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The world’s first colour changing swimming trunks

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | 3 responses

While swimming trunks are available in many sizes, colours and patterns, they usually stay the same throughout their use. Swimwear brand SEA’SONS introduces the world’s first colour changing swimming trunks. The fabrics are treated with ...

Stainless steel bridge is 3D printed in 6 months

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | one response

Back in 2015, MX3D announced its plans to create a fully functional, 3D printed metal bridge. Now, after 6 months of printing by 4 industrial robots, the span of bridge is finally finished. The bridge ...

Self-healing glass may mean the end of broken phone screens

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Ever dropped your phone and still have cracks in the glass because repairing can be expensive? You’re certainly not the first, but you might be the last! Researchers from the University of Tokyo developed a ...

Sustainable Textile Innovations

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

By Simone Preuss, Feature Editor FashionUnited Sustainable textile innovations are in demand like never before due to dwindling resources, natural fibres like cotton being resource-intensive to produce and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and ...

LEGO introduces plant-based plastic plant pieces

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Stepping bare-footed on a piece of Lego has never been enjoyable, but if it’s up to Lego, at least the next time it will be a piece made from a more sustainable material! The company ...

How to 3D print cars in the not-so-distant future

Published 6 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

From small-scale, plastic prototypes to ship’s propellers to entire houses, there is little 3D printing can’t do anymore. The production process distributes material only where necessary in a mostly automated process, saving material, labour and ...