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 ...

Residents stand, transfixed, inside a translucent inflated structure—one that clearly imitates the architecture of their own homes. From this vantage point, they can see every house in their community ...

NASA is keen to send humans to the moon again after making history in 1969 when Apollo 11 blasted off with Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. But this time, things will be ...

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 air-supported ...