Articles
An invisibility shield made of recycled materials
Two years after their first invisibility shield, UK-based Invisibility Shield Co. launched a 2.0 version of their product, now made of recycled and recyclable materials. The first shield, which you can read about here, was ...
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A wood beam lattice façade
Dutch architectural practices DELVA and ZJA designed an event venue, which features a wood beam lattice façade and is located on new coastal reinforcement. Called SILT, the venue is located in Middelkerke, Belgium, and hosts ...
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The power of biobased building materials in renovations
Researchers at ETH Zürich researched the most effective renovation strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and found that using biobased building materials like straw and hemp have a lot of potential. In Switzerland, about 2.8 ...
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A quick-to-construct modular building system
Quadra is a quick-to-assemble and affordable modular buildings system that uses a minimum amount of materials. The system consists of standard sandwich construction panels, which can be made of any type of material, from cardboard ...
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Programmable packaging paper
Japanese thinktank Takt Project developed programmable paper, which forms into pre-programmed 3D shapes when it dries. The material was inspired by pinecones, the scales of which open and close with changes in humidity. The scales ...
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A down-less down jacket that generates heat
Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Mining Co developed a material that can absorb near infrared rays, which they used to create a jacket that can generate heat from sunlight. The jacket, called Down-less Down Jacket, has ...
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