A variation of this approach uses nanopores in graphene, a sheet-like form of carbon that is one atom thick.
Hamas is only one manifestation of the rise, over the past few decades, of a terror-friendly and almost death-cult-like form of Islamic extremism.
Mishka, of course, is also the diminutive, highly irreverent, and child-like form of Misha, which itself is the diminutive of Mikhail, which is my name.
A long, narrow ramp leads to a roof, where the public can stroll around the base of the bowl-like form of the chamber of deputies.
Heat is applied to melt deposits of bitumen, a sticky, tar-like form of petroleum, allowing sand to be separated out so the liquid can drain into an underground reservoir from which it is transported to the surface.
Instead of the classic cone-like form of a tower, with a wide base and a narrow top, the sculpture would resemble a mesh cage that bends and twists.
But the stunning sweep of the wave-like form of Hadid's design, with its 160m x 80m roof, will be almost entirely obscured at Games time by the two ugly "water wings" that extend capacity by 15,000 during the Olympics.
Truffaut's autobiographical tale of an unloved boy (Jean-Pierre Léaud) growing up in working-class Paris embodied the call, by Bazin and others, for a more personal, diary-like form of filmmaking, a form that would present the point of view of a single creator rather than a corporate committee.
Then, when you have time, set aside half a day over the weekend to make quince paste, a jam-like form of membrillo (the recipe I use is based on an old Jane Grigson one): it keeps for at least a year, and it's delicious with cheese, roast lamb, stuffed inside poultry and game, or for lending a sweet note to Persian-inspired dishes.
