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- Corn-Based ‘Plantymer’ Mimics Spider Silk to Create Strong Biodegradable PlasticResearchers from China and the Netherlands have developed a new biopolymer from corn protein that combines high performance with biodegradability. Inspired by spider silk,…
- Compleximers: A Repairable Plastic That Challenges Materials TheoryResearchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have developed a new type of plastic that challenges long-standing materials theory. The material, called compleximer, combines…
- Conductive Plastics: A New Frontier in Organic ElectronicsResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a pioneering method to produce electrically conductive plastics on a larger scale. The discovery…
- Gelateria Mulegns: A Showcase of Circular Architecture in Wood and PlasticIn the Swiss village of Mulegns, a new ice cream parlour combines tradition with cutting-edge technology. The Gelateria Mulegns is the result of a…
- Ruffini Chair: 3D Printed Seating from Recycled PlasticGerman architecture studio Mungenast / Morroni designed the Ruffini chair as a 3D printed seating solution made from recycled PETG plastic. The design debuted…
- Lighting the Way: Lampshades from Coastal Plastic WasteModern lampshades made from recycled coastal plastic represent a practical application of waste materials in design. Developed through a waste clean-up initiative in Java,…
- Modular houses made of waste plasticDutch housing association Parteon, foundation Clean2Anywhere and the municipality of Zaanstad will jointly produce twenty homes made from recycled plastic. The foundation Clean2Anywhere builds…
- Endlessly recyclable plastic made by bacteriaResearchers at Berkeley Lab, US, developed a way to engineer bacteria to produce raw materials that can be turned into plastic, and are endlessly…
- A plastic waste barrier made of bubblesDutch start-up The Great Bubble Barrier developed technology to capture floating (micro) plastic from rivers, using a curtain of bubbles. The Bubble Barrier is…
- Plant-based vegan spider silk packaging could replace single-use plasticResearchers of the University of Cambridge developed a polymer film made from plant proteins, mimicking the properties of spider silk, which could replace plastic…
- A chair made of recycled plastic wasteCreative platform Space Available collaborated with DJ Peggy Gou to design ‘Trash to Chair’, a chair made of 20 kg of recycled plastic waste…
- Turning food waste into biodegradable plasticsCanadian-based company Genecis developed biological processes that convert food waste, otherwise destined for the landfill, into biodegradable plastics. The type of plastic Genecis produces…
- Prosthetic limbs made from recycled plastic bottlesDr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) in the UK, developed a method to create prosthetic limb…
- An electric car made of recycled plasticMandalaki Studio, in collaboration with Estrima and the Rossana Orlandi Gallery, developed what they say is the first electric car concept made with 80…
- The aesthetics of disposable plasticSwedish designer Kajsa Willner collaborated with material scientist Dmytro Orlov of Lund University to create polarised images of disposable plastic, bringing out the beauty…
- Turning plastic waste into high-quality fuelResearchers from Purdue University in the US developed a new chemical conversion process that can transform polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into high-quality…
- Material made from cellulose and chitin could replace flexible plastic packagingResearchers at Georgia Institute of Technology created a biodegradable material made from cellulose, derived from tree fibres, and chitin, derived from crab shells, that…
- PLAW combines the properties of plastic with the aesthetic of woodDesigner Sohma Furutate developed PLAW, a material that combines the properties of plastic with the aesthetic of wood. Plastic is typically a symbol of…
- Solar-panel Pavement made from recycled plasticSlowly but surely, there is an increase in the amount of solar energy used. Here at Materia, we have discussed all kinds of innovations…
- Plastic fabric to keep you coolIn hot weather, it is hard to keep cool, especially since the summers keep getting warmer because of climate change. Clothing is something that…
- Silk-Inspired Process Creates Strong Biodegradable Plant-Based PlasticResearchers from Wageningen University & Research, the University of Amsterdam and institutions in China have developed a strong, biodegradable plastic from maize protein. They…
- Elephant Manure and Recycled Plastic Turned into Festival LightingThis year, researchers will test outdoor lighting made from recycled plastic, plant-based materials and elephant manure at the TT Festival in Assen, the Netherlands.…
- X Bench: 3D Printed Seating From Recycled Plastic WasteThe X Bench by Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw shows how recycled plastic and digital fabrication can shape durable, expressive furniture. This two-person rocking…
- New Grain: Plastic-Free Leather Alternative Made From Brewers’ Spent GrainBrewers and whisky distillers extract sugars from barley during fermentation. After this process, a protein-rich by-product remains: brewers’ spent grain (BSG), also known as…
