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- Bioluminescent house plantsPlant science company Light Bio is working to create bioluminescent house plants by applying synthetic biology. Bioluminescence is a natural occurring phenomenon. It can…
- Artwork Lightwaves based on bioluminescent organismsBioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism. One of the creatures that is capable of this feature is the…
- 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…
- Glow-in-the-Dark Wood Offers Sustainable Lighting SolutionsImagine a wooden deck, fence, or even an interior feature that lights up automatically at dusk, without relying on traditional energy sources. Thanks to…
- 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…
- Designing living productsAssociate professor Elvin Karana and her team at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft in the Netherlands are exploring the potential…
- Smart worldIt’s no surprise that when you’ve been around the world of innovative materials as long as Materia creative director Els Zijlstra, only the really…
- When material meets lightWhat can we build using light? Light is an incredibly important aspect of design, yet it is often poorly understood. Well-designed light can give…
- Lights made of conductive glassFor her project Ctenphora, French designer Lucie Le Guen explored the possibility of incorporating electrical circuits into glass, making the electrical wires part of…
- 3,350 repurposed space blankets at the Burning Man FestivalRussian entrepreneur Alexander Shtanuk has started a crowdfunding campaign to fun a project that aims to transform discarded NASA space blankets to create a…
- Project Icoon Afsluitdijk launched as model for Dutch innovationThe Netherlands, also aptly called the Low Countries, is in constant danger of flooding. The sea is tamed in many places by dunes and…
- The 5 finalists (and 1 winner) of the Green Challenge 2017The Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is a large, international competition focused on sustainable entrepreneurship. The winner and runner-up receive EUR 500,000 and 200,000…
- The 12 winners of the Creative Heroes Award 2017On 29 June, the very first Creative Heroes Awards were handed out. From over 200 entries and 60 nominees, the jury finally chose 12…
- 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…
- 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…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2023 part 4Dutch Design Week 2023 takes place from 21 to 29 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Here, we present some of the most innovative material…
