Articles
Lignin: A Sustainable Antimicrobial Material with Broad Design Potential
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have discovered that lignin, a natural polyphenol that gives plants structural strength, shows strong antimicrobial and antiviral properties. This substance is already produced in large quantities as ...
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Done & Dusted: Turning Household Dust into a Usable Textile
In a project called Done & Dusted, designer Rahat Rai has developed a material made from household dust, showing how an abundant waste stream can be transformed into a usable resource. The project, created as ...
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POINT: A Sustainable 3D Printed Tennis Ball
A student project at Central Saint Martins is tackling the environmental footprint of tennis equipment. POINT, created by third-year Product and Industrial Design student Noé Chouraqui, is a 3D printed tennis ball made from eco-friendly ...
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Seashell-Inspired Design Makes Recycled Plastics Stronger and More Reliable
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a bio-inspired way to turn unreliable recycled plastics into high-performance materials. The method takes cues from the layered structure of seashells. This breakthrough could make recycled ...
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Daon: Giving Waste Pottery a Second Life
A design team from Kyung Hee University’s Living Product Design class in Seoul, consisting of Jungeun Kim, Chaeyeon Yoo, and Mingi Cho, has created Daon, a range of ceramic pieces made entirely from discarded pottery. ...
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Stronger, More Affordable 3D Printed Titanium Could Transform Design and Manufacturing
Engineers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a breakthrough titanium alloy that is not only stronger than standard 3D printed titanium but also about 29% cheaper to produce. By replacing the increasingly expensive vanadium ...
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