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- Self-healing rubber could mean the end of flat tiresHow often has it happened to you that ride over a nail or other sharp object, and your tire goes flat? No matter if…
- Naturalise: a hammock made from soilless, living plantsThere is something very relaxing about lying on the grass, looking up at the sky, as well as lying in a hammock. Spanish product…
- Dutch Design Week: Some tips for material highlights Part 2The Dutch Design Week is coming up (21-29 October 2017), so here is part 2 of material highlights you don’t want to miss! For…
- TrussFab: creating large-scale structures from PET bottlesThere are many materials available that are made from recycled plastic bottles, or even projects using them as a whole in an attempt to…
- The Ocean Cleanup: the next phase in capturing plasticThere is so much plastic in the ocean, there is no way to clean it all up. The best thing we can do is…
- Vertical Walking may replace ordinary stairsWhat are the possibilities for getting from one floor to another? Stairs are the most common solution. They are easy to maintain, low-tech, and…
- Raising Canes: Future Bamboo CitiesBamboo is fast growing, quickly renewable, low on water consumption, excellent at absorbing carbon and when used in a building, it is between two…
- Self-Healing Material Activated By WaterThis new self-healing bioplastic material is able to put itself back together with just a drop of water. As a material, it could have…
- Inflatable designsSeveral inflatable designs have recently caught our eye. As serious designers take a look at this ballooning trend, the applications and innovations are becoming…
- Algae: tomorrow’s factoriesBio-polymer are on the rise: a good thing, as they have the advantages of hydro-carbon plastic but are also recyclable. As production increases, so…
- New textile grows from mushroomsA new organic textile has been developed that is grown from mushroom spores and plant fibres. The material is called MYX, from the mycelium:…
