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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…
- 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…
- Algae and hydrogel coated tiles to clean waterAn interdisciplinary team at the Bio-Integrated Design Lab at the Barlett School of Architecture designed leaf-inspired clay tiles that clean water thanks to algae…
