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  • How the inventor of the bouncy castle saved lives | Features

    How the inventor of the bouncy castle saved lives | Features

    On November 29, 1972, a fire broke out in the high-rise Rault Center, in downtown New Orleans. As firefighters struggled to reach the blaze and television cameras rolled, five women trapped in a beauty salon on the 15th floor had to make an impossible decision: remain in the burning building, or leap.

    One by one, they jumped, aiming for the roof of a neighbouring six-storey building. Four of the women died.

    At the time, a 46-year-old engineer and fellow New Orleanian had been toying with an idea that might have saved them. The tragedy spurred John T Scurlock into action.

    He wanted to engineer an inflatable cushion that could provide a safe landing for people plunging from great heights. But to do it, he needed the help of his sons.

    First, he got them to push 45kg (100-pound) rolled-up pieces of vinyl off the top of his office building and onto the cushion he had designed below. The vinyl was attached to an accelerometer, which helped John calculate the weight the cushion could absorb at different speeds.

    Once he was confident it was safe, it was time for the next step: having his sons jump off the roof.

    “We were like 10, 12, 14 years old, and we were jumping off a building into a big airbag. It was a lot of fun,” recalls Jeff Scurlock, now 66.

    John T Scurlock and his wife Francis [Courtesy of Space Walk Inflatables]

    ‘Space pillow’

    The following year, John patented the safety air cushion, the huge, inflatable pad still used today by fire brigades from New York to Tokyo to rescue people from fires and deaths by suicide.

    But it was not his first invention. In fact, his life-saving inflatable was drawn from his earlier invention: the ubiquitous fair attraction known by many different names – the bouncy castle, moon bounce, bounce house or space walk, depending on where you are bouncing.

    In the Scurlock home, it was known as the “space pillow”.

    A year after John filed a patent for the core of what would become the space pillow, he started working at a NASA facility in New Orleans. It was 1961, and NASA had opened its doors three years earlier in response to the Soviets pulling ahead in the space race with the launch of the world’s first satellite, Sputnik 1.

    The US space agency was abuzz with projects exploring the possibility of spaceflight, and by 1960, it had developed an interest in designing a crewed, inflatable space station, thought by many to be a necessary first step in reaching the moon.

    Large, rigid space stations would require multiple rocket trips to bring up the parts, but plastic inflatables were considered light, strong and easy to transport. An inflatable space station could be launched into space with a single booster and unfurl once in orbit. (A meteorite-resistant inflatable space module was sent up to the International Space Station in 2016, and NASA engineers are hoping to build a semi-permanent moon habitat out of inflatables.)

    John found himself in the middle of this innovation, which continued even in his spare time, when he would sketch designs for and stitch his proto-space pillow, using a commercial sewing machine he set up in a pit in the ground of his garage so he could haul the heavy vinyl material towards him as he stitched.

    When he assembled an early, homemade space pillow for his young sons to play with in the backyard, it soon became a massive hit with the local children.

    “We were very popular kids then, because we had one permanently in our backyard,” says Jeff. “The whole neighbourhood would come and jump on it.”

    Jeff says it was his mother, Francis, who recognised how much children loved the inflatable and got the idea to market it. Eventually, John left his job to concentrate full-time on the “space pillow”.

    A photo of children playing on a moon bounce or space pillow.
    One of John T Scurlock’s early prototypes of the ‘space pillow’ [Courtesy of Space Walk Inflatables]

    Inflatable solutions

    In 1968, they started selling the invention to fairs around the country. But the safety risks were serious. “It was a nightmare, safety-wise,” says John’s grandson, Mials, 35. “It had no support, no netting, no way to keep you on it.”

    When a carnival worker broke his neck and died, the company was “sued out of existence”, Mials says.

    No longer a small backyard venture, the design needed protective features.

    John set to work designing improvements: the space pillow grew columns, cushioning walls, netting around the sides and a roof, making it far safer. In 1972, the last year man walked on the moon, the family launched a new company, called Space Walk Inflatables, to manufacture and rent inflatables in the Louisiana city of Kenner.

