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- Material Needed!Material Needed! Our network helps to create a better and more beautiful built and designed environment. But we are also striving to improve the…
- Chemical-Protective Material Shapes Limited-Edition JacketExperimental clothing brand Vollebak has created a limited-edition trench coat from a material originally developed for chemical protection suits. Named the For When All…
- Coffee Grounds as a Circular Material for Bio-Based FurnitureDesigner Tobias Gerstgrasser has created a stool made entirely from coffee grounds and natural binders. The piece is part of his research project Coffee…
- Farmers Growing Building Materials Earn Millions in Carbon CreditsA new initiative in the Netherlands is rewarding farmers who grow natural fibre crops for construction—such as hemp, flax, straw, and elephant grass—with millions…
- 3D Printed Polymer Composites Reshape Concrete ConstructionOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, is applying large-scale 3D printing to build concrete forms. These forms…
- Coral Sonic Resilience: Sound and Sustainable Materials Revive Coral ReefsCoral Sonic Resilience is an innovative project where art, science, and material design come together to support marine restoration. Artist Marco Barotti teamed up…
- A wood-mycelium composite constructionResearchers at the University of Kassel in Germany developed a method to make a wood mycelium composite construction for CO2-neutral, circular interior fittings for…
- Composite airless car tires in five yearsWithin five years, cars will feature airless tires, if it were up to Michelin and GM. The companies recently unveiled their prototype, called Uptis.…
- From disposable diaper to source for raw materialsDisposable diapers are convenient for the parents, but because of their composite structure, recycling them is complicated. However, a team of researchers at Taiwan’s…
- New Material: Ceramic Wood at MX2016Ceramic wood, which is short for ceramics made from wood, is the result of a material inspired process addressing the question of the composition…
- 3D Printed Carbon Fibre Instruments Push the Boundaries of Material InnovationForte3D, a US company working with advanced 3D printing, has launched what it calls the first fully 3D-printed carbon fibre cello and violin. The…
- Mycelial Hut: Growing Architecture with Fungal MaterialsDesigned by Yong Ju Lee Architecture with the Robotic Fabrication Studio (RFS) at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), the Mycelial Hut…
- Craft, Code and New Material Logics at Dutch Design Week 2025At Dutch Design Week 2025 (18–26 October, Eindhoven), designers pair craft with computation to push materials into fresh territory. The results range from data-driven…
- Recycled surfboard foam becomes sustainable building material on MauiA sustainable solution to surfboard waste is making waves in the construction industry. Designed and manufactured in Haiku, Hawaii, Surf Block is a new…
- Low-carbon Housing Materials for Sustainable Urban LivingIn Paris’ 19th arrondissement, architectural firm MAO Architectes has created a forward-thinking residential building that blends low-carbon housing materials with traditional craftsmanship. This 15-unit…
- The Warp Pavilion: Bridging Tradition and Innovation with Sustainable Wood Composite DesignDubai's design district recently played host to an architectural marvel that bridges the gap between traditional craftsmanship and modern innovation: The Warp Pavilion. Nestled…
- Earthquake-resistant bridge thanks to new flexible materialsModern bridges in areas where earthquakes occur frequently are being built in such a way that they do not collapse during an earthquake. However,…
- Board materials made with biobased glueSwedish furniture giant Ikea is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues, especially in board materials. Ikea uses wood more than any other material, and…
- An acoustic, material saving aesthetic ceilingResearchers at ETH Zurich developed a concrete ultra-efficiency structural element that uses the advantages of 3D-printed formwork: material reduction, acoustic advantages and aesthetics. Called…
- A modular wind energy system made of recycled materialsThe company Airiva developed a modular, scalable and smart wind energy system consisting of an array of vertical wind turbines, made of recycled materials.…
- Disposable materials made of a weedDutch designer Sanne Bruurmijn developed various disposable materials out of a plant generally considered a weed, Canadian fleabane. In a project called Gewenst Ongewas…
- 3D printing fibreglass composites with a 6-axis robot armUsing a robotic arm to 3D print has the advantage over other forms of 3D printing that it is much more flexible, giving you more…
- ReFil: The Sustainable 3D Printing Material from Better Future FactoryA large number of currently available 3D printers make use of a plastic-based ink called ‘filament’. Makers use these filaments to 3D print products…
- Shylight: Materials Mimicking Flowers At NightNyctinasty is highly evolved natural mechanism whereby certain type of flowers close up at night for self-defense and also to conserve resource. This natural…
