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- 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 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…
- 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…
- Smart materialsSmart materials are replacing installations in architecture. Imagine replacing heating and conditioning installations with materials! A paint for energy, steps that control light, a…
- Colour-changing smart materialA new, synthetic material changes colour when it is twisted or stretched. Such a smart material could be used for any number of applications.…
- Smart ‘Origami’ Material Remembers Hundreds of ShapesThis new, very clever heat-activated material can remember hundreds of earlier shapes by memory. It is able to reset its memory and change shape under high…
- HKog Bio-Leather Combines Plant-Based Materials With Smart Shielding ClaimsA new biobased material developed by Egyptian innovator Hany Fawwaz aims to combine the look and feel of leather with smart functionality. Called HKog…
- 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…
- New low-cost flexible smart window materialPulling down the shades is one way to keep the sun out of the house, but smart windows, windows of which the glass can…
- Smart laser cutter system detects different materialsResearchers at MIT developed a smart laser cutter system called SensiCut that can differentiate between 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces and workshops. Laser…
- Castomize Develops 4D Printed Orthopaedic Casts With Remouldable Smart MaterialSingapore-based medical technology company Castomize has developed a series of 4D printed orthopaedic casts that combine lightweight structures, smart materials and additive manufacturing. The…
- Smart recycling bin determines the material type of your wasteHave you ever hesitated in front of a recycling bin, trying to determine if your waste can be recycled? Wondering if it’s made from…
- Smart climate control materialA transparent material has been developed in the US that promises to reduce energy needs while improving comfort inside buildings by controlling solar heating.…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2026 Brings Material Innovation to the Building IndustryMaterialDistrict Utrecht once again took place in the characterful Werkspoorkathedraal. For three days (from 4 to 6 March), the venue transformed into a dynamic meeting place for professionals from the architecture and interior design sectors.
- Discover the latest trends in biobased and circular building materials at MaterialDistrict UtrechtFrom 6 to 8 March, Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht will be the centre of the latest developments in the field of biobased and circular building…
- 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…
- Today’s materials for tomorrow’s products!3D printed composite material, film that filters light from screens… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the industrial designer…
- Nature’s Living Composite: A New Era in Mycelium-Based MaterialsResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have developed an innovative biomaterial made from living fungal mycelium. This new…
- Material Xperience: second dayAfter a very busy first day at Material Xperience 2014, what could be better than an even busier second day? We packed the day…
- What’s next for materials and design?Next week sees the first German edition of Material Xperience On Tour, the material innovation show that travels far and wide to keep you…