    Today, the global bounce house market is worth $4bn, driven by the popularity of rentals.

    But as his invention ballooned in popularity, John also turned his attention to solving problems with heavy-duty inflatables.

    Inflatable engineering is deceptively complex and requires answering mathematical questions to turn a 2D fabric into a 3D shape, says Dr Benjamin Gorissen, a professor of inflatable mechanics at KE Leuven in Belgium.

    John loved numbers, recalls Mials, and was “a guy who could do the math”. He filed patents on several structures, including one intended for underwater pipe welding for offshore oil platforms, which resembles a human heart with someone working inside.

    “Whatever news article would happen, he’d be in his office, sketching out a solution,” says Mials.

    Jeff recalls his father reading about sunken submarines in the newspaper, and then working on an invention that could help to resurface them.

    Up until John’s death in 2008, “he never really stopped working”, says Jeff. His last creation in his 80s was a giant inflatable palm tree, a kind of air sculpture meant to provide shade over a 2.8 square metre (30sq ft) area.

    John did not set out to build a business empire, Jeff and Mials, who now run the business, note. Though bouncy castles remain the core of their business, the Scurlocks continue to produce safety air cushions, which have a more complex structure. Their most heavy-duty product is certified for 20 storeys, or 200 feet (60m).

    Since it was invented, the safety air cushion has saved thousands of lives around the world, but it all began with an early, devoted pioneer urging his children to jump off the roof.

    This article is part of ‘Ordinary items, extraordinary stories’, a series about the surprising stories behind well-known items. 

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  • Re-live the top great medal moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics

    Re-live the top great medal moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics

    Basketball finals provide high drama

    • 10 August, Bercy Arena: Basketball — Men’s
    • 11 August, Bercy Arena: Basketball — Women’s

    Okay, a bit of a two-in-one here for this medal moment… or these medal moments.

    After drama in both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments – notably the US men having to come back from 17 points down against Serbia in the semi-final and the French women requiring overtime in their last-four clash against Belgium — both gold-medal matches were set up as many fans hoped: hot favourites and reigning champions Team USA against the hosts France.

    On 10 August, the star-studded US team, featuring LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant, faced off against Victor Wembanyama and Team France in the men’s final.

    And while Wembanyama top-scored in the final with 26 points, Curry put on a clinic of three-point shooting, going 8-for-12 from outside the arc to tally 24 points, including four in the space of two minutes and 12 seconds in the final quarter as the US won 96-87.

    • Gold: United States of America
    • Silver: France
    • Bronze: Serbia

    But more drama was to come in the women’s final the day after, as France nearly improbably tied a close contest in the final second.

    With Team USA seven-time reigning champions, few would have given the hosts a chance. However, some hot shooting in the second quarter ensured the two teams were level 25-25 at half-time.

    The French streak continued in the second half and the hosts were ahead by double digits in the third quarter at 35-25 before Team USA closed the gap, then took the lead.

    With time running out, the US lead was 67-64 — and as the buzzer sounded, France’s Gabby Williams drained a basket from the arc. From beyond the arc? Not quite — her foot had stayed inside the three-point line, meaning the hosts narrowly missed out on forcing overtime, and the US could celebrate victory in the closest Olympic basketball final ever.

    • Gold: United States of America
    • Silver: France
    • Bronze: Australia

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  • “World’s Rarest Elephant”: Meet Motty, The Only Known Elephant Hybrid

    “World’s Rarest Elephant”: Meet Motty, The Only Known Elephant Hybrid

    Motty remains the only confirmed hybrid between an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Although the calf tragically died just days after birth, his unique descent earned him the rare distinction of being named the “world’s rarest elephant” by Guinness World Records.

    Motty was born on July 11, 1978, at Chester Zoo in the UK and named after its founder, George Mottershead. As proven by tissue samples taken from the tiny male calf, this individual was the result of interbreeding between Jumbolino, a male bull African elephant, and Sheba, a female Asian elephant.

