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- Extreme hanging pods create a meditative, light-controlled space for rock climbers Tue, 28 Jul 15, 4:30amThe pods, commissioned by Manz Wine Estate Cape Town, have a specific function of reducing harmful light wavelengths and control and edit visual hallucinations and mirages induced by exhaustion and high altitude...
- New Supermaterial Carbyne is the World’s Strongest Material, Beats Out Graphene and Diamond Thu, 22 Aug 13, 12:00amCarbyne could be stronger that Graphene (pictured above). (cc) AlexanderAlUS/CORE Materials A new research paper published on Arxiv describes in detail the properties of Carbyne, a supermaterial that is stronger than graphene...
- New Supermaterial Carbyne May Beat Out Graphene and Diamond as the World’s Strongest Material Wed, 21 Aug 13, 11:46pmCarbyne could be stronger that Graphene (pictured above). (cc) AlexanderAlUS/CORE Materials A new research paper published on Arxiv describes in detail the properties of Carbyne, a supermaterial that is stronger than graphene...
- Shigeru Ban’s Temporary Cardboard Cathedral Breaks Ground in New Zealand Wed, 20 Mar 13, 4:36amRead the rest of Shigeru Ban’s Temporary Cardboard Cathedral Breaks Ground in New Zealand Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Cardboard architecture, Cardboard Cathedral New Zealand, cardboard tubes,...
- Chinese Scientists Create Ultra Light, Low-Cost Carbon Nanotube Aerogels from Bacteria Thu, 28 Feb 13, 3:45amScientists at the Univeristy of Science and Technology of China have developed an environmentally friendly method of creating carbon nanotube aerogels...
- Wind-Powered Car Travels 3,000 Miles Across Australia for $15 Worth of Electricity Tue, 12 Feb 13, 2:17amA lightweight carbon-fiber car that runs on lithium-ion batteries and a portable wind turbine has just traveled 3,000 miles across Australia—and it used only $15 worth of electricity...
- NASA Unveils Plan to Launch World’s Largest Solar Sail in 2014 Sat, 2 Feb 13, 2:20amNASA has announced plans to launch the world’s largest solar sail in 2014 – and it will be travelling an incredible two million miles from Earth...
- NASA Unveils Plan to Launch World’s Largest Solar-Propelled Sail in 2014 Sat, 2 Feb 13, 2:20amNASA has announced plans to launch the world’s largest solar sail in 2014, which will travel and incredible two million miles from Earth. The giant solar sail will use photons from the sun for propulsion, paving the way...
- Mobilizarte: Prefab Balloon Pavilion Will Travel Throughout Brazil Before 2016 Olympics Thu, 5 May 11, 4:10amThis balloontasic mobile art pavilion will make its debut next summer in Brazil where it will travel to ten different cities in honor of the 2014 World Cup and then the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro...
- Architectural Buckypaper Paves Way for Buildings of the Future Tue, 23 Feb 10, 1:30amPhoto Credit: Carbon Nano Tubes by Anastasios John Hart Nanotechnology is generally pursued by scientists and those involved with high-tech gadgetry, weapons, and medical devices, but that doesn’t mean it can’t...