PCT Notable Inventions: Translucent Concrete
Concrete that is made translucent by incorporating glass optical fibers the thickness of a
hair. Chosen as one of
Time
Magazine's "coolest inventions of 2004."
| Translucent Concrete
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| Image:
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(Photo credit: Courtesy of LitRaCon Bt 2001 - 2006)
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| PCT Application:
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- (
WO
03/097954
) Building Block Comprising Light
Transmitting Fibres And A Method For Producing The Same
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| Selection of references:
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- Concrete in a New Light [
PDF
]
WIPO Magazine,
April 2006
- Concrete Nation
Science News,
January 1, 2005
- Magic Material
(registration required)
Time Magazine,
Coolest Inventions of 2004
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| Links:
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Official
LiTraCon web site
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