There are various companies that provide geodesic dome kits and systems. Natural spaces is one of them. The Natural Spaces Domes Building System is the only dome building system specifically adapted to the 5 different climatic regions of the United States. We are long time members and supporters of EEBA, The Energy and Environmental Building …
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 …
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 …
By Alvin Wang and Brian Wang Vote for the idea of Domed Cities at the GE Ecomagination competition Over a series of articles (I will link in the other articles as they are written) we will be showing that dome cities can be made profitably and that they can provide energy efficiency and other benefits. …
I will be at the first Techonomy conference on August 4-6, 2010 in Tahoe. Techonomy is technology and economy. It isorganized activities related to the invention, development, production, distribution and consumption of technology-enhanced goods and services that a society uses to address the problem of scarcity and to enhance the quality of life. Techonomy draws …
I believe before 2018 there will be many viable nuclear fusion approaches that will be competing in commercial markets. More than one could achieve technical and commercial success by leveraging different niches. Just like there is more than one kind of viable form of nuclear fission. There are metal reactors in Russian submarines, Pressure Water …
A guest column by Joseph Friedlander (The illustrations in this article were done with the help of Sketchup and using parts of models from the 3d Warehouse (hat tip!)) Hi, folks. On the principle of Six Degrees of Separation—the concept that any person in the world can be reached by someone who knows someone—I am …
Relations between Taipei and Beijing have been improving since Ma Ying-jeou of the China-friendly Kuomingtang Party came to power in Taiwan two years ago, promising to bolster bilateral trade and allowing the inflow of growing numbers of Chinese tourists. So there is no need for China to invade Taiwan. However, some casually toss around the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is a powerpoint presentation on the from 2009 on the work to create a Bose-Einstein condensate of Positronium (24 pages). This work recently made progress as researchers isolated a collection of “pure” or spin polarized positronium atoms for the first time. Positronium is a short-lived …
I looked at nuclear winter and city firestorms a few months ago I will summarize the case I made then in the next section. there is significant additions based on my further research and email exchanges that I had with Prof Alan Robock and Brian Toon who wrote the nuclear winter research. The Steps needed …
J Storrs Hall looks at what the Singularity look like with just nanotech (full out molecular nanotechnology) and narrow AI? * Life Extension via molecular nanotech * human level AI * nanofactories enable the entire physical economy over into a Moore’s Law-like growth mode, eradicating hunger and poverty in a decade or two. * Flying …