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- Grow your own algae in an indoor micro-algae farmDesigner Hyunseok An developed a wall-mounted bioreactor system called The Coral, to grow your own algae for consumption. Algae thrive on CO2, having a…
- Algae: tomorrow’s factoriesBio-polymer are on the rise: a good thing, as they have the advantages of hydro-carbon plastic but are also recyclable. As production increases, so…
- Plant and algae T-shirt biodegrades within 12 weeksTechnical apparel company Vollebak designed a wood-pulp and algae based T-shirt, which biodegrades within 12 weeks in the compost or buried in the ground.…
- Algae used as roofing materialAn experiment to test the use of algae in bitumen production has proved successful in multiple ways. The tests, recently completed in Groningen (NL),…
- The world’s first T-shirt dyed with black algaeInnovative clothing company Vollebak, in collaboration with bioscience company Living Ink, launched what they say is the world’s first T-shirt that is dyed using…
- This plywood pavilion produces algae as food sourceSpace10, Ikea’s external future-living lab, developed the Algae Dome, a four-metre high plywood pavilion that produces micro-algae as a food source. The alga is…
- Algae foamAlgae foam is a flexible foam that is made from harvested algae, combined with an EVA compound. This allows it to mimic the properties of traditional flexible foams when properly processed. By harvesting the algae, Bloom keeps the ecology of the waterways in balance, use less non-renewable oil, and use GMO- and pesticide-free feedstock.
- Stamps made from algae from the Venetian LagoonFor his project From Venice with Algae, designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere used Favini’s algae paper, made from Venetian algae, to design a stamp as…
- Increasing solar panel efficiency with algaeSwedish company Swedish Algae Factory developed a method to use the silica shells of diatom algae, which can enhance the efficiency of solar panels.…
- Reproducing historical glassware with 3D printed algaeWhether as an alternative to PET bottles, footwear, ink, or bio-fuel, it would seem that algae are the future! In collaboration with various institutions,…
- Algae as a living mediumWith her project Algae Alight, chemist and creative technologist Zoë Breed explores the potential of bioluminescent algae as a living medium, using the algae’s…
- Barefoot shoes made from algae-based foamAlgae bloom is a growing problem in the world, as the aquatic organisms release toxins that can have disastrous effects on plants, humans, and…
- Living Light: Bioluminescent Algae As A Material For Sustainable IlluminationResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new way to use living algae as a light source. Their work shows how…
- Lumnes lamps inspired by photogenic algaeHere at Materia, we have discussed algae a lot, as they are a great source for bioplastic, for example. Luminescent variations also fire the…
- Biodegradable Algae Water Bottles Offer Intriguing PossibilitiesMany of the world's plastic bottles end up in landfills or in oceans where they takes hundreds of years to biodegrade. In response to…
- Wastewater Algae Explored as a Binder for Recycled Textile MaterialsUNSW researchers explore wastewater algae as a biobased binder for discarded textiles, aiming to create new composite materials.
- From Algae to Architecture: Turning Sargassum into Building MaterialsBrown algae, known as sargassum, are washing up in large amounts on beaches in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States. The piles of…
- Biophilic design with living and dead algaeWith his project SEAmpathy, Jerusalem-based designer Daniel Elkayam explores algae as both a living and dead material. From the dead algae, Elkayam developed a…
- That’s It: Biodegradable packaging from algae-based materialPetroleum based plastic, and especially packaging, is a major problem in our world. It does not degrade, at least not in our lifetime, and…
- Carbon fibres made from algaeResearchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) developed a way to make carbon fibres, often used as reinforcement for materials, from algal oil,…
- Algae-based textile fuses Irish knitwear tradition with biomaterial innovationIrish designer Megan Ginn combines cultural heritage and material innovation in her latest project, blending traditional Aran knitwear techniques with a novel algae-based biomaterial.…
- An air purifier powered by algaeUK-based design practice EcoLogicStudio an indoor photobioreactor capable of absorbing carbon dioxide and pollutants while oxygenating the air, powered by algae. Called AIReactor, the…
- Algae-based concrete blocksWith their Bio-Block Spiral, architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with Prometheus Materials, showcases the potential of blocks created using microscopic…
- A performance running shoe made of tree, beans and algaeSportswear brand Reebok developed a plant-based performance running sneakers made with castor beans, eucalyptus tree and algae foam. Called Forever Floatride Grow, the shoe…
