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2. Shade sail - Wikipedia

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   Shade sail over playground in Australia. A shade sail − or somewhat more precise a textile sunshade sail or a textile sun protection sail − is a device to create outdoor shade based on the textile basic technology that can be found in a ship's sail. [1] Shade sails use a flexible membrane tensioned between several anchor points. While ...

3. These Shade Sails Turn Your Sun-Drenched Yard Into a Cool ...

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   Keep your patio cool with these elegant solutions that make your back patio feel like a luxury resort.

4. Space sunshade - Wikipedia

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   By using the solar radiation pressure on the mirrors as solar sails and tilting them in the right direction, the flyer will be capable of altering its speed and direction to keep in position. [ 14 ] Such a group of sunshades would need to occupy an area of about 3.8 million square kilometers if placed at the L1 point [ 14 ] (see other lower ...

5. Canopy (biology) - Wikipedia

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   Many rainforest animals have evolved to live solely in the canopy and never touch the ground. The canopy of a rainforest is typically about 10 m thick, and intercepts around 95% of sunlight. [9] The canopy is below the emergent layer, a sparse layer of very tall trees, typically one or two per hectare. With an abundance of water and a near ...

6. Crab claw sail - Wikipedia

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   The crab claw sail consists of a sail, approximately an isosceles triangle in shape. The equal length sides are usually longer than the third side, with spars along the long sides. Austronesian sails typically have spars along two edges of the sail. This is to distribute the loads of sheets and other point loads on the sail.

7. Canopée - Wikipedia

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   Canopée (lit. ' Canopy ') is a French sail-assisted freighter ship. [2] Laid down in 2019 and launched in 2022, it is designed specifically to transport elements of the Ariane 6 rocket from European ports to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, South America.