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A ‘lava river’ made from paper origami
As part of the Lluérnia Festival of Fire and Light in Catalonia, David Oliva of Spanish architectural firm SP25 Arquitecura and Anna Juncà from Atelier 4 designed a river of ‘lava’ made from over 10,000 ...
Read more >Tree Trunk Chair is formed by a living tree trunk
In collaboration with Gavin Munro, known for his Grown Furniture series, Dutch designer Maarten Baas developed the concept of the Tree Trunk Chair, a tree shaped like a chair, which will take 200 years to ...
Read more >Transcendent Skin visualises future human skin in leather and silicone
In response to our beauty ideals based on flawless perfection, German designer Julia Thomann imagines a future in which we are granted eternal youth. Her project Transcendent Skin visualises a future trend in skin adornment ...
Read more >Textile- and paper-based bio-batteries powered by sweat and spit
Researchers at Binghamton University developed two types of bio-batteries that run on bodily fluids: a paper one that runs on saliva and a textile-based one that is activated by sweat. The research started with Electrical ...
Read more >Improving air quality by recycling rice straw
Swedish furniture giant IKEA aims to improve the air quality in various regions, starting in India, by turning rice straw, traditionally burned, into a renewable material source for its products. According to the World Health ...
Read more >First thermoplastic polyurethane based on CO2
One of the world’s largest polymer companies, Covestro developed a series of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) containing polyether carbonate polyols based on CO2 technology. According to the company, the new TPU products leave a lower carbon ...
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