What you’re looking at above is water bouncing off a piece of superhydrophobic nano-material. It does this because, as GE’s Advanced Technology Program Leader for Nanotechnology, Margaret Blohm, explained to us, the surface structure of the material is such that the when the water droplet hits it, the surface tension isn’t disrupted and it bounces, rather than splats. Via:treehugger read more
NASA climate scientist Tom Wagner gives us a look at the state of the Arctic Sea ice in 2009 and discusses NASA’s role in monitoring the cryosphere. Via: NASA
Lincoln Center unveils the new Revson Fountain, created by WET, the same people who did the Bellagio Hotel fountain in Las Vegas. Water is sprayed by 353 nozzles over 40 feet in the air. Worth checking out. Via[Curbed]
In the book, futuristic suits let people live in the desert—but would they really work?
As you might guess, Frank Herbert’s seminal science-fiction novel Dune takes place in an arid environment. In fact, the fictional planet Arrakis is so strapped for water that the people who inhabit its open deserts wear elaborate full-body water-reclamation systems, called stillsuits, which keep them hydrated and cool. With a well-tuned stillsuit you would lose only a thimbleful of water a day, even in the worst conditions. Or so the story goes.
SOM’s design concept, BayARC, was selected as one of six winners in the Rising Tides international design ideas competition. Hosted by The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the competition called for ideas responding to sea level rise in San Francisco Bay and beyond. Please find attached an article from the San Jose Mercury News about the competition and SOM’s winning submission.
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