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Superhydrophobic material inspired by spiders and ants
Inspired by diving bell spiders and the rafts of fire ants, researchers at the University of Rochester in the US created a metallic structure that is so water repellent that it refuses to sink, even ...
Read more >The future of wood- and cellulose-based materials
Students from Chemarts, a collaboration between School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) and The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) of Aalto University in Finland, developed new ways to harness wood and cellulose, the result ...
Read more >A bridge made of reused wind turbine blades
For his master thesis at Delft University of Technology, engineer Stijn Speksnijder aimed to find a new use for decommissioned wind turbine blades, by reusing them in a slow traffic bridge. Wind energy is becoming ...
Read more >3 examples of Polish material design
Exhibited during Dutch Design Week 2019 (19-27 October), 3 Polish graduates showed their work in material design. Called Young Polish Designers: Studies in Reality, the participants showed their work that inspires hope for the future, ...
Read more >A living house made of mycelium
For his graduation project at Delft University of Technology, Dutch engineer Bob Hendrikx developed a test setup of ‘living architecture’, consisting of mycelium. While living in a toadstool was reserved only for gnomes before, if ...
Read more >Coffee grounds as sustainable textile dye
Researchers at Iowa State University in the US experimented with the use of used coffee grounds as a sustainable textile dye. The textile industry uses more than 2 million US tons of chemicals and synthetic ...
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