    When the matriarch Sheba fell first pregnant, there wasn’t much doubt over the paternity of the individual; Jumbolino was said to be the only male elephant in the shared enclosure. However, there were still significant doubts about whether it would be possible for the two different species to produce viable offspring.

    It would be impossible for these two species to mate in the wild given the vast geographical distance that separates their natural ranges on two different continents. Furthermore, these two animals are not just different species; they are different genera, meaning they are relatively distant from each other on the genetic tree too. 

    African elephants and Asian elephants bear some distinct physical differences. The former species is larger, growing up to 3 to 4 meters (9.8 to 13.1 feet) from shoulder to toe, while the latter will only grow 2 to 3.5 meters (6.5 to 11.4 feet) tall. African elephants also have significantly larger ears, perfectly evolved for allowing heat to radiate away from the body in the savannah, and tend to have more wrinkly skin. 

    Just as you’d expect with a hybrid of the two, Motty had features of both his mother and father. His head shape and larger ears were clearly those of an African elephant, but he also had five toenails on the front feet and four on the hind, which is a characteristic of Asian elephants.

    Unfortunately, Motty had a tough start in life. Born six weeks premature, he was extremely underweight and required intensive veterinarian care from the get-go. Just 10 days after he was born, he succumbed to necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious gastrointestinal problem in newborn animals. He died on July 21, 1978. A necropsy later showed that he was suffering from a severe E. coli infection in both his colon and the umbilical cord. 

    Upon his death, the body of this unique individual was reportedly preserved by a private collection and it is said to be kept at the Natural History Museum in London.

    Motty is a true individual, the likes of which have never been seen since. However, there are plenty of other examples of interspecies romping and hybridization elsewhere in the animal kingdom. There is the sought-after beefalo and the uber-cute dog-fox combo, not to mention the surprising number of wholphins that swim the world’s oceans.

    An earlier version of this story was published in 2023.

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  • Federal govt reduces profit rates on National Savings Schemes

    Federal govt reduces profit rates on National Savings Schemes

    ISLAMABAD – The federal government on Saturday announced a reduction in profit rates for various National Savings schemes, as per a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance.

    The revised profit rates will come into effect from July 28, 2025.

    According to the official notification, profit rates on Special Savings Certificates, Regular Income Certificates, Defence Savings Certificates, Behbood Savings Certificates, Pensioners’ Benefit Accounts, and Shuhada Family Welfare Accounts have all been revised downward.

    The profit rate on Special Savings Certificates has been reduced from 10.6 percent to 10.4 percent annually. Similarly, the rate for Behbood, Pensioners’ Benefit, and Shuhada Family Welfare Accounts has been brought down from 13.20 percent to 12.96 percent.

    The cumulative profit on Defence Savings Certificates has also been adjusted.

    For the 9-year term, the rate has been reduced from 162 percent to 161 percent while for the 10-year term, it has been revised from 204 percent to 200 percent.

    Additionally, profit rates on Short-Term Savings Certificates and Regular Income Certificates have also been decreased, although exact figures were not disclosed.

    However, the profit rate on Savings Accounts will remain unchanged at 9.50 percent.

    Federal Govt Reduces Profit Rates On National Savings Schemes

    In contrast to the overall downward revision, the federal government increased profit rates for Islamic savings products.

    Both the Sarwa Islamic Term Account and the Islamic Savings Account will now offer higher returns, in line with market trends and the growing demand for Shariah-compliant investment options.

    The Ministry of Finance stated that the changes reflected the current economic indicators and market conditions, aiming to strike a balance between investor returns and fiscal sustainability.

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  • Pakistan Customs seizes 303kg smuggled gold in 10 years

    Pakistan Customs seizes 303kg smuggled gold in 10 years

    Pakistan Customs has seized over 303 kilograms of smuggled gold during various operations conducted over the past decade, official documents have revealed.

    The data, covering the period from 2014-15 to 2024-25, shows that the confiscated gold amounts to more than 7 maunds in total.

    The highest gold seizure was recorded in 2017-18, with over 58 kilograms of smuggled gold recovered and 53 cases registered. This was followed by 2020-21, when authorities confiscated over 48 kilograms and registered 62 smuggling cases.

