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| July 28, 2020, post by Dave
Santos Progressive Quasi-Crystalline Kite Super-Lattice States Future mega-scale multi-r kite lattices, that inherently hot-swap elements to match conditions, will often be found in formally quasi-crystalline states of partial periodic order. These sub-states will tend to enhance overall performance. Many crystal-order driving-conditions will be chronic or slowly evolving, like a prevailing wind direction, or bursty alternation of weather patterns and seasons. Some lattice defects will be unpredictable, like random unit-cell and link failures due to turbulence. Sky-sailors will constantly jury-rig repairs and discover new rigging states. Upgrades will be progressive rather than instant. Given time, a superlattice may typically become motley. During the Golden Age of Sailing, the rigs of Tall Ships typically underwent similar ab hoc progressions, over all time scales. sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ticker_crystals_nature12514-f3.jpg and https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12514 |
