Category: Design
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This Thriving Terra Cotta Workshop Gets an Impressive Brick Makeover in Rural Vietnam
All images © Tropical Space In the village of Dien Phuong in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam, a thriving workshop received a striking expansion with the help of Ho Chi Minh City-based architects Tropical Space. In 2016, the design firm conceived of a cubic studio for local artist Le Duc Ha in the form…
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Paramanu-Ganita: A New Mathematical Model that Outperforms LLaMa, Falcon, and PaLM
Introduction Large language models (LLMs) have dramatically reshaped computational mathematics. These advanced AI systems, designed to process and mimic human-like text, are now pushing boundaries in mathematical fields. Their ability to understand and manipulate complex concepts has made them invaluable in research and development. Among these innovations stands Paramanu-Ganita, a creation of Gyan AI Research.…
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HPI-MIT design research collaboration creates powerful teams
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in Artificial Intelligence, Business and management, Cleaner industry, Climate change, Collaboration, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Cybersecurity, Design, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Environmental Solutions Initiative, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Machine Learning, Manufacturing, MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Sloan School of Management, Renewable energy, Research, School of Architecture and Planning, School of Engineering, Startups, Supply chainsThe recent ransomware attack on ChangeHealthcare, which severed the network connecting health care providers, pharmacies, and hospitals with health insurance companies, demonstrates just how disruptive supply chain attacks can be. In this case, it hindered the ability of those providing medical services to submit insurance claims and receive payments. This sort of attack and other…
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Exploring frontiers of mechanical engineering
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in Artificial Intelligence, Design, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health sciences and technology, Human-computer interaction, Independent Activities Period, Mechanical engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Profile, School of Engineering, Spaceflight, Sports analytics, Students, WaterFrom cutting-edge robotics, design, and bioengineering to sustainable energy solutions, ocean engineering, nanotechnology, and innovative materials science, MechE students and their advisors are doing incredibly innovative work. The graduate students highlighted here represent a snapshot of the great work in progress this spring across the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and demonstrate the ways the future…
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Picking Up Pixels: Rüdiger Schlömer Designs Typefaces for Knitting
All images © Rüdiger Schlömer, shared with permission Rather than build the letter “A” or “R” through digital layers, Rüdiger Schlömer constructs the alphabet, numbers, and basic symbols stitch by stitch. The Zurich-based designer devised Typeknitting, a project that interlocks two distinctive creative forms into a methodically constructed, tactile hybrid. “Typographic knitting to me is…
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Jamie McGregor Smith Illuminates Europe’s Most Striking Brutalist Churches in ‘Sacred Modernity’
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L’Église Saint-Nicolas, Heremence, Switzerland. Designed by Walter Maria Förderer, constructed 1967-1971. All photos © Jamie McGregor Smith, courtesy of Hatje Cantz, shared with permission In the mid-20th century, a bold, angular architectural style emerged as a celebration of post-war renewal, innovation, and symbolic strength. Brutalism, known for its bare, monochrome, industrial materials like concrete, brick,…