focus the Sun's Rays | Wired Design A $149 solar smartphone charger called Beta.ey features a ball lens and minuscule multi-junction solar cell that can charge a smartphone one and a half times per day. RawLemon The theory underlying the project is that gleaming crystal globes can concentrate diffuse sunlight, or even moonlight, onto a tiny, hyper-efficient photovoltaic cell. The crystal ball is paired with a dual-motion tracking system that keeps the sun's energy focused on the cell throughout the day. The hope is that these innovations will make solar power a practical solution in parts of the world where it's previously been a non-starter. Ball lenses are a novelty in solar power, but they are commonly used as a coupling tool in laser-based applications, endoscopes, and barcode scanners. In order to prove out the concept and generate investment he has put the principle to work in consumer product form. Pigments would add color to the globes, but slightly reduce their efficacy. Inspiration Strikes
Architecture News, Jobs, Forums, Competitions and City Guides - Archiseek.com Projects Minotaur Head with Lamella Minotaur Head with Sutures Arquba.com Autocad en Arquitectura World Architecture News, Official Home Page, architecture news, architecture jobs STUDIOSEED | innovation at the intersection of technology, human nature to smart & sensible cities Tracking and managing construction site punch lists Main Page - Archiplanet Enfoques sobre la tecnología Número 2 / Enero - Abril 2002 Artículos Enfoques sobre la tecnología Carlos Osorio M. Carlos Osorio M. es profesor de la Unidad de Gestión Tecnológica de la Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial y Estadística de la Universidad del Valle de Colombia. Introducción Definir la palabra "tecnología" se ha vuelto algo complejo y sujeto a un conjunto de relaciones y de puntos de vista diversos. Winner nos dice, que en los siglos XVIII y XIX, "technology" tuvo un sentido estricto, limitado, en función de las artes prácticas o el conjunto de las artes prácticas y no el conjunto increíblemente variado de fenómenos, herramientas, instrumentos, máquinas, organizaciones, métodos, técnicas, sistemas y la totalidad de todas estas cosas y otras similares en nuestra experiencia(1) (Winner, 1.979). Podemos dar lugar a otras referencias sobre la tecnología para ejemplificar otros múltiples significados, ya no del contexto cultural angloamericano. 1.Enfoques sobre la tecnología 1.1. 1.2.