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- 3D printed habitat panels to enhance biodiversity on seawallsThe World Harbour Project (WHP), a global research programme and network aiming to enhance the sustainability of urban harbours, tested how the physical complexity…
- Affordable perovskite solar panelsPolish physicist and business woman Olga Malinkiewicz developed a novel inkjet processing method for perovskites, minerals that can be used in solar cells, that…
- ‘Living’ wallpaper has integrated printed solar panelSolar panels come in all shapes and sizes, whether they are printed, sprayable, flexible, or integrated in the pavement, roof tiles or windows. Generally,…
- Printed solar panels to make solar power cheapThe costs of solar panels have declined considerably in recent years, thanks to innovations in the field. However, even now the costs can be…
- Ultra-Thin Mineral Foam Panels Revolutionize Noise ControlSwiss research institute Empa, in collaboration with materials manufacturer de Cavis, has introduced a breakthrough in acoustic materials: ultra-thin sound-absorbing panels made from mineral…
- Interior panels made with paper wasteFRONT Materials (formerly Stonecycling) partnered with ALTED Materials to launch paper-based panels, upcycling 722 kg of landfill waste with every 100m2 of interior wall…
- An acoustic panel made of myceliumAmager-based designer Jonas Edvard in collaboration with Arup Engineers designed an acoustic panel and room divider made of mycelium. Called Myx Sail / Floor,…
- Water harvesting façade panelsInspired by the drought in her native country South Africa, Netherlands-based designer Shaakira Jassat designed Aquatecture, façade panels designed to harvest rain water. In…
- New solar panel generates energy from raindropsSolar panels are becoming increasingly popular for generating clean energy, but there is one major drawback to these devices: they need sunlight to work.…
- Lightweight wall panels made from waste textile fibresThere are many blogs online that show you how to turn your worn out jeans into a lovely purse, but what do you do…
- Passive Hydrogel Panel Extracts Drinking Water from Air — Even in DesertsMIT engineers have created a compact, window-sized device that passively extracts clean drinking water from the air — even in places as dry as…
- How a Dutch Factory is Turning Mixed Plastic Waste into Sustainable Panels and BoardsIn a significant step toward circularity and material innovation, Dutch scale-up Uppact is going to build a cutting-edge recycling facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.…
- Electricity-generating and CO2-absorbing bio-panelsMexican start-up Greenfluidics developed a solar bio-panel that integrates CO2 capturing, the production of oxygen, and the production of energy through the use of…
- Visually appealing solar panels for façadesThe start-up Solar Visuals created an energy generating façade material that is efficient and visually appealing. Solar Visuals are high-tech PV modules that combine…
- Material Xperience 2017 exhibits transparent solar panels LumiductThe Lumiduct transparent solar panels are one of the special items exhibited at Material Xperience 2017. Lumiduct enables transparent glass façades to generate more…
- Alpine Woodcraft Inspires Future-Ready Wood PanelsResearchers from Empa and ETH Zurich are taking inspiration from age-old Alpine shingle-making techniques to develop innovative, sustainable wood-based materials that could shape the…
- Increasing solar panel efficiency with algaeSwedish company Swedish Algae Factory developed a method to use the silica shells of diatom algae, which can enhance the efficiency of solar panels.…
- Source: solar panels that extract water from the airAccess to clean drinking water seems to be a privilege rather than a right. Deserts are expanding and draughts are happening because of climate…
- Tensile solar panelTensile structures have long been a fascination to architects, as they combine very light-weight construction with exquisite design. Now, an inspiring team of architects,…
- Acoustic panels made of tumble dryer lintFor her project Pursue Play, designer Lisa McLaughlin developed acoustic and insulating panels made of waste foam, cork and tumble dryer lint. The Pursue…
- Rain-Resistant Façade Panels Made from Walnut ShellsCan food waste be repurposed into building materials? This question was at the heart of Lara Neuhaus’ graduation project Bio-composites from food waste at…
- A bicycle path made of solar panelsIn a collaboration with various Dutch institutions, the French company Wattway equipped two cycle paths with a photovoltaic coating in the Netherlands. In the…
- Acoustic panels made of mussel beardsBelgium-based design company Seastex developed a way to convert mussel beard, a waste product of mussel fisheries, into a high-quality acoustic material. Mussel beard,…
- A ‘living façade’ made of aluminium panelsThe National Biodiversity Pavilion in Mexico City, designed by architect Fernanda Ahumada and Studio FR-EE, features a façade of moving aluminium panels that respond…
