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- Materiability: liberating smart materialsHow can advanced materials help to create new, smarter architecture? Our designed and built environment is becoming increasingly smart. This is partly possible because…
- Smart materials for architectureAs an international network, Materia identifies trends and current needs in architecture and design. In these fields, there is a growing need for knowledge…
- Material Xperience 2014: How materials can make you smarterMaterial Xperience is the event for material innovation. Whether you're a designer or material producer, the show is full of inspiration. New materials, high-profile…
- Smart materialsSmart materials are replacing installations in architecture. Imagine replacing heating and conditioning installations with materials! A paint for energy, steps that control light, a…
- Colour-changing smart materialA new, synthetic material changes colour when it is twisted or stretched. Such a smart material could be used for any number of applications.…
- Smart ‘Origami’ Material Remembers Hundreds of ShapesThis new, very clever heat-activated material can remember hundreds of earlier shapes by memory. It is able to reset its memory and change shape under high…
- HKog Bio-Leather Combines Plant-Based Materials With Smart Shielding ClaimsA new biobased material developed by Egyptian innovator Hany Fawwaz aims to combine the look and feel of leather with smart functionality. Called HKog…
- Sustainable Smart Textiles: A Material Innovation for Wearable and Interactive DesignResearchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new class of sustainable smart textiles that operate using acoustic waves rather than electronics. Known as SonoTextiles,…
- Light is a smart material: MX2014 lectureIn design, the concept of ‘smart’ can have different meanings. The bold statement by Rogier van der Heide, chief design officer with Philips, is…
- New low-cost flexible smart window materialPulling down the shades is one way to keep the sun out of the house, but smart windows, windows of which the glass can…
- Smart laser cutter system detects different materialsResearchers at MIT developed a smart laser cutter system called SensiCut that can differentiate between 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces and workshops. Laser…
- Castomize Develops 4D Printed Orthopaedic Casts With Remouldable Smart MaterialSingapore-based medical technology company Castomize has developed a series of 4D printed orthopaedic casts that combine lightweight structures, smart materials and additive manufacturing. The…
- MaterialDistrict Expo: Smart Materials & CircularityThe world is becoming more conscious of the impact of our actions on the environment. One area that has a significant impact on the…
- Smart recycling bin determines the material type of your wasteHave you ever hesitated in front of a recycling bin, trying to determine if your waste can be recycled? Wondering if it’s made from…
- Smart 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.…
- Smart, compostable thin film packaging materialSan Francisco-based biomaterials company Primitives developed biobased thin film packaging material that can sense and respond to the environment, enabling the monitoring of quality,…
- The Smart Environment: Material Xperience 2014What does the future of the built environment look like? Materia has taken a look ahead at the materials that will be helping to…
- Nature turns smartWhat makes a smart material smart? A number of factors changes the way we think of materials: they become responsive to the environment, or…
- MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2026 Brings Material Innovation to the Building IndustryA tile that grows with the help of bacteria, façades made from residual streams of locally sourced willow wood, and acoustic panels made from…
- Discover the latest trends in biobased and circular building materials at MaterialDistrict UtrechtFrom 6 to 8 March, Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht will be the centre of the latest developments in the field of biobased and circular building…
- Smart worldIt’s no surprise that when you’ve been around the world of innovative materials as long as Materia creative director Els Zijlstra, only the really…
- Today’s materials for tomorrow’s products!3D printed composite material, film that filters light from screens… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the industrial designer…
- Material Xperience On Tour – Essen 2014Material Xperience On Tour Essen will be the first German edition of the already successful Materia concept. Bringing producers and designers together around our…
- Material Xperience 2018From 13-15 March 2018, Material Xperience 2018 will take place in Ahoy Rotterdam. Material Xperience is the leading event for designers, architects, specifiers, and…
