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The second is the porosity of urban boundaries: the creation and preservation of active in-between places that keep different urban realms connected rather than cut off from each other.
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Juričić worked with Arup to develop the shape, which was created with generative algorithms that use parameters like the room’s shape, the archetypal form of Mediterranean pergolas, and desired porosity to inform the pergola’s final form.
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The rocks that are easiest to tap have both high porosity (meaning: big holes) and high permeability (holes that connect well to each other).
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Shale tends to have both low porosity and low permeability.
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Other constituents might interfere with the permeability and porosity of the shale itself, gumming up oil production.
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The porosity of these soils stores more water, which contributes to the wines’ characteristic freshness and exuberance.
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The top layer of dirt loses porosity, texture and the ability to absorb and hold water.
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The models varied based on details like the porosity used and how much friction was generated.
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First Known Use of porosity
14th century
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