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- Smart environments: the movieEver wondered how to build an interactive smart façade that regulates daylight? Or what roads will look like in the future? These were some…
- Smart buildings designed to respond to their environmentDesigned by famous architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia consists of 5 buildings that…
- Smart materials for architectureAs an international network, Materia identifies trends and current needs in architecture and design. In these fields, there is a growing need for knowledge…
- 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…
- Nature turns smartWhat makes a smart material smart? A number of factors changes the way we think of materials: they become responsive to the environment, or…
- Sustainable Smart Textiles: A Material Innovation for Wearable and Interactive DesignResearchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new class of sustainable smart textiles that operate using acoustic waves rather than electronics. Known as SonoTextiles,…
- Light is a smart material: MX2014 lectureIn design, the concept of ‘smart’ can have different meanings. The bold statement by Rogier van der Heide, chief design officer with Philips, is…
- MIT’s Fibre Computer: A Breakthrough in Smart TextilesResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an innovative "fibre computer" that can be woven into clothing, presenting a potential alternative…
- The Smart Environment: Material Xperience 2014What does the future of the built environment look like? Materia has taken a look ahead at the materials that will be helping to…
- Trendsetters: Light-Up Smart Uniforms for easyJetSmart clothing is an increasingly popular trend. Budget UK airline easyJet is joining the trend by unveiling for their 20th anniversary ‘smart’ uniforms containing…
- Materiability: liberating smart materialsHow can advanced materials help to create new, smarter architecture? Our designed and built environment is becoming increasingly smart. This is partly possible because…
- Smart energy saving windowsIn a collaboration between Dutch research institute TNO and the province of Limburg, researchers developed a smart, transparent thermochromic coating for windows, which when…
- ‘Glowing Caterpillar’ showcases smart-textile designA new smart-textile space divider is able to transform not only in size but also in appearance thanks to a glow-in-the-dark, luminous yarn. Inspired…
- Green architecture is smart architectureKen Yeang, the keynote speaker at Material Xperience, is a world-renowned master of eco-architecture. He was invited to explain his vision on the Smart…
- Smart, compostable thin film packaging materialSan Francisco-based biomaterials company Primitives developed biobased thin film packaging material that can sense and respond to the environment, enabling the monitoring of quality,…
- From Plastic Waste to Smart Sensors: Turning Bags into Pollution DetectorsScientists at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia have developed a way to transform discarded plastic bags into nanomaterials that can detect metal pollution in…
- Smart Shielding: A Space-Grade Jacket that Blocks Radiation and Infrared DetectionVollebak’s Shielding Jacket brings space-grade technology into everyday design. Originally developed to protect NASA’s Mars Rover from electromagnetic interference, this high-tech material is now…
- Trendwatcher MateriaIn its capacity as the leading network for materials’ specialists, Materia continuously identifies and signals trends and news in the field of materialisation in…
- Material Xperience 2014 – first day highlightsMaterial Xperience 2014 opened in Rotterdam today to an audience of architects, designers, material innovators and manufacturers. Our curated materials’ exhibition, special items and…
- Hong Kong HighlightsLast week Materia presented a special exhibition at Retail Asia Expo in Hong Kong. The show is geared towards retailers from across the Asia-Pacific…
- Homeostatic Façade SystemA self-regulating façade system designed by architects in the USA automatically adjusts to suit changing exterior environments, such as sunlight and temperature variations. The…
- New Camouflage Skin Inspired by SquidA great example of biomimicry, scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK are developing a new type of smart material inspired the…
- Material Xperience 2014: How materials can make you smarterMaterial Xperience is the event for material innovation. Whether you're a designer or material producer, the show is full of inspiration. New materials, high-profile…
- Shrinkable Materials Enable Next-Generation 3D ElectronicsResearchers at Penn State have developed an unexpectedly accessible, low-cost method for producing wireless, shape-conforming electronic devices — a breakthrough with potential for designers…
