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Pioneer: a carafe that purifies water using silver

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | one response

Silver is well known for its antibacterial properties. Designer Daniel Schofield designed a carafe called Pioneer that uses silver to purify water. Positively charged particles of silver oxidise and destroy negatively charged bacteria and pathogens, ...

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Ceramic Constellation Pavilion built from 3D printed clay bricks

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

3D printing gives designers a lot of freedom to create mass produced products, but instead of all looking the same, they can still contain differences. Using this feature of 3D printing, students and researchers at ...

A wooden motorcycle powered by algae

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Electric cars and bikes, both motorcycles and bicycles, are popping up like mushrooms, but Ritsert Mans looks at another source of clean energy to power his motorcycle: algae. This, however, isn’t the only interesting feature ...

Zippelin: an inflatable travel bag from recycled truck tarpaulins

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | 2 responses

For people who travel a lot, a large suitcase with wheels is essential, but they take up a lot of space when they aren’t being used. The Swiss company Freitag has come up with a ...

Flyleather: a lighter leather material made from recycled leather

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

One problem with natural leather is that because no animal hide is perfectly square or round, over 15 per cent of a cow’s hide is discarded, usually ending up on the landfill. Sports equipment manufacturer Nike ...

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The London Design Festival: What happened material-wise

Published 8 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Last week, from 16 to 24 September, the London Design Festival 2017 took place. Between all sorts of wonderful design installations, such as a bionic chandelier that cleans the air using algae, there were several noticeable ...