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- Stone matters: a pavilion made from stoneNatural stone used to be the most abundant construction material in Palestine, but it is now only used as a cladding material and the…
- Fluid Stone Reimagines Quarry Waste Through Computational DesignNatural stone is one of the most durable building materials. However, quarries leave many stone blocks unused because of their size or shape. Fluid…
- Sintered Stone Showroom Highlights Material ApplicationsThe WOSA Sintered Stone Showroom by the Volks Design in Shanghai demonstrates innovative applications of lightweight sintered stone, combining art, architecture, and interior design.…
- Chaud side tables are made with recycled paper and stone dustThe Chaud side table series, designed by Belgian designer Charlotte Jonckheer are made from a composite material, consisting of waste paper and stone dust,…
- Engineered stone: a health risk?Australia has as first country in the world banned the use of engineered stone because of rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle…
- The world’s first sneakers made from stoneShoes made from stone may sound uncomfortable and something the Flintstones might wear. However, thanks to innovative technology, it is possible to transform ordinary…
- A robotically built dry-stone wallResearchers at ETH Zürich taught an autonomous excavator to construct dry stone walls by itself, using demolition debris and boulders weighing several tonnes. The…
- Secunda Natura: Reclaimed Stone As A Dynamic Design SystemNatural stone production generates significant amounts of waste, often due to strict aesthetic standards and industrial cutting processes. Large volumes of valuable material are…
- Soil Stones Combine Recycled Cork and Mineral FinishesDutch artist and designer Natasja van der Meer has introduced Soil Stones, a collection of sculptural objects positioned between art, design and functional furniture.…
- A ‘knitted’ road made with stones and stringResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are investigating how roads could be reinforced without the use of bitumen…
- Robot builds stable structures with loose stones and stringResearchers at ETH Zurich used a robot to construct the so-called Rock Print Pavilion, made only of loose stones and string, using a phenomenon…
- Growing stonesTwo material innovators have developed a method to ‘grow’ stones which allows for all kinds of novel shapes for a material that is usually…
- Surprisingly Lightweight G-Series Looks Heavy as StoneThis collection by SOHN studio is called the ‘g series’ because on first impression it looks heavy like stone, but is in fact extremely…
- A battery made of natural stoneThe system CESAR, developed by Cees van Nimwegen and his Dutch company NICE developments, consists of a basalt-based battery that can store large quantities…
- Plastic, the new natural stone?Marine biologists at the Marine and Environmental Research Center (MARE) on the Portuguese island of Madeira reported on “plasticrust”, a veneer of plastic encrusted…
- Living Building Material Converts CO₂ into Stone and BiomassResearchers at ETH Zurich have created a pioneering building material that actively captures and stores carbon dioxide. The material combines a hydrogel with photosynthetic…
- Ceramics Glaze Made from Stone SawdustStudio Peipei has developed a sustainable ceramic glaze using stone sawdust. This innovation reduces the need for raw ceramic materials, lowering the environmental impact…
