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- SALT WATER CLAY Turns Excavated Soil Into Circular Building MaterialA research project in Esbjerg, Denmark, explores how locally excavated clay soils can become sustainable building materials for community architecture. Developed by Tobias Trübenbacher…
- 3D printed soil structures that can grow plantsResearchers at the University of Virginia developed a method to 3D print soil structures with embedded seeds that sprout into plants. 3D printing, or…
- Turning polluted soil into bricksDutch designer Emy Bensorp, with her startup Claybens, developed a method to turn PFAS polluted clay soil into clean ceramic materials and products like…
- Soil Stones Combine Recycled Cork and Mineral FinishesDutch artist and designer Natasja van der Meer has introduced Soil Stones, a collection of sculptural objects positioned between art, design and functional furniture.…
- Dutch Pilot Captures Tyre Wear Microplastics Before They Reach Roadside SoilDutch infrastructure specialist Joosten Groep, together with construction company Heijmans and Rijkswaterstaat, is testing a new filtration system that captures tyre wear particles and…
- Compostable Soft Robotics: Plant-Based Materials That Return to the SoilResearchers at Seoul National University have developed stretchable soft robotic fingers made from plant-based, biodegradable materials. After use, the devices break down in soil…
- Emy Bensdorp – From polluted soil to clean bricksIn 2019 the Dutch building sector was forced to halt by only four letters: PFAS – a chemical group better known as the ‘forever…
- Modular nests for wild bees made of cast soilWith the project Nestincity, designer Bracha Haviv creates nesting sites for wild bees made of cast soil, to raise awareness of bee decline in…
- An experimental 3D printed building made of local soilThe Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) completed the 3D printing of a 100 m2 low carbon emissions building prototype using local soil…
