a selection of engineering highlights
Highlights from the field of personal safety and protection in a changing climate
shipwreck personal flotation device.
Picture from: Le Portefeuille Industriel, a collection of technical drawings from Musée des Arts et Métiers.
Protective Suits:
- Historic Armor > safety in the ancient world.
- Collision Impact > in case of things crashing into you in hurricanes etc.
- Biohazard Disease > can be useful in the aftermath of disasters.
- Heat Cold and UV-damage > when you're caught in strange temperatures.
- ExoSkeletons > for getting out-off rubble-heaps etc.
Accessories:
- Footware > these boots are made for.. all kinds of things.
- Special Gloves > keep those fingers crossed.
- Head Protection > how to keep your head from falling off or rotting away.
Tools:
- Emergency Storage > pretty amazing tools for any emergency.
- Emergency Signals > communication and getting noticed.
- Aquatic tools > heavy duty water assistance.
- Escape tools > getting out.
- Medical Aids > hackable medical devices.
Special transport:
- Adapted Transport > vehicles to get you out of trouble.
- Remotely Operated Vehicles > going to the places you don't want to go.
Related:
- tsunamipants related projects.
- City Nomads > how refugees and homeless people survive in Amsterdam bushes.
- http://blog.modernmechanix.com/ > blog about the fascinating history of engineering.
- http://www.medgadget.com/ > blog about medical gadgets and technology.
- http://blog.makezine.com > DIY