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- Let the sun shine! Innovations in solar cell designAs the need to move away from fossil fuels increases, innovations in generating renewable energy are necessary. Solar energy is a very promising method…
- Time-Based TextileIn this project, an ongoing work on material exploration, Dana Zelig explores programmable textiles and textile structures using plastic, allowing complex textile structure computations…
- Going With the FlowThere is an abundance of freely available materials worldwide that end up in the landfill before their full potential is explored. ‘Going with With…
- Repair yourself!‘Repair rather than replace’ is an increasingly popular mantra in design. As sustainable thinking is finally taking centre stage around the world, repairing existing…
- Crabby plasticsNew bio-plastics derived from the polymers found in crushed crab shells are environmentally friendly and non-toxic as well as soft, tactile and very expressive…
- Waterproof, Breathable, and Circular: A New Approach to Orthopaedic BracingPlaster casts have been widely used in the treatment of fractures, but their limitations—including weight, fragility, and susceptibility to water damage—have led to the…
- Fascinating 3D printing filaments3D printing is the future of manufacturing, whether it’s in construction or for products. This production method deposits only the amount of material needed…
- Moving and self-healing light-responsive materialsResearchers at Tufts University School of Engineering developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, while researchers at MIT…
- A play of lightWe wrote previously on various designs that combine light with material, such as the Vancouver installation, and this plastic design. The combination continues to…
- Carbon-fibre for 3D printingTechnology keeps pushing across borders. A Silicon Valley start-up has announce the availability of technology and materials to create Ultra Strong High Performance (USHP)…
- Colour-changing smart materialA new, synthetic material changes colour when it is twisted or stretched. Such a smart material could be used for any number of applications.…
- Ori Orisun Merhav Wins Dutch Design Award for Her Work With Insect-Made LacDesigner Ori Orisun Merhav is one of three winners of the Emerging Talent Award at the Dutch Design Awards 2026. Her research focuses on lac, a natural polymer produced by insects, which she shapes through craft techniques and 3D printing.
- Coffee Grounds Upcycled Into Biodegradable Thermal InsulationSpent coffee grounds could find a second life as high-performance thermal insulation. Researchers have developed a fully biobased composite that offers a renewable alternative…
- Living Plastic That Self-Destructs On Command Within DaysA new type of “living plastic” could change how designers approach short-life products such as packaging, wearables and temporary components. Researchers have developed a…
- Octopus-Inspired Material Enables Dynamic Colour And Texture ChangesResearchers at Stanford University have developed a soft, flexible material that can rapidly change both colour and surface texture. Inspired by the adaptive skin…
- Flexible Electrospun Textile Powers Self-Sustaining Wearable SensorsResearchers at Penn State University have developed a new textile that creates electricity from movement. This innovation could reshape wearable technology for designers in…