    In contrast, the lowest volume of seizures occurred in the last two fiscal years—2022-23 and 2023-24—indicating a potential decline in gold smuggling activities.

    In response, Customs authorities have announced plans to tighten enforcement and enhance border security to further crack down on illegal trade and smuggling networks.


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  • Net zero firms emit 0.5% less CO2, study finds

    Net zero firms emit 0.5% less CO2, study finds

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    Data from Swiss health foundation Radix leaked on the dark web




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    After the cyber attack suffered by the Radix foundation at the end of last month, sensitive personal data such as names and debts of people banned from casinos were published on the Darknet.


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    Bears have been wandering through Switzerland again for twenty years

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    Two decades since first bear sighting in Switzerland




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    Twenty years ago today, a bear was spotted in Switzerland 101 years after the predator had been wiped out


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    Cyberattacks on Swiss companies increase by 9 per cent

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    Cyberattacks on Swiss companies increase by 9%




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    Swiss companies are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals. In the past quarter, every single company in this country was the target of a cyber attack an average of 1097 times a week.


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    21 minutes of power interruption per end customer in 2024

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    Swiss households faced 21 minutes of power outages in 2024




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    End customers experienced an average of 21 minutes of electricity interruption in 2024. This resulted in 0.34 power outages per capita. The duration of electricity interruptions increased by three minutes compared to the previous year.


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    Two initiatives tabled to curb wind turbines

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    Swiss citizens will be voting on restricting wind farm expansion




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    On Friday, the Association for the Protection of Nature and Democracy submitted two initiatives aimed at curbing the expansion of wind farms. More than 110,000 signatures have been collected.


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    E-bikes often ride faster than permitted on neighbourhood roads

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    E-bike riders regularly break speed limit in residential areas




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    Fast e-bikes regularly exceed the speed limit in residential areas. According to a new study with data on cyclists in Zurich, they regularly reach speeds of over 30 km/h.


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    SMEs struggle to find staff, 'employees have more power'

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    Swiss SMEs struggling to find employees




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    Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling to find staff, a problem made more acute by the increased bargaining power of employees and increased absenteeism.


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    Roche CEO: 'Agreement between Bern and Washington within days, if not hours'

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    Switzerland very close to tariff deal with the US, says Roche CEO




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    An understanding between Berne and Washington in the dispute over customs barriers is close: Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker is convinced of this.


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    Demonstrators attack Israeli mission in Geneva

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    Activists deface Israel’s UN mission in Geneva




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    Late on Thursday in Geneva, pro-Palestinian demonstrators attacked the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in the international organisations district. They poured red paint over the entrance to the building.


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    30 million bird sightings recorded on observation platform

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    Swiss birdwatching platform crosses 30 million sightings mark




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    On Wednesday, the 30 millionth bird sighting was recorded on the Swiss birdwatching platform ornitho.ch.


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  • Asmeeta Texpa Park Upgraded: Magus Fashion City Is the Future of Fashion Manufacturing

    Asmeeta Texpa Park Upgraded: Magus Fashion City Is the Future of Fashion Manufacturing

    New Delhi [India], July 26: In a transformative leap forward for India’s textile and garment sector, the iconic Asmeeta Textile Park has officially upgraded itself as Magus Fashion City (MFC) — India’s first fully integrated industrial ecosystem designed exclusively for the fashion, apparel, and allied industries.

    Sprawling across 74 acres in the industrially strategic hub of Kongaon, Bhiwandi, Magus Fashion City (MFC) is more than a new name — it’s a renewed vision. Rooted in the rich legacy of Asmeeta Textile Park, which successfully delivered over 45 acres of industrial space, Magus now embodies a stronger, smarter, and more sustainable future for fashion manufacturing in India.

    “Asmeeta was a foundation. Magus Fashion City (MFC) will be a force. We are not just building infrastructure — we’re building an ecosystem,” said Mr. Vinay Nile, Sr. VP Sales & CRM of Magus Infra Tech Pvt. Ltd.

