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Archive for November 28th, 2006

Nailing it Right

In hurricane and tornado prone areas a very cheap and simple but effective nail can be used to help a house hold tight. The HurriQuake is a nail that is designed to hold better than other nails even in earthquakes. Popular Science as a lot of information on how the nail was designed and how [...]

November 28th, 2006
Topic: Technology Tags: , ,

Future Ships to Float on Air

Some researchers are trying to find a way to let ships ride bubbles through the water. Ships built in the future my have a specially built hull that releases tiny bubbles using an air pump to provide less friction than water.
The New Scientist article goes into the technical challenges of designing what they call [...]

November 28th, 2006
Topic: Transportation Tags: , , ,