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- KaruunRattan’s structure is comparable to a bundle of tubes. The rattan palm can transport water up to 200 metres through its long capillaries. When the capillaries are injected with various bulking agents, rattan is transformed from a wood with limited use to a versatile, innovative material. Karuun is firmer, harder and has a colouration which is injected through the capillaries. It can be processed into weaving, veneers and boards.
- Self-healing ‘blood’ polymerWe’ve heard about self-healing materials and we can all imagine their uses. Now, a team from the US has developed a new self-healing polymer…
- Material Xperience part 4: Meet the future of products!We keep counting down! Only three more weeks until Material Xperience 2018! The trade fair will take place in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands. This year, we…
- Belpasso Premio, CleantopLike natural stone, concrete has fine capillaries which can be penetrated by moisture and dirt. CleanTop® system is a component of the production process and therefore permanently bonded with the stone.
- Self healing polymersSelf healing polymers have a micro-encapsulated healing agent that is embedded in a structural composite matrix. A crack ruptures the microcapsules, releasing the healing agent into the crack plane through capillary action. The healing agent contacts a catalyst, triggering polymerization that bonds the crack faces closed.
- Coarse ConcretePolymer concrete can be used for facade cladding, tiles and floor covering. Because of its non capillary properties it will not attract water or dirt. Coarse Concrete has a very rough texture made in a special model.
- A kitchen made of rattanKitchen design company J*GAST designed a kitchen made of Karuun, a material made from rattan. Rattan is a fast-growing palm, mainly growing in Indonesia.…
- Artisan Stucco MortarsThe Best from History, Built for the Future Artisan Stucco lime mortars are crafted using the finest materials nature has to offer. Pure white…
- Turning plastic bags into self-cooling fabricResearchers at MIT developed self-cooling fabrics made from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. A plastic bag for a shirt hardly sounds…
- Stamps made from algae from the Venetian LagoonFor his project From Venice with Algae, designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere used Favini’s algae paper, made from Venetian algae, to design a stamp as…
- Low-tech household appliancesFor the project Matières Spécifiques, designer Maxime Louis-Courcier designed a low-tech and passive air conditioner and humidifier, using materials with singular physical characteristics and…
- VectranVectran is a high-performance multifilament yarn spun from liquid crystal polymer (LCP). This fibre has impressive strength and rigidity. Pound for pound, Vectran fibre is five times stronger than steel and ten times stronger than aluminium. The material has high strength and modulus, excellent creep resistance, high abrasion resistance, and minimal moisture absorption.
- Waste No More With This Super Slippery CoatingBest of 2015! (Originally published July 9, 2015) The days of wasting ketchup, mayonnaise and other substances that stubbornly stick to the insides of…
- Geocell Glass foamFoamglas thermal insulation is made from cellular glass. Very fine glass granulates are melted at 1200 ˚C. Carbon is added to the liquid glass and this mixture is cooled and divided into blocks, which are then placed in an oven, where a chemical reaction takes place and air in the blocks expands.
- Polymer concrete glassBroken reinforced glass is added to polymer concrete and the resulting material is polished on both sides. The effect is translucent and sparkling.
- Polymer concrete ‘coins’Polymer concrete is an artificial concrete made with synthetic polymers instead of lime cement. It can be reinforced with fibreglass. Polymer concrete can be used for facade cladding, tiles and floor covering.
- 3D Printed Ceramic Walls Explore Low-Energy Urban CoolingResearchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have developed porous ceramic cubes that use evaporative cooling to reduce temperatures. Designed for indoor spaces…
- Luminous ConcreteLuminous concrete has glass beads in the surface that has been treated with photoluminescent and fluorrescent materials. These photos show the variation with glassbeads which will glow up when exposed to blacklight. Without this light, the bright colours are hidden. In the dark, only the photoluminescent materials will glow.
- Helix: Recycled Origami Planter Grows With The PlantMade from recycled materials and engineered to ship flat-packed, Helix by Scottish design studio POTR demonstrates how material selection and structural design can reduce…
- Enzymatically Formed Carbon-Negative Material Offers a New Alternative to ConcreteResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have created a new structural material that could reshape sustainable design. The material, called Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM),…
- Clayplanter V1: Modular Clay-Based Vertical Planter for Sustainable Urban GreeningThe Clayplanter V1, developed by EcoTech Lab, is a modular vertical planting system that reimagines terracotta clay for sustainable urban agriculture. This innovative project…
- Polyester concrete, if not concrete, what else?Polyester concrete is a name commonly given to a composite that in effect is not concrete at all! Traditionally concrete is a composite of…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2022 part 2Dutch Design Week 2022 takes place from 22 to 30 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. MaterialDistrict lists some of the most innovative material projects…
- Ink calenderSpanish designer Oscar Diaz, based in London, has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the…
