American Cars
17 years ago
7.29.2009
the original mixer...
this just looks like hours of fun... and knowing me, after those few hours, it probably never being touched again. none the less, for any persistant music maker, hours and hopefully continuous days of fun!
7.21.2009
7.16.2009
a new solution...
...to a problem i have been perplexed with for some time. their website doesn't say much about how it all works, but that fact that this even works at all is extremely exciting. it is time to move away from that old technology of forcing dusty air around our homes.
the system is called Artica. it is a natural cooling, venting and heat recovery system that uses 10% of the energy our hvac systems use. Ayayayayayay!
6.10.2009
reminder art...
lovely little reminders of the lovely little things we tend to forget to do...
the last one is for you, charlie.
5.27.2009
5.07.2009
new techMology...
Bendable concrete...wow. why didn't i think of this? really though, the amount of problems "cured" (i crack my shit up!) will be amazing.
concrete is one of the most useful building materials for modern day architecture, but it's Achilles heal is it's inability to withstand shear forces or tension. it crumbles when pulled or bent....until now. thank goodness for univ. of michiganders and their new technology devised to allow concrete to HEAL its cracks after it is bent. this shit is truly magical -
By contrast, the new concrete composite can bend into a U-shape without breaking. When strained, the material forms hairline cracks, which auto-seal after a few days of light rain.
Dry material exposed by the cracks reacts with rainwater and carbon dioxide in the air to form "scars" of calcium carbonate, a strong compound found naturally in seashells, said study co-author Victor Li of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
via national geographic
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