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Turning polystyrene food transportation boxes into stools
Spanish designer Andreu Carulla created a series of stools made from recycled polystyrene food transportation boxes for the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. Expanded polystyrene does not biodegrade and is notoriously difficult to recycle. ...
Read more >These wireless speakers are made from clay, wood and wool
Design studio Documentary Design developed Mapuguaquén, handmade speakers made from organic materials like clay, wood and wool that combine pottery tradition with wireless audio technology. The name Mapuguaquén means ‘the sound of the earth’ in ...
Read more >Mineral magnesite could help remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Researchers found a rapid way of producing magnesite, a mineral that stores carbon dioxide. If developed to an industrial scale, it could help with long-term CO2 storage. The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is one of ...
Read more >Stealth material hides hot objects from prying infrared eyes
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (US) have developed a ‘stealth’ material that hides objects and people from infrared cameras. Infrared cameras are tools to detect objects of people by the warmth they emit. They ...
Read more >Cotton sneakers with a corn-based sole
Fitness and lifestyle brand Reebok developed launched unisex cotton sneakers with a corn-based sole, the first product in their Cotton + Corn initiative. The programme aims to produce footwear with “things that grow”, in order ...
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