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Check out these companies. They're making shelters that use inflatable "air beams" for supports. These structures are lighter, easier to deploy and much easier to construct. Some of them can withstand winds up to 85 mph and are large enough to be used as airplane hangers. Beside their military applications, I bet they would be very useful for disaster relief.
Again, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your excellent blog. This really was meant as an e-mail to you, but I've lost your address. You've probably heard about this anyway, but I thought I could draw your attention onto a couple of things:
a) concrete tent - a case of why hasn't anyone thought of this before: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4638747.stm)
b) pylons: your enthusiasm for mines clearly shines through on your blog, but one thing that I have always found fascinating are electric pylons in their different anthropomorphic shapes and sizes, connected through this amazing grid, I haven't found any really stunning pictures with google, but driving through the flat lands such as northern France and Germany, their effect is captivating
c) material library: I've come across an article in a British newspaper (I think it might have been the Times, but have forgotten when it might have been) about a repository or library of cool materials for architects and engineers at King's College London. And I couldn't help myself thinking - if this sounds amazing, just imagine how much fun interested people would have if MIT had something similar.
d) think small: green technology to generate power seems to expand into the mega and terra regions of construction scale - is this necessary/efficient? Instead of building one giant dam in the three gorges valley, would it be more efficient to be build hundreds of smaller power plants without causing widescale flooding? Taking this idea further - would it make sense to provide microscale turbines to generate electricity from draining water in every household.
e) bear vs shark: the title of a book I couldn't finish but also a horrific nightmare of TVs built into houses without the possibility to turn them off (Bill Gates seems to want move down that road judging by recent tech show presentations)
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Check out these companies. They're making shelters that use inflatable "air beams" for supports. These structures are lighter, easier to deploy and much easier to construct. Some of them can withstand winds up to 85 mph and are large enough to be used as airplane hangers. Beside their military applications, I bet they would be very useful for disaster relief.
http://www.federalfabrics.com/about.asp
http://www.base-x.com/military/airbase.html
http://www.vertigo-inc.com/AirBeam_Shelters/AirBeam_Shelters.shtml
Hi Geoff,
Again, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your excellent blog. This really was meant as an e-mail to you, but I've lost your address. You've probably heard about this anyway, but I thought I could draw your attention onto a couple of things:
a) concrete tent - a case of why hasn't anyone thought of this before: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4638747.stm)
b) pylons: your enthusiasm for mines clearly shines through on your blog, but one thing that I have always found fascinating are electric pylons in their different anthropomorphic shapes and sizes, connected through this amazing grid, I haven't found any really stunning pictures with google, but driving through the flat lands such as northern France and Germany, their effect is captivating
c) material library: I've come across an article in a British newspaper (I think it might have been the Times, but have forgotten when it might have been) about a repository or library of cool materials for architects and engineers at King's College London. And I couldn't help myself thinking - if this sounds amazing, just imagine how much fun interested people would have if MIT had something similar.
d) think small: green technology to generate power seems to expand into the mega and terra regions of construction scale - is this necessary/efficient? Instead of building one giant dam in the three gorges valley, would it be more efficient to be build hundreds of smaller power plants without causing widescale flooding? Taking this idea further - would it make sense to provide microscale turbines to generate electricity from draining water in every household.
e) bear vs shark: the title of a book I couldn't finish but also a horrific nightmare of TVs built into houses without the possibility to turn them off (Bill Gates seems to want move down that road judging by recent tech show presentations)
Have a great weekend.
Roland
the first link posted by some one anonymous ...about the fabric anir system .. is realy cool!
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