Peter Diamandis - X PRIZE Lab @ MIT

Peter Diamandis, X PRIZE Foundation's Chairman & CEO, video blogs about the first X PRIZE Lab @ MIT and why this is important in helping the Foundation shape future X PRIZES.

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[cdltpx]

Think of the cooling system that can be devised with all that space under the dome in that container snake the ventilation and I bet the temp can be reduced 30 degrees. Couple the fiber with an ammonia chiller you could have a home that runs on 1/10th the energy of todays homes. Refrigerators need to be on their backs too you open the door and add all that heat to the interior not too smart then you have to go about removing it again.

[cdltpx]

I have seen a man make a solar cooker that used vacuum tube with cooking oil in it. It was very long and seemed kind of large he claimed the tube was $20. Fiber optic stand alone cooker can be adjusted to keep from burning food can be left heating a heat metal plate and can be used in the shade. But fiber is too expensive hush they install in homes and have leftover that cant be used anywhere else but here. Large optics are damaged by heavy equipment they can be salvaged.

[cdltpx]

Why not integrate the solar panel and the solar water/glycol collector if you have a large system guess you will need a swimming pool or hot tub to deliver the excess heat to You could reverse the flow in winter to melt the snow and ice off the collector to allow light to get to the panel.

[cdltpx]

MDI dome innovators in this construction use less concrete than a stick built home yet is stronger. Quicker b/c the underside of home could be accessed to install plumbing they come after the shell men and have perfect weather they are indoors. The Containers can be designed to give out if inundated with a surge of water leaving the steel frame to hold the structure up. Energy efficient these can be off grid and green enough to survive the next flood/tornado/wildfire/hurrica­ne/lightening storm.

[cdltpx]

Also we need to provide heat exchangers for existing solar panels to cool them so they will perform at peak if you can gain 15% @ peak then it is well worth it to develop a heat exchange preferably one out of existing refuse aka beer cans.

[cdltpx]

How about home lighting that is piped in with fiber optics at night eliminating the light bulb in the entire unit. You uncover the light not turn it on one central bright efficient light can light multiple homes could work very well in apartments community lighting. Open the door automatically uncover the fiber beter than motion sensor it uses only the one light and no hardly any energy consumed making all that copper wire to power lamps. Filter out unwanted spectrums.

[cdltpx]

Dome homes can be made flood resistant quickly and cheaply with steele reienforced cargo container boxes you can stack them 7 high I have seen it but you only need 2 or 3 to rebuilt New Orleans. They can be done quickly using ecodome1 then strawbale the exterior &stuccko. These home shells can be constructed under 10k and would be disaster resistant using 1/3 the energy of todays home use my fiber idea to heat water,food etc and I bet we could get use down to 1/4 energy use.

[cdltpx]

Fiber optics couple them with magnifying glass so you can have perfect focal points on steam generating vessels these can be sent as far as fiber allows with out attenuation or refraction.The energy can be placed in floors for a new form of radiant heating. In concrete dome homes the fiber can be laced through the concrete to provide light or heat where its needed.Would make a hell of a solar cooker indoors can turn on and off with a switch perfect control cook really fast check radar online 1st

[sirachman]

Indeed.

[2Plankah]

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