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Dynamic Performance of Nature
Information-driven, Live Data LED Media Wall Situated sensing technologies have created unprecedented ways with which to achieve a new synchronous relationship with the world. According to Portland-based design practice SoftRigid, the ability to observe the behavior
Flex-C Trac
Fabrication system for curved construction Flex-Ability Concepts manufactures the Flex-C Trac system, which is a construction product used to build curved metal or wood structures. It can be used to frame curved walls, barrel ceilings, wavy
Blow Wall Shelf
Steel shelving system and art installation Effortlessly dancing between installation art and functional object, YOY Idea’s Blow Shelf takes inspiration from a pile of sheet paper being blown in the wind. Made of powder-coated steel, the
Colloidal Display
Ultra-thin membrane screen The surface of a soap bubble is commonly understood as a micro-membrane. This membrane allows light to pass through it, displaying the color of the light on its surface. Scientists at the University
Geoweb
Aggregate confinement system Presto’s perforated Geoweb cellular confinement system features an engineered pattern of perforations in the cell wall. This hole pattern provides increased frictional interlock with coarse aggregates, crushed rock, and concrete. In vegetated systems,
Light-Controlling Metamaterial
Composite that regulates light Electrical engineers at Duke University have developed a material that allows them to manipulate light in much the same way that electronics manipulate flowing electrons. The researchers say the results of their
Eco-Curtain
Wind-harnessing facade Inaba Electric Works has developed Eco-Curtain, a wind-powered system designed for integration in building facades. The curtain, displayed here above the entrance to a shopping mall in Nagoya, Japan, demonstrates a creative solution for
Image-Mesh
Plastic mesh LED video wall Image-Mesh is a video wall composed of a plastic mesh embedded with tiny, pixel-addressable 3-in-1 RGB LEDs. Its panel structure is unobtrusive, lightweight, and may be easily erected and dismantled. It
Eden’s Paper
100% plantable paper Eden’s Paper is a gift-wrapping paper that may be planted to grow vegetables after its first use. It is made from 100% recycled paper, and the seeds are embedded on the back of
Coleoptera
Bioplastic made from beetle shells Dutch designer Aagje Hoekstra has unveiled a new bioplastic composed of the shells of darkling beetles. The new material, called Coleoptera, is made from chemically-modified chitin, and is both heat-resistant up
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