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Hair Highway
Designed objects made from human hair Studio Swine has reimagined human hair as an abundant renewable resource in an increasingly dense world. Human hair can serve as an alternative to more exotic material resources like tortoise
Auto Door
A door that conforms to the contours of the user This unique door is made up of individual slats, each outfitted with its own sensor, to create an opening just wide enough for whoever needs to
Biomimetic Materials
Materials that emulate biological structures Biological materials exhibit various distinctive characteristics like miniaturization, intricacy, hybridization, hierarchical organizations, flexibility, and resistance. Scientists at Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris have investigated supramolecular chemistry and related domains
CRT Glass Tile
Tile made from 100% recycled TV glass What happened to all the old computer monitors and TVs? According to Paul Burns with FireClay Tile, hundreds of millions of pounds of discarded cathode ray tube (CRT) glass
BioFoam
Plant-based rigid foam Malama’s polyurethane foam is made of plant-based materials and/or recycled PET (plastic bottles). It is a sustainable solution and cost-competitive with PIR, PUR, and phenolic foams. The company offers the world’s first line
Luminoso
Light-transmitting wood Luminoso has embedded optical fibers between layers of solid wood to create a wood material capable of displaying static or moving images. The material forms a closed surface (no-holes) that can be cut, milled,
Cellbond
Honeycomb paneling system Cellbond manufactures honeycomb panels which may be used as decorative partitions, as well as durable flooring and vandal-resistant panels. The translucent honeycomb panels are composed of an aluminum honeycomb core sandwiched between toughened
EL Wire
Light-emitting wire ElectroLuminescent Wire consists of a concentric series of layers, each performing a different function. In the center is a solid copper conductor, which is coated with an electroluminescent phosphor. Two very fine wires are
Bio-LEDs
Fluorescent trees Researchers at the Research Center for Applied Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, discovered that when gold nanoparticles are implanted in Bacopa caroliniana plants and exposed to high wavelength ultraviolet light, “the nanoparticles can produce a
Ecopaint
Pollutant-absorbing paint Ecopaint is a paint that soaks up some of the most noxious gases from vehicle exhausts. The paint is designed to reduce levels of the nitrogen oxides, collectively known as the NOx gases, which
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