Systems and Innovation

Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 4: Biomimicry in Action-The Eastgate Centre

4 January 2025·988 words·5 mins

Systems and Innovation Biomimicry Eastgate Centre Sustainable Architecture Passive Cooling Design and Innovation Sustainability Innovation History Biomimicry

Real-world application of termite-inspired design in modern architecture.

Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 3: Internal Architecture Revealed by Tomography

3 January 2025·955 words·5 mins

Systems and Innovation X-Ray Tomography Termite Mounds Fluid Dynamics Biomimicry Design and Innovation Sustainability Innovation History Biomimicry

X-ray imaging uncovers the complex channel networks enabling fluid dynamics in termite mounds.

Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 2: Solar Geometry and Thermal Gradients

2 January 2025·1148 words·6 mins

Systems and Innovation Termite Mounds Solar Heating Thermal Gradients Biomimicry Design and Innovation Sustainability Innovation History Biomimicry

The role of mound orientation and solar exposure in Macrotermes michaelseni ventilation.

Bio-Architectural Blueprint: Lessons from Termite Mounds

1 January 2025·391 words·2 mins

Systems and Innovation Biomimicry Termite Mounds Passive Ventilation Sustainable Architecture Climate Control Solar Energy Design and Innovation Sustainability Innovation History Biomimicry

Exploring how termite mounds harness solar energy for passive climate control, offering biomimicry insights for sustainable human architecture.

Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 1: Diurnal Cycles and Convective Ventilation

1 January 2025·1249 words·6 mins

Systems and Innovation Termite Mounds Ventilation Biomimicry Thermodynamics Design and Innovation Sustainability Innovation History Biomimicry

How Odontotermes obesus mounds use daily temperature shifts for passive air circulation.

The Re-Skinned Hammer

19 May 2024·1312 words·7 mins

Systems and Innovation Tupolev Tu-104 Soviet Aviation Cold-War Engineering Design Innovation Systems-Thinking Political Theater Technical Debt Risk-Management Failure Analysis Aircraft Design Aerodynamics History

An exploration of the Tupolev Tu-104, a Soviet jet airliner that was essentially a bomber with a new coat of paint.

The Shape of the Limit: Engineering Design and the Search for the Perfect Machine

17 May 2024·1836 words·9 mins

Systems and Innovation Design Optimization Pareto Physical Limits

The Fighter Jet and the State: A Tale of Two Systems

1 May 2024·233 words·2 mins

Systems and Innovation Fighter Jets Defense Procurement Sovereignty Cost-Benefit Analysis Military Economics Military and Logistics Policy and Critique Systems Thinking Trade and Supply Chains Development and Inequality Political Economy

A critical analysis of how defense procurement decisions reveal deeper theories of state value, sovereignty, and economic welfare through the lens of two contrasting fighter jet programs.

Cracked Sky: The Price of the Jet Age

20 April 2024·211 words·1 min

A three-part investigation into the de Havilland Comet 1, the world's first jet airliner, and the scientific detective work that uncovered the hidden physics of pressurized flight.