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島や海岸線を“成長”させる新しい方法

海の動きを生かして海面上昇から沿岸地域を守れたとしたらどうでしょう？デザイナーでTEDフェローのスカイラー・ティビッツの研究室では、ダイナミックで順応性がある水中構造を開発し、波の力を使って砂を集積させ、浸食される海岸線を回復しようとしています。自然の力を破壊ではなく構築のために使うのです。

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Learn more about how MIT's Self-Assembly Lab is growing islands to help mitigate sea level rise.

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海の動きを生かして海面上昇から沿岸地域を守れたとしたらどうでしょう？デザイナーでTEDフェローのスカイラー・ティビッツの研究室では、ダイナミックで順応性がある水中構造を開発し、波の力を使って砂を集積させ、浸食される海岸線を回復しようとしています。自然の力を破壊ではなく構築のために使うのです。

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about how MIT's Self-Assembly Lab is growing islands to help mitigate sea level rise.

Contact the Self-Assembly Lab to collaborate, partner or support their research.

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Skylar Tibbits is the founder and codirector of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT and assistant professor of design research in the department of architecture.

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