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- New polymer walks like a caterpillar when illuminatedImagine a material that could turn light directly into movement, without solar panels or other energy sources. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and…
- Shape memory polymersSMP material is made of shape memory polymers. These smart materials can return from a deformed state to their original shape when induced by a temperature change. It can store embossed logo/text shape information in the synthetic, paper-like film and release these 3D patterns when exposed to ≥65°C for 3 seconds.
- CPC Cork Polymer compositeCork Polymer Composites (CPC) is a composition of 30% Cork flour, 30% Coconut fiber and 40% PVAc resin. This mixture is melt compounded and granulated and than consolidated under heat and mild pressure.
- Mushrooms: nature’s polymersAt our event Material Xperience 2014, which we hosted last week in Rotterdam, one of the most popular items in our exhibition was a…
- Self healing polymersSelf healing polymers have a micro-encapsulated healing agent that is embedded in a structural composite matrix. A crack ruptures the microcapsules, releasing the healing agent into the crack plane through capillary action. The healing agent contacts a catalyst, triggering polymerization that bonds the crack faces closed.
- 3D Printable Elastic Polymer Combines Toughness With Fatigue ResistanceResearchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a 3D printable elastic material that combines high fracture toughness with resistance…
- 3D Printed Mobile Living Unit From Recycled PolymerLarge-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) is rapidly changing how designers approach mobility, architecture and product development. A recent case study by Caracol AM and LG…
- 3D Printed Polymer Composites Reshape Concrete ConstructionOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, is applying large-scale 3D printing to build concrete forms. These forms…
- Olaf Vermeulen – The upcycling story of coffee grounds, from coffee to polymerOlaf Vermeulen Founded OVDesigns in 2016 as a design agency with the goal to create a sustainable future with its products. Soon OVDesigns started…
- Inorganic Polymer ConcreteWall tile Zenith is made out of guilt-free concrete. Guilt-free because it doesn’t contain any cement, but still has all and more of the benefits of original concrete. The cement is replaced by waste materials with cementitious properties, giving it strength and great aesthetic looks.
- Lisete Moutinho – Bio-based cork polymer compounds – Sustainable solutionsLisete Moutinho is technical Manager at Amorim Cork Composites since 2016 in Innovation Department with academic background of Biochemistry and currently PDh student in…
- 3D printed seismic LED light is made from recycled polymerArchitect Margot Krasojević created a 3D printed, spiral shaped LED light, which structure responds to seismic movement in its environment. The lamp, a net made…
- Polyester concrete, if not concrete, what else?Polyester concrete is a name commonly given to a composite that in effect is not concrete at all! Traditionally concrete is a composite of…
- Reselo RubberReselo Rubber is a patented biobased rubber polymer made entirely from birch bark. Developed in Sweden, the material uses birch bark residues from the pulp, paper and plywood industries, where this side stream is commonly used as fuel.
- Recyclable 3D Printing Resin Enables Closed-Loop ManufacturingResearchers at Heidelberg University have developed a polymer for more circular 3D printing. The new material offers the strength and precision needed for detailed…
- Learning from Chocolate Coatings to Predict the Thickness of Shell StructuresInitially inspired by videos of chocolatiers making bonbons and other sweets, Professor Pedro Reis and his MIT team wondered if there was a way…
- Smart ‘Origami’ Material Remembers Hundreds of ShapesThis new, very clever heat-activated material can remember hundreds of earlier shapes by memory. It is able to reset its memory and change shape under high…
- ColbackUsing so-called 'bi-component' yarns based on a higher melting polymer constituting a stiff core filament surrounded by a lower-melting skin polymer, a unique 'non-woven' can be made. The non-wovens can be used for various applications including primary backing for tufted carpets, filtration support media and carriers for coatings, laminated polymers etc.
- Plant-Based PEF Enters Performance TextilesDutch renewable materials company Avantium has joined forces with Portuguese textile manufacturer Casa da Malha and sportswear brand Lacatoni to develop textile prototypes made…
- Tree of CultureCalled Tree of Culture, Basse Stittgen's project traces the journey that the two polymers of wood take, back to the moment when the cellulose fibre was held together by the lignin in a tree. Shown here is a thermoformed biocomposite consisting of lignin and cellulose. The two components are mixed together and are then filled into a metal mould and heat pressed at 180° C with around 10 tons of pressure.
- 3D printed submarine swims without an engineResearchers at ETH Zurich developed a new propulsion concept for swimming robots. As a proof-of-concept study, they made a 3D printed mini submarine, made…
- Compleximers: A Repairable Plastic That Challenges Materials TheoryResearchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have developed a new type of plastic that challenges long-standing materials theory. The material, called compleximer, combines…
- Recycling old glass into better concreteResearchers at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia found that ground recycled or waste glass can be used instead of sand when making…
- Dot concreteThis Polymer concrete is a mixture of 90% natural stone and 10% polyester resin. Light is transmitted by clear synthetic tubes from both surfaces of the element. Dot concrete is a polymer concrete that PP Gevelbouw BV developed together with designer Shanna Deurloo.
