Friday, February 10, 2023

Geometry Links - February 10, 2023

 The Book of Leaves

https://vimeo.com/bfophoto/thebookofleaves

Stool made from one repeating component
https://www.core77.com/posts/117950/Concept-Design-for-a-Stool-Made-from-a-Repeating-Component
Another stool with a similar but different idea
https://mastodon.social/@hrheingold/109690239934490590

Ice flower on Songhua River
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/zzvc7h/ice_flower_on_songhua_river_in_northeast_china/
hat tip Marjorie Farrell

Freaky Fractals: video feedback machine
https://makezine.com/projects/freaky-fractals-hd-video-feedback-machine/
hat tip kk.org/cooltools

Toroidal propellers - quieter and more efficient
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/toroidal-quiet-propellers/

The industrial coastal pier of the former Steetley Magnesite Works on the coast at Hartlepool
https://mastodonapp.uk/@davidallan/109774189823224114 

Geometry Study - Zen Garden Explorations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDoBHp9tZag
hat tip boingboing.net
More Zen sand garden geometric explorations at https://www.youtube.com/@yukikawae6549/videos

Rinus Roelofs’ geometric videos
https://www.facebook.com/rinus.roelofs.3/videos
hat tip Olga Uskova

Medium density amorphous ice
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/science/new-ice-glass.html?unlocked_article_code=OovYw1by61OB4i5_uCPxUpiafAi3pUWmFkENPX1htuoFKIWbO3a2j6_NU174O9l9nKJK7ggJoxkj_uO6xG-tVD49FDzx4OaZd7ZIdSf1fXTCNemlgu1QestWY6zl3wWLO27bdyEReBZyc6q9TCWjHYQJipAzsSzRqt_q40u3TdAzz6qqKabwztpvNU5FGw2V881sAIoqfh6CB9P_68hSmcScpRqCPHL-WHkCtYvzbZPz0zQr62ho6bDJNeWlTrzoxKFjrfobwKKxCUqKX4aLaqq9bdvwXktt0pPuHMhZ11YFdHnQoh8br4F8FsL6_uXlfrhcr3B7BQ&smid=em-share
from https://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/2022/04/geometry-links-april-29-2022.html
New form of ice - there are 20 so far and theoretically around 300 different forms of ice possible
https://www.zmescience.com/space/physicists-find-a-new-type-of-exotic-ice-that-likely-exists-deep-in-earths-mantle-or-even-water-rich-alien-planets/
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ice.html
Paper:  https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.104109
Ice XI:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ice_XI_View_along_c_axis.png
hat tip Warren Ellis and Robert McElaney
Editorial Comment: I don’t believe they’ve found Vonnegut’s Ice Nine yet though and there’s probably much more to learn about H2O, especially at its temperature of highest density, 3.98°C or 39.164ºF, I suspect

3-D renderings of unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright designs
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-what-these-unbuilt-frank-lloyd-wright-masterpieces-would-look-like-180981532/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143771393@N04/albums/with/72157673116725982
http://www.hookedonthepast.com
hat tip boingboing.net

Natural fractals
https://www.treehugger.com/amazing-fractals-found-in-nature-4868776

Imaging technology revealing ancient secrets
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230208-the-tech-revealing-hidden-doodles-in-old-books-and-objects

Still time to RSVP for
Mathemalchemy Symposium:  Exploring the Intersections of Mathematics, Art, & Education
Friday, February 24th – 10 am to 4:00 pm
808 Gallery – 808 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/math-art-education-symposium-registration-465737833397

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