Articles
A bag made of 99 per cent air
During Paris Fashion Week, fashion brand Coperni debutied a bag made of silica aerogel made by NASA, a material that consists of 99 per cent air. Silica aerogel is the lightest material on earth and ...
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Buoyant vernacular architecture made of bamboo
With the help of the Holcim, three young Indonesian architects re-adapted buoyant vernacular architecture, using bamboo. The aim of the project was to address the challenge of sustaining water-related vernacular architecture in Indonesia, using local ...
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Self-heating concrete
Researchers at Drexel University in the US developed a special type of concrete that can warm itself up when it snows or as temperatures approach freezing. Concrete is sensitive to freezing temperatures, especially in combination ...
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Exploring the Future of Materials: A Review of MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2024
From 6-8 March, MaterialDistrict Utrecht took centre stage at the atmospheric industrial Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht. This year’s event placed extra emphasis on biobased, circular, and regenerative materials, highlighting their importance in combating climate change and ...
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A low-emission hybrid wall
Swedish concrete element manufacturer Heidelberg Materials Precast Contiga and Metsä Wood have developed a hybrid wall element with a lower carbon footprint than conventional concrete wall elements. The hybrid wall element is a sandwich construction, ...
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A hoodie made of recycled cotton textile waste
Evrnu, an advanced material innovation company developed a fibre made from cotton textile waste, which they used to make an oversized hoodie. Evrnu’s technology, Nucycl, converts textile waste materials into ‘new’ engineered fibres, which is ...
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