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that's a cool link on the geodesic chord formula's. I'll definitely check that out after work. I meant from a fabrication standpoint, firstly, noone is out giving away the adhesives and construction techniques for bullet proof laminated glass/polycarbonate forms. (I'm very probably wrong on this...some neo-libertarian nutjobs are incredibly smart and motivated when it comes to anything that has to do with guns). then you have to add an active layer as in a photochromic film. this too is easy on its own but the wiring for this fits in the chord members on the lattice between the panes...etc. I want to do it but I still have nightmares about it. I think a monithic or 3 piece dome would be a more practical first attempt.
(I wanted to go further by making each pane programmable so you could have localized dimming..but again, It's just dreaming until I get it right with a single cell or a small segment of the panes.
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