Raaf @ RoboCluster: 5/17/09

# 1 | Light Dew Harvesting Light

Concept: To create a multi-tiered, upsided-down lamp sculpture (for indoor or outdoor exhibition) that functions as a dew + condensation harvesting device. This sculpture structure may also function as a canopy surface and/ or a temporary indoor/ outdoor greenhouse. Solar panels can be included to power LED or fiber optic lighting at night.

Links: International Organization For Dew Utilization

Fog & Dew Collectors for clean drinking water

WatAir Dew-Harvesting 'Web' Kit

Passive Dew Condensers made of plastic
Alt Usage: Dew water purifucation through passive solar (UV) exposure.

Possible Materials: Mylar, foil mesh, plastic, tubing
Power from: Solar Cell or Wind Generator
Light from: LEDs, EL (Electroluminescent) Wire or Panels, or Fiber Optics
Possible Fabrication Methods: Laser cut from 2 sides, weaving, stacking, gluing, or ?

#2 | Thermal Screen or "Curtain"

Concept: To create a complex 'wall/ surface' that is designed to support climbing plants as well as to act as a thermal screen/ barrier. A thermal screen has at least one reflective side that acts to insulate a space from extreme heat or cold as well as to maintain consistent temperatures and humidity within a space. This screen surface can double-purpose as walls for a temporary indoor/ outdoor greenhouse. Indoors, the screen could be made partially from 'seed paper'. This is a hand-made paper with plant seeds embedded in it. Scraps of this paper may be planted in soil - from which plants will grow. Solar panels may be included to power LED lighting at night.

Links: Thermal reflecting screens, Hortisystems Products, Gintec Retractable Thermal Screen, The Tracker Thermal Screen, The Tracker Thermal Screen 2

Alt Usage: Rain Collection Wall, for rain water purification through passive solar (UV) exposure.

Possible Materials: Wood, laser cut metal, mylar, plastic, clear tubing

Power from: Solar Cell or Wind Generator

Light from: LEDs, EL (Electroluminescent) Wire or Panels, or Fiber Optics
Possible Fabrication Methods: Laser cut from

both sides, weaving, stacking, gluing, or ?

#3 | Temporary Enclosure: UnFurling + Netted Lamp

Concept: This lamp unit is 'camouflaged' in it's purpose. It has the shape of a classic PH 3/4 Poulsen light. In the evening, the leaves/ tiers of the lamp can be unfolded so as to create a net/ tent in which one can sleep. The net itself is made from mosquito netting.

This lamp unit does also serve as an actual lamp. The illumination of the lamp however will be provided by either LED lights, Fiber Optics, EL (Electroluminescent) wire, or phosphorescent materials.