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Beyond Nature; Waves, snow, subs and ice.(Cover story)(Brief article)
Humankind has been trying to re-create nature's wonders since the first cavemen prayed for rain. That didn't work so well. But in recent years, we've gotten better at designing systems that put the natural elements to work for us. Here are four ways we're pushing the envelope.
SURF'S UP
California native Tom Lochtefeld designed Waveloch, the most advanced wave-making pools in the world. With 84 locations from San Diego to Korea, he now makes perfect pipelines more than 3 meters high. The trick: shaping the wave by slanting the bottom of the pool in a gradual slope, and creating a trampolinelike surface for smooth landings.
COOL RUNS
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- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News November 11, 2009 700+ words
...dustbins, bread bins, dishwashing brushes, brushes for cleaning tanks and containers, drinking glasses, serving spoons, ice buckets, ice cube moulds, sponges, candy boxes not of precious metal, butter dishes, butter-dish covers, biscuit tins, drinking...
- Jamaica's poor southern coast hit hard by Hurricane Dean.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) August 21, 2007 700+ words
...other supplies to residents on the South Coast. Food for the Poor has 120 containers filled with hurricane supplies such as buckets, ice chests and flashlights en route to the island. "The people who have been most affected are the poor ... because their...
- Producers must protect fertilizer inventories.
- News wire article from: Bioterrorism Week February 3, 2003 700+ words
...road. * Return tanks to fertilizer dealerships immediately after use. * Watch for items left behind such as duct tape, buckets, ice chests, garden hoses, and bicycle inner tubes. * Watch for, and report, suspicious looking people around your fertilizer...
- Best toys can be the ones you make with your kids
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Anne Taubeneck November 13, 1987 700+ words
...suggested setting up a special area for the child in the kitchen, workroom or den, with containers (shoeboxes, envelopes, buckets, ice cream cartons, vegetable baskets) for the homemade toys. "Children can learn the concept of putting things back, which...
- "Hangs on" pipettor and multitube holders. (New Products).
- Magazine article from: R & D June 1, 2003 700+ words
...locations, such as biohazard and chemical hoods, benches for radioactive work, and animal rooms. Magic Touch Icewares Ice Buckets, Ice Pans and Round and Rectangular Test Tube Racks are made of expanded polyvinyl chloride (PVC). They are inert to liquid...
- Summer House retreat captures serene beauty of Nantucket.(Travel)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Tambone, Florence July 22, 2001 700+ words
...with country pine antiques, white eyelet sheets and comforters. Plush towels and other amenities are provided, and wine buckets, ice, glasses and small refrigerators are also available. Each location features an extended continental breakfast. I enjoyed...
- GAITHERSBURG EXPANDS RECYCLING PROGRAM
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 1, 2008 700+ words
...sour cream, mayonnaise, whipped topping, peanut butter and deli containers, and prescription bottles) Plastic pails/buckets (ice cream, detergent, pet food and kitty litter containers) Plastic flower pots Plastic beverage cups Residents are advised...
- No sign of girl missing on school outing
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post BATSHEVA TSUR June 22, 1995 700+ words
...pupils from Karmiel and the Golan rescue team began combing the rocky area and searching the thick shrubs around the river bed. Divers were also brought in to search two pools. Many area residents, some with their personal ATVs or on horseback, joined the...
