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Research-playground-Material

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 01:31:00 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

Anodized Aluminum

Anodized aluminum creates cool, kid-friendly climbs. The panels on our Mobius® climbers are made of recycled, textured, anodized aluminum. This rust-free surface refracts sunlight for a comfortable climb all summer long and is virtually maintenance free. And it’s grippy, so it helps kids maneuver safely through their loopiest climbs. Panels in cool silver; steel supports in any ProShield® Read more →

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Material
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Research-floor material/method

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 01:06:17 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

Wet pour rubber is the EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Modified) rubber granules that form the basis of wet pour playground safety surfacing.  Other fixed play surfaces such as Notts Sport Childsplay are polypropylene, but some ChildsPlay systems do incorporate the use of rubber crumb.

The majority of black, wet pour playground surfaces are made from recycled car tyres.  Read more →

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Floor
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FYP Presentation 4

Adonis Toh

Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 - 01:17:03 pm

@ Adonis Toh

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes Read more →

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5 Different Kinds of User Experience by John Falk & Contextualisation to real world needs

Xiu Ming

Wednesday, Jan 18, 2017 - 12:05:08 am

@ LOH XIU MING

Questions:

How easy is it for people to stay at the outdoor movie area? How do I balance between the various reasons for coming?

My answer for that is to provide the option for different levels of engagement.

I refer to readings and credit the thought process of John Falk, in his theory of 5 Different Kinds of User Experience. Based on his almost 40 Read more →

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Idea Exploration

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:35:26 am

@ Adonis Toh

Sketch

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Visual Inspiration

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:34:03 am

@ Adonis Toh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssutK1Gei4A

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AStar Next Generation Wearables Proposal Day

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:29:11 am

@ Adonis Toh

Funding under the domain of RIE2020 (Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan)

Main focus is to concentrate on what is holding the community back – Stay away from a collection of gadgets

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Categories: Research
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Asian Robotics Exhibition 2016 (AREX)

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:28:44 am

@ Adonis Toh

Categories: Research
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Covert Comms

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:28:01 am

@ Adonis Toh

World’s First Covert Communications System with Camouflage Guaranteed

Sometimes encrypting messages isn’t enough, and the very act of sending them must be hidden as well. Now physicists have discovered how to camouflage messages and guarantee that they remain hidden.

The world of cryptography has undergone a quiet revolution in recent years. That’s largely because of the advent of techniques that Read more →

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Mantis Shrimp: Communication using a secret, polarized light language

Adonis Toh

Friday, Jan 13, 2017 - 09:26:18 am

@ Adonis Toh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1ChtK9QDU

http://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/shrimps-polarized-light-82321342/

Mantis shrimps are known as aggressive animals. They have a pair of legs at the front used to catch their prey, but 40 times faster than the preying mantis. They can pack a punch like a 0.22 calibre bullet and can break aquarium glass. However, a University of Queensland study of mantis shrimp discovered a new form of light communication employed by the shrimps.

The Read more →

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