Concrete Canvas is just what it sounds like: canvas that’s, well, concrete. The material is essentially a water-activated concrete fabric that can be deployed for just about any task generally ...

Using a special fiber material which hardens when put on water, it is strong enough not to break even if you hit it with a hammer by inflating and applying water, it does not burn even if it is ...

Putting your in-laws in the backyard tent when they visit this summer? Beware, they could make the arrangement permanent. Concrete Canvas makes inflatable tents that, after being doused in water, ...

In a world with millions of refugees, numerous war zones and huge areas devastated by natural disaster, aid agencies and militaries have long needed a way to quickly erect shelters on demand. Soon, ...

The past 12 months have seen a remarkable number of humanitarian crises with earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and deadly tornadoes in the southern US being among the most recent. Among new ...

This article was taken from the June 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...