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Structural Skin

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Structural Skin is a self-produced material made out of leftovers from the leather industry. Leather is a beautiful material but also, unfortunately, generates considerable amounts of what is typically considered low quality waste. The reason for this ...

Self-healing Airplanes

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Scientists believe new self-healing material for use in airplane construction could repair cracks in aircraft in a manner similar to the way human skin heals itself. Developed at Bristol University, the team of scientists are ...

Smart Materials

New Camouflage Skin Inspired by Squid

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

A great example of biomimicry, scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK are developing a new type of smart material inspired the camouflaging capability of squid skin. The skin of a squid contains ...

Sustainable

Call Your Coat: Google’s Smart Fabrics

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Together with Levi’s, Google is working on the development of ‘smart fabrics’ that react the same way to touch as a touch screen. The fabric contains works by incorporating “conductive fibres,” that detect touches and swipes like ...

Liquid Glacial

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

The texture and movement of melting ice are seductively frozen in a transparent acrylic in Zaha Hadid’s latest ‘Liquid Glacial’ Series. The series includes several stools as well as a large bowl. Glacial patterns were ...

‘Coolest’ roofing material yet?

Published 9 years ago by Allie | 2 responses

A new self-cooling roofing material under development at the University of Technology Sydney is able to remain cooler than a conventional white coloured roof by a staggering 11 degrees C when exposed to maximum summer ...