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- German Students Create a Cloud-Like Retreat High Up in the Treetops Tue, 11 Nov 14, 4:30amThe structure is raised above the ground on metal legs and is enveloped in a stretchy perforated material that exposes visitors to rain. The structure is made out of a tubular steel framework that can be easily disassembled....
- German Students Simulate Life in a Cloud — Rain and All Tue, 11 Nov 14, 2:35amThe structure is raised above the ground on metal legs and is enveloped in a stretchy perforated material that exposes visitors to rain. The structure is made out of a tubular steel framework that can be easily disassembled....
- Studio Roosegaarde’s Lotus Dome is a Marriage of Science Fiction and Nature Fri, 16 Nov 12, 5:20amLike the opening scene from a science fiction movie, a figure walks into a dimly lit 17th-century church only to discover a giant, 7-foot-tall shining silver dome...
- ‘Smart’ Curtains Trigger an Alarm When they Detect Intruders Mon, 1 Oct 12, 2:39amResearchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM in Berlin have developed an amazing new type of intruder-detecting ‘smart’ curtains that can sense when someone is trying to break...
- World’s First Renewable, Bio-Based Polyester Developed by Japanese Scientist Mon, 19 Dec 11, 7:23amThe sun set on the disco era decades ago, but polyester is still just as prevalent as ever. Roughly 40 million tons of polyester fiber is produced worldwide each year, and studies have linked some of the chemicals used in...