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High Tech Ceiling’s stretched ceilings are made from sheets of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). These vinyl sheets are an unbelievable .006 inches thin, but incredibly strong and durable. They offer all of the benefits of vinyl including being fire rated ASTM 84 - class 1, non-toxic, mildew resistant, and anti-static (no dust!).
The really exciting news is that the stretched ceilings are just as beautiful as they are practical, affording you a high quality, upscale finish. Stretched flawlessly from edge to edge using a clip-in framing system, your ceiling – or even your walls – will have a remarkable finish, becoming the focal point of the room. In larger rooms where several strips of vinyl might be necessary, the sheets are welded together and permanently, using a high frequency welding machine. They are so strong that a ceiling of 450 square feet can hold up to 130 gallons of water.
To top things off, the stretched ceilings are environmentally friendly as vinyl is made of 43 percent petroleum and 53 percent sea salt. According to The Vinyl Institute, “Worldwide vinyl production represents less than 3 percent of all annual oil and gas consumption.” Vinyl is easily recycled – there is a specific piece of equipment that automatically separates vinyl from other plastics – and can be safely incinerated
The HTC Stretch ceiling system possibilities are endless and only limited by your imagination – play with light with the translucent, use the perforated in theater for sound quality, have your logo or any image printed on your ceiling or create custom shape to your specifications. High Tech Ceiling custom built a dramatic custom ceiling for the feature film,
 
Samsung Makes a Breakthrough in Transparent Display Technology
BY WESLEY FENLON ON OCT. 10, 2011 AT 3 P.M.
Samsung has the capability to manufacture transparent displays with glass, rather than sapphire, substrates, paving the way for cheaper and larger see-through panels.
Our hearts jump for joy every time a new transparent display pops up in prototype form. LG's already shown off some transparent window displays with embedded touch sensors, and eternal competitor Samsung claims to have made a technological breakthrough that will take large form factor transparent displays to the next level.
 
Samsung currently uses highly transparent (and highly expensive) sapphire substrates for its see-through displays, but this new breakthrough could make that process obsolete. To do away with sapphire, Samsung has managed to produce large amorphous glass substrates that can be manufactured in larger sizes at lower costs than existing transparent screens.
Samsung predicts that it can replace windows with LED lighting and display screens within 10 years. Developing the transparent material is just one small step towards that future, of course--the LEDs will have to be power efficient and text and icons will have to be visible against all kinds of backlighting.
But wall-size or window-size transparent displays will open up enormous possibilities for design efficiency. Windows will double as TVs, advertising will go absolutely crazy with digital signage, and our computer workspaces are going to look so futuristic.Too bad we have to wait 10 years for the technology to really be ready, if Samsung's on the money.