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Mushrooms: nature’s polymers

Published 10 years ago by Philip | one response

At our event Material Xperience 2014, which we hosted last week in Rotterdam, one of the most popular items in our exhibition was a type of leather grown from mushroom residue. The mushroom leather on ...

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Dynamic façade changes translucency

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

A new greenhouse in a Danish botanical garden has the remarkable property of being able to change its translucency and regulating daylight. It does this by pumping air in and out of polymer pillows, which ...

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Material Xperience 2014 review

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

Material Xperience 2014 The Netherlands was held last week in Rotterdam. The show, featuring Materia partners, materials’ innovation and a seminar programme, was a success, with many visitors declaring they had found new, interesting and ...

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Wall of Fame

Published 10 years ago by Philip | one response

Material Xperience 2014, our large show in the Netherlands, was all about the ‘The Smart Environment’. From high-tech laboratory composites to great new uses for natural based materials, all the materials on show added some ...

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Material Xperience: second day

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

After a very busy first day at Material Xperience 2014, what could be better than an even busier second day? We packed the day so full of seminars, materials and an award that we decided ...

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Ceramic museum wins Co-Creation Award

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

A radical looking museum extension finished with ceramic tiling has won this year’s Materia Co-Creation Award. The prize goes out to the best collaborative project by a team of a designer and a manufacturer. BiermanHenket ...

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