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Design installations for London Design Festival
During London Design Festival, the V&A Museum shows a series of 12 installations, using the possibilities of AI and sustainable materials. Bamboo Ring The Bamboo Ring by Kengo Kuma is an experiment in the concept ...
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All about bamboo on World Bamboo Day
In celebration of this incredible, sustainable, durable, and versatile material, today we discuss all you need to know about bamboo on World Bamboo Day! A type of grass rather than wood, the species bamboo includes ...
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Plant and algae T-shirt biodegrades within 12 weeks
Technical apparel company Vollebak designed a wood-pulp and algae based T-shirt, which biodegrades within 12 weeks in the compost or buried in the ground. The fabric is made of pulped eucalyptus, spruce, and beech wood ...
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Objects changing colours like a chameleon
Researchers at MIT developed a reprogrammable ink to let objects change colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. The ink was inspired by the colour changing abilities of the chameleon. Dubbed PhotoChromeleon, the project uses a ...
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Breaking the boundaries between biology, design, and technology
19-21 September, London-based Open Cell hosts an exhibition called #Biodesign HereNow, during London Design Festival. The expo will show all sorts of emerging ideas from international designers and start-ups for projects that combine biology, design, ...
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Electrical wires inspired by bacteria
Researchers of the University of Antwerp, the University of Hasselt and Delft University of Technology discovered that centimetre-long bacteria from the seafloor contain fibres that are comparable to copper electronic wires, which could lead to ...
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