    A Complete Fashion Ecosystem

    Magus Fashion City (MFC) is India’s first destination designed to serve every vertical of fashion manufacturing — from garments to accessories, footwear, cosmetics, wearable tech, and even medical textiles. With over 940+ operational units already functioning and 1000+ more in the pipeline, the project is a thriving hub for B2B manufacturing, trade, and innovation.

    Unlike conventional industrial parks, Magus Fashion City (MFC) offers more than just space. It includes:

    Labour Training Centre

    B2B Mall

    Fashion Convention & Exhibition Center

    Design Incubation & R&D Labs

    Hotels, Clubhouse & Recreational Zones

    Product Photography Studio

    Finance & Subsidy Advisory Services

    Fashion Training Institutes

    Residential Township

    This all-in-one model empowers Small to large manufacturers alike to ideate, manufacture, showcase, and scale — all under one roof.

    Built for Business, Designed for Growth

    Magus Fashion City (MFC) offers world-class infrastructure: 24×7 power, water supply& security, 100% fire compliance, storm water drainage, wide internal roads, truck terminals, and logistics support — ensuring smooth business operations at every level.

    It’s also green-zone compliant, promoting environmentally responsible manufacturing and attracting brands that prioritize sustainability in supply chains.

    The Road Ahead

    Magus Fashion City (MFC) is already home to hundreds of businesses and is being hailed as India’s answer to fashion focused industrial parks in India and Asia. With its strategic proximity to Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai, and excellent connectivity via road, rail, and the upcoming metro, it is emerging as the epicenter of the country’s fashion manufacturing revolution.

    As the global demand for “Made in India” continues to grow, Magus Fashion City (MFC) is positioned to lead the next chapter in India’s fashion industrial evolution — one stitch at a time.

    For More Details – Visit Website : www.magusfashioncity.com

    (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PNN and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI

    (This content is sourced from a syndicated feed and is published as received. The Tribune assumes no responsibility or liability for its accuracy, completeness, or content.)


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  • Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day, Malaysia urges ceasefire – Reuters

    1. Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day, Malaysia urges ceasefire  Reuters
    2. Cambodia calls for immediate ceasefire with Thailand as death toll rises  BBC
    3. Cambodians flee border with Thailand as clashes continue for third day  Al Jazeera
    4. Thai-Cambodian conflict pits a well-equipped US ally against a weaker adversary with strong China links  CNN
    5. Cambodia calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ with Thailand as deadly clashes enter a third day  The Guardian

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  • Frimley Park Hospital uses latest X-ray and imaging equipment

    Frimley Park Hospital uses latest X-ray and imaging equipment

    A Surrey health trust is investing £1.8m in the latest X-ray and imaging equipment.

    Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is replacing equipment that has been in place at Frimley Park Hospital for 14 years.

    The new equipment can carry out more procedures and poses less risk to patients, according to the trust.

    It produces lower doses of radiation, provides better pictures on larger screens and can even produce 3-D images, the trust added.

    It will also feature a flexible arm, one of only two in use in the country, which reduces the need to move the patient to capture images from different angles.

    It is hoped the enhanced images will lead to better diagnoses.

    Consultant radiologist Dr Jeremy Taylor said: “We are so pleased to be able to offer our patients the best possible care, with some of the latest available technology and minimally invasion treatments.

    “It will ensure that interventional radiology remains at the forefront of medical advances at Frimley Heath.”

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  • Solar Power Producing Heliostats Could Get A Night Job Finding Asteroids

    Solar Power Producing Heliostats Could Get A Night Job Finding Asteroids

    Mirrors that focus sunlight to produce electricity have been vastly outpaced by photovoltaic panels, but one scientist thinks they could have a second application, spotting asteroids at night.

    Solar thermal power has a great advantage over solar panels on roofs or in most solar farms: it can continue to produce electricity after the Sun has gone down. The mirrors known as heliostats at solar thermal facilities focus sunlight to heat fluids to very high temperatures to drive turbines. The more common version involves fields of heliostats reflecting light on a central tower through which the fluids move. The materials stay hot enough to continue spinning the turbines after dark, depending on the fluid and the turbine sometimes all night.

