The Limits of Fabrication
The Limits of Fabrication

Author: Nathan Brown

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2017-01-02

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0823274780

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Poetry, or poiēsis, has long been understood as a practice of making. But how are experiments in the making of poetic forms related to formal making in science and engineering? The Limits of Fabrication takes up this question in the context of recent developments in nanoscale materials science, investigating concepts and ideologies of form at stake in new approaches to material construction. Tracing the direct pertinence of fields crucial to the new materials science (nanotechnology, biotechnology, crystallography, and geodesic design) in the work of Shanxing Wang, Caroline Bergvall, Christian Bök, and Ronald Johnson back to the midcentury development of Charles Olson’s “objectist” poetics, Nathan Brown carves out a tradition of constructivist, nonorganic poetics that has developed in conversation with science and engineering. While proposing a new approach to the relation of technē (craft, skill) and poiēsis (making, forming), this book also intervenes in philosophical debates concerning the concept of the object, the distinction between organic and inorganic matter, theories of self-organization, and the relation between “design” and “nature.” Engaging with Heidegger, Agamben, Whitehead, Stiegler, and Nancy, Brown shows that materials science and materialist poetics offer crucial resources for thinking through the direction of contemporary materialist philosophy.

Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement
Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement

Author: M.E. Welland

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9401100411

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An extensive body of research is involved in pushing miniaturisation to its physical limit, encompassing the miniaturisation of electronic devices, the manipulation of single atoms by scanning tunnelling microscopy, bio-engineering, the chemical synthesis of complex molecules, microsensor technology, and information storage and retrieval. In parallel to these practical aspects of miniaturisation there is also the necessity to understand the physics of small structures. Ultimate Limits of Fabrication and Measurement brings together a number of leading articles from a variety of fields with the common aim of ultimate miniaturisation and measurement.

Nanofabrication
Nanofabrication

Author: Zheng Cui

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 0387755772

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This book provides the reader with the most up-to-date information and development in the Nanofabrication area. It presents a one-stop description at the introduction level on most of the technologies that have been developed which are capable of making structures below 100nm. Principles of each technology are introduced and illustrated with minimum mathematics involved. The book serves as a practical guide and first hand reference for those working in nanostructure fabrication.

Fabrication
Fabrication

Author: Peter Silver

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-05-09

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1136403884

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Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication techniques, this is the ideal reference for designers who wish to learn more about the materials and current technologies in material production available to them. Featuring the work of 12 fabricators based in the UK, the case studies displayed range from manufacture of complex wire rope, the processes of metal spinning, large-scale composite casting, to computer controlled sheet steel fabrication. With a full knowledge of how the materials are transformed, this book provides readers with a greater ability to employ material processes for their own designs and to better understand material fabrication. This is a book that provides information on contemporary technology and design inspiration in abundance.

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate

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Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011

Author: Eddy Krygiel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-07-20

Total Pages: 1190

ISBN-13: 047090822X

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The Ultimate Real-World Reference for Revit Architecture This comprehensive guide has been completely updated to provide the most modern, detailed, and in-depth coverage of Autodesk's leading building information modeling software. This packed new edition features clear discussions of core topics that are reinforced by compelling examples and tutorials to guide you to Revit Architecture mastery. The expert authors use real-world workflows to show you how to immediately implement and use Revit Architecture 2011 with spectacular results. They delve deeply into every crucial topic, including how to most productively use the interface, how to create fantastic building designs with Revit, and how to produce solid documentation. They also explore such advanced topics as using Revit Architecture during construction and how to leverage the API. Coverage includes: A thorough, complete overview of the Revit Architecture tool chest Advanced modeling and massing using the Family Editor Designing simple and complex walls, curtain walls, roofs, floors, stairs, and railings Preparing your designs for presentation with color fills, animations, visualizations, and more Using the Revit API to create custom applications Performing various types of sustainable design analysis Advanced topics not covered anywhere else, including modeling for construction, and Revit for film and stage Other critical coverage such as managing Revit projects, family creation, office standards, and more Quickly Become Productive Using Core Revit Features and Functions Document, Detail, Annotate, and Present Your Designs Improve Your Workflow with Worksharing and Collaboration Explore the Essentials of Sustainable Design Prepare for the Revit Architecture 2011 Certified Associate and Certified Professional Exams

Handbook of Printed Circuit Manufacturing
Handbook of Printed Circuit Manufacturing

Author: Raymond H. Clark

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 9401170126

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Of all the components that go into electronic equipment, the printed circuit probably requires more manufacturing operations-each of which must be per formed by a skilled person-than any other. As a shift supervisor early in my printed circuit career, I had to hire and train personnel for all job functions. The amount of responsibility delegated to my subordinates depended strictly on how well I had been able to train them. Training people can be a trying experience and is always a time-consuming one. It behooved me to help my workers obtain the highest degree of job under standing and skill that they and I were capable of. One hindrance to effective teaching is poor continuity of thought, for example, having to say to a trainee, "Wait a minute; forget what I just told you. We have to go back and do some thing else first. " It was in trying to avoid pitfalls such as this that I undertook a detailed examination of the processes involved, what I thought each trainee had to know, and what questions they would most frequently ask. From this analysis I developed the various process procedures. Only after I had done so was I able to train effectively and with the confidence that I was doing the best possible job. Answers had to be at hand for all of their questions and in what ever detail they needed to know.

Sustainable Solar Electricity
Sustainable Solar Electricity

Author: Antonio Urbina

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-02-11

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 3030917711

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This book provides a detailed life cycle assessment of photovoltaic technologies in order to analyse the environmental and socioeconomic impacts that a large deployment of solar photovoltaic systems will produce in the near future. Including both commercial and emerging technologies, the book presents the energy and materials requirements to manufacture solar electricity power systems at the order of the TeraWatt scale deployment as is envisaged by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) for the near future. It discusses current manufacturing practices and how these may be adapted in the future including: reuse and recycling of components and materials; raw material supply chains to the manufacturing factories; and end-of-life procedures including recycling and landfilling of modules. The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of solar energy are analysed in detail, providing recommendations for standardization and regulations in order to make photovoltaic technologies, both current and emerging, a really sustainable alternative for the supply of “greener” electricity.