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Biotextiles as light diffuser
For the 2023 exhibition of the Mindcraft Project, Natural Material Studio used their biotextiles in lighting objects to diffuse and spread light. The textiles are made of a mixture of biopolymers, natural softeners and chalk. ...
Read more >Sugarcrete: a sweet concrete alternative?
Researchers at the University of East London (UEL) in the UK developed a low carbon material called Sugarcrete, made of sugarcane. Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop by production volume. When the material is processed ...
Read more >A 4D knitted dress
Researchers at MIT Self-Assembly Lab along with Ministry of Supply have combined several technologies to create a garment that is sculpted to create a personalised fit or style. Generally, in the making of a garment, ...
Read more >A multispecies habitat made of living trees
Design studio Terreform ONE constructed a reef-like structure that is formed using tree-grafting methods, as a ‘multispecies habitat’. Called Fab Tree Hab, the ‘terrestrial reef’ is 92 square metre (1000 square feet) and combines indigenous ...
Read more >Non-iridescent structural colour ink
Researchers at Kobe University in Japan developed non-fading structural colours that do not depend on the viewing angle and can be printed. An object has colour when light of a specific wavelength is reflected. With ...
Read more >Building with Lego bricks made from reclaimed wood
German company TRIQBRIQ developed a timber construction system that consist of micro-modular wooden building blocks, which can stacked quickly to create loadbearing walls. The so-called BRIQs are manufactured with high precision using robot technology from ...
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