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Wander Wood pavilion is robotically fabricated
Students from the University of British Columbia designed the Wander Wood pavilion, an installation with an adaptable design-to-fabrication system which was constructed by a robot. The temporary installation is located at the campus of the University ...
Read more >Gone offers a biodegradable alternative to plastic packaging
With her project Gone, designer Lizzie Wright developed a plant-based bioplastic material that is fully compostable in a matter of days, especially with packaging for energy gels for athletes in mind. Many single-use products or ...
Read more >A ceramic dripping machine to create structures, graphics and textures
With the project Moca, Studio Joachim-Morineau developed a dripping machine that drips liquid clay at a certain rhythm to create various structures, graphics and textures. The project combines technology with craft with a human or ...
Read more >Embroidering batteries onto garments
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by materials chemist Trisha L. Andrew, developed a method to make a charge-storing system which can be embroidered onto any garment. In the field of wearable devices, ...
Read more >Using fungi to produce everyday products
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology are developing techniques to produce fungi that can replace petroleum in everyday products on an industrial scale. Many products, including detergents, cosmetics and clothes are ...
Read more >Tableware glazed with Rotterdam’s dirty air
Worried about the air quality in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Dutch designers Annemarie Piscaer and Iris de Kievith developed a method to turn air pollution into a glaze for tableware, which they call SerVies. The state ...
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