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- A packable EPS free bicycle helmet made of recycled plasticUK start-up Cyclo Technology developed a packable foamless bicycle helmet made of recycled ocean and landfill plastic that keeps you safe thanks to its…
- Foldable bicycle helmet from recycled plastic keeps you safe on the roadDepending on where you live and how the infrastructure is, cycling may not be the safest option for you. A helmet makes it a…
- Ventete Develops Inflatable Helmet Using Pneumatic Structural SystemVentete, a UK-based design and innovation company, has developed the aH-1, a micro-collapsible bicycle helmet that uses air instead of conventional foam. The team…
- GO-OFF and BikeFlip Launch First Helmet Recycling ProgrammeGO-OFF, a Dutch developer of bike, speed-pedelec and ski helmets, has teamed up with BikeFlip, a company known for its circular children’s bicycles and…
- A bicycle helmet made of mycelium and hempDutch design studio StudioMOM designed a sustainable bicycle helmet called MyHelmet that protects both your head and the planet. Bicycle helmets decrease the risk…
- Grow your own compostable bike helmetMexico-City based design studio NOS Design designed a bio-fabricated bike helmet called Grow It Yourself, which you can grow yourself from mycelium. Mycelium is…
- New Geometric Material Structure Provides Safer Bicycle HelmetsResearchers from the University of Gothenburg and the University of Siena have developed an innovative shock-absorbing material structure for bicycle helmets, based on advanced…
- A helmet made of upcycled shell wasteJapanese company Koushi Chemical Industry, in collaboration with the village of Sarufutsu, developed a helmet made with discarded shell from the food industry. Shellfish…
- Microlattice material outperforms EPS in helmetsCorporate R&D laboratory HRL Laboratories developed an architected elastomeric microlattice material that has 27% more energy absorption than the current best-performing expanded polystyrene (EPS)…
- Crushable Helmets at the Superbowl?Player concussion are a major issue and plague within professional American football leagues such as the NCAA and NFL. In response to the issue,…
- Protective gear inspired by fruit and reptile scalesLooking at nature is a great way to design better and stronger materials. Designers and researchers take inspiration to make stronger steel with a…
- Recreating the structure of a conch shell by 3D printing on World Oceans DayToday (8 June) is World Oceans Day. The ocean is an important source for materials, and we are not just talking about ocean plastic…
- Seaweed FoamSEAWEED FOAM is a bio-foam material that can be used for a new type of home-compostable packaging products. The material is home compostable, because it's made of only seaweed and water. The SEAWEED FOAM material is created to function as a secondary packaging, cushioning or packing peanuts, but it can be used for backpack & helmet paddings or to replace other synthetic styrofoam products.
- Halo shirt’s smart foam collar protects athletes from whiplashCanadian start-up Aexos developed Halo, a compression shirt fitted with a collar made of smart material that helps reduce whiplash of the head and…
- Reflective LifePaint might save cyclists from colliding with carsIf there is something we love to do in the Netherlands, home of Materia – aside from cheese and clogs of course – it’s…
- DenimxDiscarded textiles represent little value for the fashion industry: upgrading these once-wasteful textiles into functional products is a process we call upcycling. The process is as simple as it is ingenious: the DenimX recipe combines recycled jeans fibers with bio-based plastics. With this composite material, three-dimensional products can be created. DenimX is quirky, a bit rebellious, pure and certainly extraordinary.
- Metallic Bubble WrapPolymer bubble wrap is the kind of every day material that people love to touch (and pop). Despite this, it has been used for…
- Materials 2016On April 20 and 21, Materia will be at Materials 2016 (Veldhoven) with the exhibition 'Materializing Design.' This exhibition is entirely devoted to the…
- Barracuda Aluminized FabricBarracuda Aluminized Glass Fabric is composed of woven glass fibers and subsequently coated on one side with a thin layer of Aluminum. The metallic coating takes the fabric from its original satin finish to a brilliant, shiny metal surface. Barracuda fabric is easily moldable to complex shapes and when combined with the proper resin emulates the look of a shiny, 3D metal surface to make a strong and lightweight material.
- Kaynemaile architectural MeshThis mesh is based on a traditional European chainmail assembly and produced via a continuous injection moulding process, forming a 3D impact-absorbing structure made up of solid rings with no joints or seams. Made from a self-extinguishing, fire resistant and UV stabilised high-spec polycarbonate, it is virtually impossible to scratch or damage.
- PurePURE is a 100% polypropylene, self-reinforced composite material. Available as a tape, fabric or sheet, it can be used to mould and create numerous components in variety of sectors including the automotive, consumer products and construction industries. It is additionally used as a reinforcement material in anti-ballistic applications.
- Innovative Biomaterials Inspired by Mantis Shrimp ArmorResearchers from Northwestern University have studied the structure of mantis shrimp clubs, which are capable of withstanding extreme high-impact forces. This discovery is relevant…
- Innovative Technology Adapts Shoes to Weather ConditionsHamburg-based company IQTEX has developed an innovative system which could revolutionalize shoe comfort. The system relies on BASF’s superabsorbent fabric Luquafleece®. Wet feet –…
