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  1. ArticleChanging colours and patterns with UV lightMIT researchers developed a way to rapidly change the colour or patterns on object surfaces using an ultraviolet (UV) light projector and light activated…
  2. Materiali.lighti.light is a precast concrete panel that can transmit light. Obtained by bonding special resins in an innovative mortar, the material not only lets natural and artificial light in, but also allows seeing images or objects placed behind the panel while creating a transparent effect. 
  3. EventMateria Exhibition: Lovely Light, IstanbulEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Istanbul, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the…
  4. EventMaterialDistrict Expo: Lovely LightEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, MaterialDistrict has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
  5. EventMateria exhibition: Lovely Light, LuxembourgEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
  6. EventMateria exhibition: Lovely Light, LiègeEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
  7. EventMateria exhibition: Lovely Light, KortrijkEspecially for the 2017/2018 ARCHITECT@WORK editions in Kortrijk, Liège, Luxembourg, and Rotterdam, Materia has created the exhibition “Lovely Light”. This exhibition shows the importance…
  8. MaterialLight Emitting FilmLight Emitting Film - based on Electro Luminescent effect (EL), at clear increased performance. There is no diffuser required, since the light sheet shows good uniformity. It can be combined easily with backlit film / colour slide.
  9. ArticleLignin-Based Nanolayers Create Nearly Invisible, Light-Responsive CoatingsResearchers from VITO and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) have developed an ultrathin coating from lignin. The team calls the material LignoGlow. It combines water…
  10. ArticleExperimental Furniture And Lighting Showcase Material ResearchEmerging designers increasingly use material experimentation to rethink how furniture, lighting and objects are designed and made. At UKURANT Makes Room, presented during 3daysofdesign…
  11. ArticleColorMod: changing the colour of 3D printed objects using UV lightSomeone once said: “If the shoe fits, buy it in every colour.” However, in a time where there is much more awareness for the…
  12. ArticleNew Light-Responsive Resin Enables Sustainable 3D Printing with Minimal WasteA new 3D printing technique developed by engineers at MIT could transform how designers across industries create complex, high-precision parts. The innovation uses a…
  13. ArticlePainting With Light: MIT’s MorphoChrome Enables Programmable Structural ColourResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed MorphoChrome, a new fabrication system that allows designers to apply iridescent, colour-changing effects to…
  14. MaterialClassic-Panels Classic-LightThe Classic-Light panels consist of a layer of 1 to 4 mm crushed marble stone with a layer of high density injected polyurethane. This results in very realistic reproductions, yet lightweight panels. The product, with a UV-resistant top layer, is non porous, insulating, sustainable and resistant to all kinds of conditions.
  15. ArticleCrochet installations resembling sea urchins play with lightFor Singapore’s iLight Marina Bay Festival this year, Choi+Shine Architects created large-scale crochet installations reminiscent of sea urchins that hover above the ground. The…
  16. ArticleLight your way with this re-surfacing methodology!Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK) Ltd, developed and patented a world first for spraying a liquid based product in combination with either soft or hard media. This pathway…
  17. MaterialCircuGlue Light, Medium, HeavyCircuGlue is an easy-to-apply, solvent-free, elastic, detachable glue, suitable for many kinds of product for inside and outside use. Based on a waterborne binder without any toxic content, harmful or irritating fabrics, the mechanisme is based on the principle cohesion is stronger than adhesion. Detaching is simple by carefully bending the glued products.
  18. ArticleTransparent nanofibre air filter cleans air and offers UV protectionThe air quality inside houses often leaves much to be desired, especially if the outside air is polluted as well. In an attempt to…
  19. MaterialSEFAR ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR/EXTERIORSefar Architecture is a high-performing line of interior and exterior fabrics that achieve light transmission rates of 90%. The transmitted light contains a high proportion of scattered light, providing balanced illumination and giving the impression that the fabric is a light source. Lightweight, UV-resistant and sound absorbing, these high-performing fabrics are an ideal material for tensioned fabric structures.
  20. ArticleNanoholes help make optical devicesA photosensitive solid-liquid compound made by filling nanoholes in aluminium oxide or polymer films with a solution of dye could be used to make…
  21. ArticleObjects changing colours like a chameleonResearchers at MIT developed a reprogrammable ink to let objects change colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. The ink was inspired by the colour…
  22. MaterialOkagelBy using a light-diffusing silica aerogel in the cavity between the glass panes, Okagel enables very good light distribution into the room. In addition to project-specific light transmission and total solar transmittance, Okagel offers excellent thermal insulation, good sound attenuation, UV control, appealing appearance in daylight or artificial light and it is highly visible to birds.
  23. MaterialPhotopia AQ InkOrganic photochromic colourant that changes colour reversibly and repeatedly. Available in three reversible colours: yellow, purple and blue. The colours are activated when exposed to the sun or other ultraviolet light sources and then change from clear to colour and change back when the ultraviolet light source is removed.
  24. ArticleSmart 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.…