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Accessories made from fire hoses on International Firefighters’ Day
When you think about firefighters, you probably imagine heroes putting out fires, or perhaps sexy calendars, but presumably, you don’t think about what happens with fire hoses when they break. While most go to the ...
Read more >Wall++: Turning walls into enormous touchpads
Walls generally don’t do much but stand, keeping your roof up and separating rooms. But since everything is becoming smart, why not your walls as well? Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research found ...
Read more >More examples of German material design
Every year, students from the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin design products from a whole range of materials. Below you will find several projects, ranging from ectoplasm to basalt sunscreens, showing the students’ creativity with ...
Read more >Building with robots using Spatial Timber Assemblies method
Digitalisation and automation is used more and more in construction, including timber construction. However, often, the material still has to be manually assembled. Now, researchers from ETH Zurich are using a new method for digital ...
Read more >Driving towards a future with cleaner air with moss filled tires
With electric cars becoming more popular, driving becomes more sustainable. The tire manufacturing Goodyear wants to add to that even more by introducing a new type of puncture-proof 3D-printed car tire that reduces the amount ...
Read more >No more stains with an ‘everything repellent’ coating
Every parent with small children knows how many things leave stains, and how much work it is to clean it up. Researchers from the University of Michigan developed a new super hydrophobic clear coating that repels ...
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