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The Technology is Nano: Legal Challenges are Enormous - Yaniv Heled

The field of nanotechnology has been perplexing various areas within the law from day one. Yet, while legal challenges stemming from new technological developments are quite common, nanotechnology…

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Cellulose Nanomaterials: Plant‐based Nanoparticles Growing a Sustainable Future - Robert J. Moon

Cellulose based materials (wood, cotton, etc.) have been used by our society as engineering materials for thousands of years and their use continues today as verified by the enormity of the world…

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Architecture + Unknowns - Jason Brown

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Is it Safe to Say, Most Architecture Isn't Very Good? - Marlon Blackwell

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Net Positive Water: A Collective Discussion on Achieving Net Positive in Atlanta - Lauren Wallace, Brent Zern, Jason Ulseth, Alfred Vick, Lowell Chambers

The Living Building Challenge v3.0 calls for buildings to achieve net-positive water use. The current building codes in the city of Atlanta make this impossible. The panel discussion will cover how…

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The Role of Thermal Transport in Nanotechnology Applications - Shannon Yee

As devices are miniaturized, thermal transport limits are more routinely halting progress. Microchip heat fluxes are approaching that of the surface of the sun. Needless to say, our ability to manage…

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Designing in the Public Realm - Recent Museum and Library Projects - Philip Freelon

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Engineered Bionanocomposites for Biosensing and Bioelectronics - Vladimir Tsukruk

Vladimir Tsukruk discusses recent results from his research group on designing robust, flexible, actuating, and responsive nanoscale multilayered hybrid nanomaterials for biosensing and bioelectronic…

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Materials Transparency: Are the materials we specify harming building occupants? - Lauren Wallace, Pete Choquette, Johnna Keller, Justin Frye, Rochelle Routman

A lecture on Materials Transparency focusing on what is required in both LEED v4 and the Living Building Challenge and where the market is heading based on these challenges presented by the two…

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IMU-on-a-Chip: MEMS and CMOS Microsystems - Farrokh Ayazi

The motion of an object in space can be mapped through the use of an inertial measurement unit (IMU), which comprises of accelerometers and gyroscopes. Accelerometers measure linear motion (axial…

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Perspective Gained After 30 Years in China - Jack Portman

Many U.S. firms are looking to expand their business by venturing overseas. In his presentation, Jack Portman, FAIA, Vice Chairman of John Portman & Associates, will share his perspective and…

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Architectural Practice Post-Crisis; Anecdotes and Postcards from Spain - Ariadna Perich

The bursting of the property bubble in 2007 and the current economic situation in Spain has forced several generations of Spanish architects to redefine the way they practice. How did they do this…

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How to Proceed? - Julie Snow

In recent years, design practice has undergone a radical expansion in scope, and therefore, in possibilities. Expectations for design performance are no longer confined to a powerful aesthetic…

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Rowing? Grafting? Catalan architecture at the Venice Biennales - Ariadna Perich

What do we talk about when we talk about Catalan architecture? The lecture approaches this question through a critical look at how Catalan architecture has been framed and presented at the 2012 and…

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Nanotechnology for Ultrasensitive and Noninvasive Diagnostics - Gabe Kwong

Biomarkers are increasingly important in the clinical management of complex diseases, yet our ability to discover new biomarkers remains limited by our dependence on endogenous biomolecules. Here I…

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Architecture + Engineering in the Digital Age - Maria Mingallon

Engineering is often regarded as a rigid discipline dictated solely by the Laws of Physics. In this context, engineers are rarely identified as creative professionals; instead engineers are often…

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