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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…
- EssemplexEssemplex is a fully formable, thermoplastic shape memory polymer (SMP) resin. Once formed, the polymer exhibits shape memory properties. There are two versions of Essemplex, activation temperatures of 34°C and 43°C.
- Kova TextilesKova Textiles create uniquely textured solar window fabrics with vinyl coated polyester yarns and KovaLux proprietary filaments. When light passes through a Kova fabric, it dissolves into a diaphanous surface - sheer, yet not transparent - translucent, but not opaque. These textiles work well as wall hangings, room dividers or in any application where light, either natural or artificial, can pass through the fabric.
- 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…
- AxpolyRecycled post-consumer materials and waste plastic feedstock’s are converted into raw high-grade polymers with low carbon impact polymers and suitable for a range of applications. Manufactured under strict ISO9001 quality standards Axpoly matches the performance of virgin grade plastics.
- 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…
- Positive Plastics KitPositive Plastics, aims to convey a more accepting outlook on plastics to designers, engineers, and product managers. It is an invaluable tool for materials understanding and communication between non-technical and technical team members. This curated kit is a sample collection of various innovative, commercially available polymers, all with a reduced footprint compared to virgin polymers alternatives.
- 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…
- VectranVectran is a high-performance multifilament yarn spun from liquid crystal polymer (LCP). This fibre has impressive strength and rigidity. Pound for pound, Vectran fibre is five times stronger than steel and ten times stronger than aluminium. The material has high strength and modulus, excellent creep resistance, high abrasion resistance, and minimal moisture absorption.
- Acrylic CoutureThis material can be used for a variety of applications including furniture, displays, tabletops, ceilings etc. Acrylic couture gives a 30-year guarantee on UV resistance and 100-years against polymer degradation based on high density . The cross-linked polymers for high scratch resistance and many chemicals, along with the special nanoparticles, guarantee an extremely efficient scattering and reflection.
- Kaurit® Light technologyBASF’s Kaurit® Light innovation reduces particle board weight by up to 30%. The wood-based material produced with this technique contains about 15-25 kg of polymer beads, replacing 200 kg of wood per cubic meter. The result is lighter boards which are easier to handle and cheaper to transport, while maintaining high strength.
- Intelligent sun shading glassAn intelligent polymer gel film, sandwich-sealed between natural or organic glass panes. The polymer reacts to temperature and becomes transparent during the cold season, to let as much sunlight in as possible. The warmer the glass gets, the more opaque it becomes.
- Nano silver materialsECOS silver nanowires & AgPURE silver nanoparticles produced by RAS Materials are used as additives or coatings for polymer materials. ECOS silver nanowires produce high conductivity with low concentration of silver. AgPURE silver nanoparticles produce antimicrobial surfaces and fibers.
- Polyjet Digital MaterialsWhat kind of materials are used for 3D printed objects by designers such as Neri Oxman and Iris van Herpen? In this specific design,…
- 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…
- EconCore HoneycombEconCore Honeycomb ThermHex are hexagonal honecomb cores from a range of thermoplastic polymers.
- 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.…
- IngeoIngeo is part of the Terratex-classified family of environmentally conscious fabrics and is made of biopolymer. Die-Cut Ingeo is lightweight and created by fusing, embossing and die-cutting the fabric with a swirling, circular cut-out pattern and is available in an elegant architectural white. The initial iteration of the fiber is derived from corn kernels. Currently the polymerization process takes corn from starch to sugar to polymer to fiber. The natural origins of the polymer allow it to be safely biodegradable at the end of its useful life. Ingeo is truly a closed-circle sustainable product.
- 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.
