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- 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…
- 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.…
- Super metal printingNew advances in 3d printing technology mean that we can now print customised shapes with high accuracy and extreme strength. Electron beam melting is…
- Blow-up metal technologyTalking about ‘blowing up metal objects’ often brings explosions to mind. But a technique developed over the last decade is rather more subtle, and…
- 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…
- The future of mobility: an interview with Erik TempelmanWhat will transportation look like in the future? Will self driving cars be mainstream, or will we have moved on to flying cars? Erik Tempelman,…
- Generating energy from waves with flexible concreteUsing a special type of concrete, researches Branko Šavija and Yading Xu from TU Delft in the Netherlands aim to generate energy using waves…
- Antifouling wrap inspired by sea urchinsTo prevent the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on the hulls of boats, Dutch inventor Rik Breur designed Finsulate, an environmentally friendly antifouling…
- What not to miss during Milan Design Week 2019Salone Internazionale del Mobile, also known as Milan Design Week, takes place from 9 to 14 April 2019. MaterialDistrict will be present to scout…
- How animals help us create materials on World Animal DayToday is World Animal Day, so a good time to take a moment and appreciate how animals help us create all sorts of wonderful…
- Conductive concrete can help to de-ice the road in winterSnow can be as much fun as it can be a nuisance, especially for traffic. Chris Tuan, professor of civil engineering from the University…
- Rare Earth MineralsRare earth minerals are the unsung heroes of our modern technological revolution. These lesser known elements from the earth’s crust are vital for a…
- Electric Waste Collection Vehicle Demonstrates Circular ManufacturingMercedes-Benz Trucks has introduced the reECONIC, a battery-electric waste collection concept vehicle developed with 32 partners to demonstrate how circular materials can be integrated…
- Forest-Based Bio-Resins Offer Circular Alternative For High-Performance CompositesResearchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have developed high-performance bio-based epoxy and polyester resins that can replace fossil-based resins in composite materials.…
- Plant-Based Nanocellulose Enables Sustainable Recovery Of Rare Earth ElementsResearchers at Penn State have developed a plant-based material capable of selectively recovering dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element widely used in semiconductors, electric…
- PIRROUET® carbonated facing bricksTo produce Pirrouet®, mineral by-products from the steel industry are mixed with sand, dyes and water, and then pressed in brick moulds. In a conditioned room - with high CO2 concentration – Vandersanden lets the brick harden. The CO2 reacts with calcium-containing materials creating carbonates. This permanent bond creates a hard limestone-like brick.
- MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 2The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While the event…
