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From bicycle bridge to fertiliser

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The province of Friesland in the Netherlands is currently building the world’s first movable bicycle bridge made of biocomposite. If everything goes according to plan, the bridge will be turned into fertiliser in 100 years. ...

How biodegradable is biodegradable plastic?

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Researchers from the University of Plymouth examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK in natural environments, none of which fully disappeared. Plastic pollution is a ...

Programmable water-based composites for digital design and fabrication

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Aguahoja, a project by researchers at MIT’s Mediated Matter Group, is a collection of objects digitally design and robotically fabricated from the molecular components found in tree branches, insect exoskeletons and our own bones. Rather ...

Dichroic material changes colour depending on light angle

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Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands developed a 3D printing material that changes colour depending on the angle of the light source. The material has a red brown colour normal light. However, when there ...

A smart pocket to protect you from radiation

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The fashion company Garcia collaborated with RadyGo to develop denim clothing with a smart pocket that protects your hardware from radiation from your smartphone. Smartphones are such an integrated part of life that it’s hard ...

Micro-organisms that adjust your shoes

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Sports company Puma is working on an experimental sports shoe that uses biologically active materials to adapt to the wearer’s foot. The shoe, presented at Milan Design Week, is the result of a collaboration with ...