Inflated hyperelastic structures have become a focus of considerable research interest due to their ability to undergo large, reversible deformations under variable internal pressures. Such structures ...
Magnetically inflated cables can spring open a large (kilometer or larger) membrane space structure This can be used to make massive space telescopes, solar power collection systems, solar thermal ...
ATLANTA — Atlanta City Council member Byron Amos is proposing a ban on air-supported and air-inflated structures in the city of Atlanta. According to the proposed ordinance, the construction of ...