    That advantage has not been sufficient to allow solar thermal to compete commercially with photovoltaics’ lower price and flexibility of location, although there are reasons to think that may change.  However, while the turbines keep working at night, the mirrors don’t, which is something Dr John Sandusky of Sandia National Labs wants to change.

    “The heliostat fields don’t have a night job. They just sit there unused. The nation has an opportunity to give them a night job at a relatively low cost for finding near-Earth objects,” Sandusky told the Sandia newsletter LabNews. “If we knew ahead of time that an asteroid was coming and where it might hit, we’d have a better chance to prepare and reduce the potential damage.”

    Sandusky’s first test of the idea was conducted with just one of the 212 heliostats at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility. Using software already built to move the heliostat in daylight, he had it sweep backwards and forwards around once a minute and collected the light it focused on the tower.

    Current asteroid-hunting techniques produce images of areas of the sky tracked to follow the apparent motion of the stars. Asteroids, or anything else, moving relative to the stars, show up as streaks that computers can recognize.

    We’ve become a lot better at detecting objects moving through the inner Solar System in recent years, which is why all three interstellar visitors we have detected have been since 2017. We already know the Vera C Rubin Observatory can take it up a notch further. Nevertheless, there is still room for further improvement, since we lack the capacity to watch the whole sky at once. Moreover, if we had a different method for finding objects like this, the giant telescopes currently used for the purpose could be redeployed to research roles.

    Sandusky anticipates that the relative motion of an asteroid compared to the stars will lead to a detection when the light of one is reflected off the heliostat. 

    “Solar towers collect a million watts of sunlight,” Sandusky said. “At night, we want to collect a femtowatt, which is a millionth of a billionth of a watt of power of sunlight that’s scattered off of asteroids.”

    Sandusky’s test run using the single heliostat did not find an asteroid, but he didn’t really expect it would. Instead, he wanted to prove it could be moved at the appropriate rate and reflect starlight to the instruments, and he has claimed success. He presented the results to a conference last year and published a paper, but is now seeking wider input on whether the idea has potential and how his proposed approach could improve. “We want to hear from our peers in optics and the asteroid hunting community,” Sandusky said. “Getting peer feedback provides an opportunity to understand what the concerns are about how this technology will work.”

    Ironically, the basis for this idea comes from a question Sandusky was asked twenty years ago about the potential to use heliostats for imaging. “No. They’re not high enough optical quality to form an image,” he replied at the time. Nevertheless, the question lingered and it occurred to him there were parallels between the reflections of an object moving relative to the stars and frequency shifts used in radio communication.

    “We have very precise methods for measuring frequency,” Sandusky said. “Even frequency changes as small as one-one-millionth of one cycle per second are measurable thanks to frequency standards that can be commercially procured and locked to references like GPS signaling. I knew it was possible to measure the very small rate differences of an asteroid passing relative to the stars.”

    “If I can map all of the stars to one frequency, anything moving relative to the stars will appear at a neighboring frequency but still be separable,” he concluded. Having demonstrated the precise speed control required is possible, and that heliostats can reflect the stars, he’s ready to move on to try to find asteroids.

    A stepping stone would be to have the heliostat reflect a part of the sky where a bright suitable object is known to pass, to see if it can be found this way. From there, one could chase smaller known objects, and eventually seek those not yet known. 

    Sandusky also has ideas for related tasks that could expand heliostats’ nighttime uses, such as for detecting lost spacecraft, particularly orbiting between Earth and Moon, such as the one that hit the Moon in 2022. “Orbits near the moon can be difficult to track from the ground,” he said.

    It’s unlikely there will be enough of a market to use heliostats in this way to substantially shift the economics of solar thermal projects when competing against other sources of energy, but every little bit helps.

    The idea was published in Unconventional Imaging, Sensing and Adaptive Optics, as part of the proceedings of the Optical Engineering and Applications conference.

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