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- Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Used to Create Stronger PlasticsResearchers at Washington State University have developed a novel, sustainable method to recycle wind turbine blades and transform them into high-performance plastics. By avoiding…
- Moya Power: A New Way of Generating Light from WindMoya Power is a semi-transparent material innovation that harvests small amounts of wind to create energy. Low-cost and highly flexible, it can be applied…
- Artwork Lightwaves based on bioluminescent organismsBioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism. One of the creatures that is capable of this feature is the…
- A robotically wound flax pavilionResearchers and students from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart designed a lightweight pavilion made from robotically wound flax fibres. The construction industry is…
- A battery made of natural stoneThe system CESAR, developed by Cees van Nimwegen and his Dutch company NICE developments, consists of a basalt-based battery that can store large quantities…
- Forms by stormsGerman designer Johannes Hemann generates forms by storms, not the destructive forces of the winds, but energy-generating, as they can be seen in sand…
- How to make a festival more sustainableSummertime means festival time, but with festivals problems arise such as waste and energy use. Below, we list a few solutions to make them…
- A fold-out energy tower for more sustainable festivalsResearchers of Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, in collaboration with 9 companies, developed a 21-metre (69-feet) high fold-out tower with solar collectors…
- Smart buildings designed to respond to their environmentDesigned by famous architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia consists of 5 buildings that…
- Energy charging flooring made from wood pulpImagine, you have solar panels on your roof, a wind turbine in your back yard, solar charging windows, and solar and wind charging curtains.…
- Accura Bluestone PlasticAccura Bluestone Plastic is a high stiffness engineered nanocomposite for stereolithography. The properties of a SLA printed part in the Accura Bluestone material are high stiffness, excellent printing accuracy, high humidity resistance, and a non-settling formulation. The material is resistant to temperatures up to 250 C, and parts resist deformation even under heavy loads, such as wind tunnel testing, soft tooling and injection mold tooling.
- Hydraulic wooden SmartShellArchitecture shines because it’s the craft of making really large, beautiful and useful objects. For obvious reasons, buildings are designed with safety top of…
- Nature is a design toolThere is a beetle that can detect fire from 80 km away. That’s 10,000 times further than current fire detection systems. Spider web silk…
- Spinning windmill portalCommon materials are used in a very unusual way to create an 8m tall installation that allows visitors to touch, feel and experience the…
- Bendy skating sheltersEach year, a competition for the design of skating shelters is held in Winnipeg, Canada. The competition is a great opportunity to explore the…
- SALT WATER CLAY Turns Excavated Soil Into Circular Building MaterialA research project in Esbjerg, Denmark, explores how locally excavated clay soils can become sustainable building materials for community architecture. Developed by Tobias Trübenbacher…
- Sustainable Materials Redefine Design in ACCIONA Energía’s Pavilion at the 37th America’s CupACCIONA Energía, the official energy partner of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, has created a pavilion that embodies the future of…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2022 part 1Dutch Design Week 2022 takes place from 22 to 30 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. MaterialDistrict lists some of the most innovative material projects…
- Xtreme LeatherXtreme Outdoor is an extremely hard-wearing leather that can withstand attacks from all the usual suspects such as dirt, chlorine, disinfectants, mould, oil, alcohol and ultraviolet radiation. It is virtually impervious to wind, weather and most of the abuse found in everyday use.
- Pretty Plastic tileThe company Pretty Plastic has developed a tile that consists entirely of recycled PVC building material waste. Because only waste streams are being used in the production process every tile is slightly different, which gives façades a natural look. The tiles are fully fireproof certified and can be applied on any building.
- Outdoor hemp fabricVyva Fabrics presents a new fabric line for furnishings based on fine fibres in HEMP, the perfect link between indoor and outdoor living. Hemp is one of the most antique botanical fibres, its origin dates back to 6,000 years ago. Grown without the use of fertilisers and chemical products, it is the most suitable natural textile material for outdoor living because it is resistant to extreme weather conditions.
- Fibre composite pavilion is inspired by natureEngineers at the University of Stuttgart developed the BUGA Fibre Pavilion, which combines cutting-edge computational technologies with constructional principles found in nature, and is…
- Concrete curtainAlways irritated by those curtains blown trough an open door? Now there is a solution for that. Memux architectural design from Vienna made curtains…
- Building with hempcreteDutch architectural firm Werkstatt created the first Dutch house built entirely from hempcrete. Hempcrete or hemplime is a mixture of lime and hemp wood,…
