A note for Andrew Rudolph (and whoever else cares)
Since you're not online I figured I'd post it on here. If you can, watch the special on Nextfest 2006 on Science Channel. I was really surprised how fast they put together a piece (considering it took 1 day to film and get it on air lol). The majority of it is pre-filmed stuff that they did at various company's production plants and such, but they go decently into detail on some pretty cool devices and then do a good job skimming over stuff at the show that they didn't pre-record (i.e. SpaceShipTwo video and interior shots are included).
I think next year I should make a trip up to New York for the conference, you should too. What do you think? It could be fun (plus since I have a few places to stay on the island it would be relatievely cheap).
Either way, this was the one that I thought you would like the most (though there was this really cool laptop-symphony thing they briefly showed). It's a really cool-looking windmill system that's practical for general house powering, and it looks more like art then anything (kinda reminds me of the things at Disney near the Innoventions place).
http://www.quietrevolution.co.uk/
I've concluded I need to come up with an interesting idea (or take one of the several I've come up with) and start working on some kind of product.
I think next year I should make a trip up to New York for the conference, you should too. What do you think? It could be fun (plus since I have a few places to stay on the island it would be relatievely cheap).
Either way, this was the one that I thought you would like the most (though there was this really cool laptop-symphony thing they briefly showed). It's a really cool-looking windmill system that's practical for general house powering, and it looks more like art then anything (kinda reminds me of the things at Disney near the Innoventions place).
http://www.quietrevolution.co.uk/
I've concluded I need to come up with an interesting idea (or take one of the several I've come up with) and start working on some kind of product.