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Mauri

Fabrication factors influencing mechanical, moisture- and water-related properties of mycelium-based composites Article published on @Materials & Design journal, presenting insights about mycelium ...

2 days ago

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Manuel

Dear friends, I have never been a political person. Not that I don't have strong opinions, but I just didn’t feel eloquent enough to engage in real discussions. And honestly, I’m also not a big f...

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ecoLogicStudio's Bio-Digital Curtain Fights Climate Change by Filtering Air and Creating Bioplastic

archdaily.com

London-based architectural and urban design firm ecoLogicStudio has unveiled a large-scale “urban curtain” designed to fight climate change.

1 month ago

Check out our latest collaboration with AUDI AG project 'ANIMA', this time with a focus to rethink the middle console. ... See MoreSee Less

Anima

materiability.com

Anima is the second iteration of the in 2017 initiated collaboration with AUDI. Building upon the experience from the previous project, Concept Breathe, we again investigated into the future of mobili...

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World's first biobricks grown from human urine

phys.org

The world's first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by University of Cape Town (UCT) master's student in civil engineering Suzanne Lambert, signalling an innovative paradigm shift in ...

2 months ago

"the dilettante scientist designer workshop", a two-day workshop at DIA Dessau exploring Polycaprolactone as a universal material for making objects and furniture ... See MoreSee Less

The Dilettante Scientist Designer Workshop

materiability.com

A “dilettante,” from the Latin delectare, “to find delight in,” was someone who enjoyed a given activity. The earliest meaning of this word therefore drew attention to experiences rather than ...

2 months ago

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New material could up efficiency of concentrated solar power

arstechnica.com

Could allow us to generate electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide.

2 months ago

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Coloured e-paper could have “wide and far-reaching” impact on fashion design

dezeen.com

Flexible electronic paper could be available in colour as early as next year, allowing designers to create clothing, accessories and other products that double as display screens.

2 months ago

MISTAKEN IDENTITY
- an exercise in curiosity; on the future of living -

Master Thesis by Mashal Wajid at Dessau International Architecture Graduate School, 2018

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Mistaken Identity

materiability.com

The city wakes him up. He leaves his bed and walks through the voluminous light flooding in. Even on the greyest of days, it shines through to the living space. He looks out of the live aperture while...

2 months ago

New Tutorial Online:
How to Grow <<< Slime Mold >>>
the brainless super-organism somewhere between plant and animal

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Slime Mold

materiability.com

Slime mold is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms that can live freely as single cells, but can aggregate together to form multicellular reproductive structures. ...

3 months ago

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We won’t save the Earth with a better kind of disposable coffee cup | George Monbiot

theguardian.com

We must challenge the corporations that urge us to live in a throwaway society rather than seeking ‘greener’ ways of maintaining the status quo, says George Monbiot

3 months ago

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Super Magnesium: Lighter Than Aluminum, Cheaper Than Carbon Fiber

hackaday.com

We think of high tech materials as the purview of the space program, or of high-performance aircraft. But there are other niche applications that foster super materials, for example the world of cy…

3 months ago