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- Sea-Urchin-Inspired Coating Enables Robot To Filter Oil From WaterResearchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a new oil-water filtration coating inspired by sea urchins. The material captures oil while repelling water.…
- Water filter from wood cellulose offers portable, eco-friendly purificationClean water is, unfortunately, not guaranteed for anyone. In some countries, people have to make due with polluted water or travel long distances to…
- Solar steam generation system produces clean water from salt waterResearchers at Monash University in Australia developed a solar powered steam generation system that produces clean water from salty water with almost 100 per…
- Materials that provide clean drinking water on World Water DayAlmost 800 million people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water. To draw attention to this problem, the United Nations…
- Source: solar panels that extract water from the airAccess to clean drinking water seems to be a privilege rather than a right. Deserts are expanding and draughts are happening because of climate…
- Purifying water with foam made from coffee groundsCoffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Though some people cannot stand it, others need it to function properly. Some…
- Bindu: Rethinking Everyday Water Use Through Material And Ritual DesignBindu is a design project by Indian designer Akhil Krishnan that rethinks everyday kitchen habits. In three parts, it encourages a more mindful and…
- Ultra water-permeable pavementStart-up Aquipor designed a pavement material with submicron-sized pores that allows water to pass through, but everything else to stay on the surface. While…
- New material can extract energy and clean water from wastewaterIn a world in which fresh water become a scarce good and where there is never sufficient energy, any material that can help produce either…
- A scarf with built-in air filter to protect against pollution and fluThe Bioscarf is a new scarf made out of post-consumer recycled PET bottles and a built-in air filter. The consequences of air pollution are…
- Best of 2019: Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsOriginally published on 11 August Irish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles…
- Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsIrish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles of less than 5mm in…
- Non-hazardous photocatalytic material removes dye from waterEarlier this month, Mumbai was startled by the sight of blue dogs wandering the streets. It turned out that the dogs had been swimming…
- Drinking a bookGreat design needs to be communicated well in order to be effective. How do you get a water filtration system out there for everyone…
- Blue Planet AquariumThe Blue Planet Aquarium, in the Danish town of Kastrup, makes good use of materials in order to create the mood, atmosphere and experience…
- World’s First Cooling Bioskin FacadeDeveloped by Japanese architecture firm Nikken Sekkei, the Sony City Osaki Building in Tokyo is the first building in the world to use a…
- Permeable Ceramic Paving Offers New Approach To Urban Flood MitigationUrban flooding is becoming an increasingly urgent challenge as climate change intensifies rainfall patterns across Europe. In response, researchers and designers in Spain’s Valencia…
- Catching light in a bottleBy installing a 1,5 litre, recycled plastic bottle filled with water and a bit of bleach in his roof, Brazilian mechanic Alfredo Moser devised…
- From iron sludge to ceramic productsCalled Oer, an initiative by Lotte de Raadt, this project investigates different possibilities for the application of iron sludge, a waste product of drinking…
- A green roof by tiling with EcopanPeople often complain that there is too little green in the city, and with the growing population and urbanisation, more and more will disappear.…
- Rotterdam’s New Rain(a)way Garden DesignCurrently under construction in Rotterdam, the Katshoek Rain(a)way Garden features the like-named Rain(a)way tile in an urban garden design intervention that will help to…
- Graphene super membraneGraphene, current supermaterial of choice for any number of industries, may get more popular still. A new membrane has been produced that is waterproof,…
- Wool-Based Air Filtration: From Spacecraft Safety to Sustainable Design ApplicationsSheep’s wool, one of the oldest textile materials, is being reimagined for high-performance filtration. In collaboration with NASA, New Zealand-based company Lanaco has developed…
- Plant and algae T-shirt biodegrades within 12 weeksTechnical apparel company Vollebak designed a wood-pulp and algae based T-shirt, which biodegrades within 12 weeks in the compost or buried in the ground.…
