Friday, January 10, 2020

Why Wait For The Future, When We Can Build Better Now

Let's imagine that we are coming into the earth from a different planet, with all the knowledge humanity has up until our modern age. We want to build the best, ideal structures for humanity, coming from a viewpoint that already knows the downsides and disadvantages of 'nowadays constructing'.





Sam Lanahan’s C6XTY is an elegant technology that meets these needs with a simple but radical solution. It uses geometry to leverage the capabilities of raw materials. The name C6XTY represents the C-Sixty (C60) molecule - the shape of a soccer ball. This shape has a unique geometry which is inherently stable, and it can withstand high pressure. This property makes it well suited for carrying loads in compression while the tension arms allow the structures to cover large areas of expanse.

With C6XTY patent we have repeating units of the C60 shape, that are organised in lattice-like arrangements. Interestingly enough- the “soccer ball” units don’t actually touch each other. They are interwoven with each other by connecting elements. This allows the material to withstand even more compression, while being held with tension. They whole array create materials and structures that are both strong and lightweight.

The C6XTY patent allows us to build our futuristic enhanced construction using available materials. It can be used to build disaster resistant housing. In new construction, the structure is designed as a “whole” where the rafters and walls are of the same integral construction to create unprecedented resilience against novel external forces. In existent houses, tough, continuous web-like assemblies can be retrofitted in the existing foundations and walls.

It can also be applied for water run-off solutions. It can meet demand for EPA-required soil stabilization and stormwater control products, that balance strength and durability needs with environmental requirements. The assembled array can flex under stress, permeable, and the component parts are easily disconnected and reassembled for maintenance. We can pave our cities and suburbs with these kind of materials, build roadways from it.

Additional applications can be bio-sensitive pipe support, slope protection for erosion control and seismic energy mitigation for earthquake resistant bridges. On the smaller scale, C6XTY can be applied to create catalytic converter parts, artificial muscles, bones and bio-materials.

C6XTY is an innovative idea for a futuristic, better world. The geometry exists in nature. With this high technology, we can build houses, bridges, and cities, and create biomaterial for tissue replacement. If we were to come to this earth and build with greater knowledge, C6XTY is one of our best options. With climates changing rapidly, why wait for the future when we can apply this advanced and nature-based technology now?

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