Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-15
MeshLab 31, a Tiny Laboratory for Mesh and Lattice Materials
A Tokyo materials lab that tests the deformation of polymer lattices and metal mesh, advises on material selection, and supports small-batch prototyping.
Why it surfacedMeshLab 31 publishes its raw test data under CC BY 4.0, including datasets, calibration records, and Grasshopper design files. Its founder also sets unusually clear limits: test specimens can be no larger than 150mm square, and requests with no defensible answer are declined.
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The Two-Tonne Temperature Problem
August 15’s newborn domains include a live-aboard hydrogen airship with a two-tonne lift problem, a Japanese toolbox that explains its assumptions, an advisory-by-advisory Hawaiʻi hurricane archive, and a wedding-gift game about ungrateful poultry.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-15 Domain Arrivals issue.