Someday I hope to write a novel http://bloganovel.blogspirit.com/science/ Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:09:11 -0500 blogSpirit.com All Rights Reserved http://bloganovel.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/12/05/this-seems-like-a-cool-thing.html http://bloganovel.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/12/05/this-seems-like-a-cool-thing.html noreply@blogspirit.com () Current Events Science Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:34:42 -0600 <p>A company in S. Carolina, The Polymer Group, has developed a <a class="undefined" href="http://apnews.excite.com/article/20051204/D8E9K14O7.html">blanket</a> for use in disaster situations. It's lighter, warmer, and dries faster than traditional wool disaster blankets. It is also designed to stay cleaner and to require less water to wash, an important factor in many disaster situations.</p> <p>The good news: They're shipping them free to Pakistan, the Gulf Coast, and the Tsunami region. The bad news: You can't get them in Wal-Mart. Yet.</p>