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- Ice architecture: the world’s tallest ice tower and the IcehotelIgloos are probably the best-known form of ice architecture, providing a paradoxically sounding relatively warm home in an area where hardly other building materials…
- 3D Printing With Ice Creates Self-Supporting StructuresResearchers at the University of Amsterdam have developed a 3D printing method that uses water to create intricate, self-supporting ice structures. The process relies…
- Warming with IceCooling with ice is one thing, but what about heating with ice? One company has developed a system that uses the latent energy contained…
- A pentagonal ‘Eiffel tower’ made of ice and celluloseStudents from Eindhoven University of Technology, in collaboration with students from the Summa College in Eindhoven, made a pentagonal ‘Eiffel tower’ made of sprayed…
- 3D printing with fibre-reinforced iceStudents at the Technical University Eindhoven created the first 3D printed grid-shell from fibre-reinforced ice. A team at the TU Eindhoven has been researching…
- Conductive concrete can help to de-ice the road in winterSnow can be as much fun as it can be a nuisance, especially for traffic. Chris Tuan, professor of civil engineering from the University…
- Microlibrary Facade Features 2,000 Recycled Ice Cream ContainersDutch-Indonesian architecture and design firm Shau has constructed an incredible microlibrary in the city of Bandung, Indonesia that features a cooling facade made up…
- Ice: knitwear that changes colour when exposed to coldIf you ever regret putting on clothes in a certain colour in the morning, US clothing company Stone Island has found a solution for…
- Ice Cold Design at Hôtel de GlaceLast week, we looked at the ongoing construction of the world's largest ice bridge. This week, we are looking at one of the architectural…
- Da Vinci’s Ice Bridge Under ConstructionIn 1502, Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketched a bridge that he hoped would span the Bosphorous in Istanbul, connecting Europe and Asia. If built, it…
- How to live in space on Space Exploration DayOn this day in 1969, US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the moon. In honour…
- Healing harnessFuturistic names are sometimes used as gimmicky marketing to gloss over designs that are lean on real innovation. Not so with ‘Hyperice’, a two-part…
- Solar-powered nano-coating could defrost car windowsResearchers at ETH Zurich developed a solar-powered nano-coating made from gold and titanium-oxide, that could help defrost windows. Defrosting one’s car windows is something…
- Making Mars habitable through silica aerogelA team of researchers from Harvard University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, and the University of Edinburgh suggest that regions of the Martian surface could…
- The world’s first modular bicycle tire systemNorwegian brand reTyre offers a modular bicycle tire system with integrated zip-on technology that allows you to adapt your tire thread. The system consists…
- Nature-Inspired Petal Structure Could Lead to New Reflective MaterialsResearchers at Shinshu University in Japan have uncovered the secret behind the glossy appearance of the hardy ice plant (Delosperma cooperi). Their findings could…
- Paper cups made of fully recyclable paperboardRenewable materials company Stora Enso developed a renewable paperboard for paper cups, produced without the traditional plastic coating layer, that is fully recyclable. Paper…
- Grasping at straws: reusable, natural or naturally reusableThe European Union recently voted in favour of banning single use plastics by 2021, including drinking straws. Today, we show some sustainable alternatives for…
- The London Design Festival: What happened material-wiseLast week, from 16 to 24 September, the London Design Festival 2017 took place. Between all sorts of wonderful design installations, such as a…
- Iceberg by Nathan AllanDesigned by Garret Cord Werner Architects & Interior Designers for Nathan Allan Glass, Iceberg is a glass top surface design that captures the fluid…
- Liquid GlacialThe texture and movement of melting ice are seductively frozen in a transparent acrylic in Zaha Hadid’s latest ‘Liquid Glacial’ Series. The series includes…
- Charred Accoya Clads A Compact Woodland Wellness RetreatBE_Design has completed Woods Retreat, a compact wellness space set within a wooded landscape in Springs, East Hampton, New York. The 56-square-metre building combines…
- A wooden circular pavilionDesigned by Verstas Architects, the Helsinki Biennial Pavilion is made of wood, made of prefabricated modules, and has received the Architecture MasterPrize. In 2021,…
- A 3D printed haute couture dress made of cocoa beansIce cream brand Magnum collaborated with sustainable fashion designer Iris van Herpen to create a vegan haute couture dress, 3D printed and made from…
