Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Interface magazine looked at the inside of the Eden Project Greenhouse (ETFE Geodesic domes) and the Radclyffe School which has a ETFE roof. These pictures show that it can be very pleasant inside a well designed ETFE dome. Modern Materials featured the Beijing Olympics Watercube that …
A presentation included pictures of the Bangkok airport and how they use a fabric cover to reflect sunlight and control the temperature beneath it. This structure was made of PTFE and glass but the principles would still apply for ETFE and other materials. The shape of the structure traps more of the heat near the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software ETFE and solar power generation are being integrated. There are some smaller proof of concept scale structures now. One that I found is 25 square meters. In a presentation they use computer generated image to envision what it would look like in a large stadium and …
PTFE and PVC membranes treated with TiO² also remove significant volumes of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from the atmosphere. In this reaction between TiO² and the air, both nitrogen and sulphur oxide from vehicle exhaust emissions, are decomposed to produce cleaner, purer air; at a rate of 1.2g (NOx)/1000 m2/h MakMax Australia is working to develop …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Much has happened very quickly in the development of ETFE. In thirty years it has gone from creation to one of the architecture industry’s most sought after building materials. But there is plenty more development to be done. The makings of ETFE as a long term …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The state of the art in synthetic sapphire for windows and small domes (one foot in diameter) was described in a 2004 review for the military. Synthetic sapphire production in 2003 was 250 tons per year worldwide. Current issues for sapphire production for windows and domes …