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Portable, inexpensive shield that inflates to protect against personal injury caused by falling debris and building collapse in earthquakes
TechnologyPopulations continue to increase in areas that have high levels of seismic activity, especially in urban communities along the western United States, Japan, China, South America, and India. By 2030, approximately 60 percent of the global population or approximately 5 billion people are expected to live in urban areas. Building construction...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Charles McGlynn, Cheng Zhu
Keywords(s): Disaster, Earthquake, Portable, Protection
Category(s): Environment, Engineering > Materials