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A shoe with a midsole made from carbon emissions

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | 3 responses

Swiss sports brand On developed what they say is the first shoe with an midsole made from carbon emission. Called Cloudprime, the shoe’s midsole uses a foam material called CleanCloud, which is an EVA (ethelyne ...

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Clothing made from locally sourced river plastic

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | 2 responses

Researchers at the Dutch Saxion University of Applied Sciences developed clothing made of locally sourced river plastics. While some parts of the process have been studied before, Saxion says to be the first to realise ...

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The first two 2-storey 3D printed buildings in North America

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Canadian 3D constructing company nidus3D, using a 3D construction printer by COBOD, completed this month the very first multi-storey buildings of North America, one in Ontario, Canada, and one in Houston, Texas in the US. ...

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MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 4

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While the event has gotten some bad press, some more deserved than ...

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MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 3

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While the event has gotten some bad press, some more deserved than ...

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MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 2

Published 2 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While the event has gotten some bad press, some more deserved than others, for ...

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