Archive for the ‘mineral’ Category

SorbtiveMEDIA

SorbtiveMEDIA
Many lakes, ponds and rivers suffer from algae blooms and depleted dissolved oxygen as a direct result of excessive nutrients entering waterways after rainstorms. Phosphorus is the accelerant that causes algae blooms to grow rapidly. SorbtiveMEDIA is an oxide-coated water filtration system engineered...
December 2nd, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

Fly Ash Panels

Fly Ash Panels
Fly ash is the waste product of burning coal that is comprised mainly of silica, alumina, iron, and calcium. Fly ash is often combined with cement as an additive, but only up to a certain percentage of concrete may be fly ash. Carolyn Dry has developed a method of fabricating building panels and insulation...
July 1st, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

Imagine Tile

Imagine Tile
Imagine Tile, Inc. can take any two-dimensional image and incorporate it into the glaze of an incredibly vivid, commercially-rated ceramic tile. Imagine Tile uses a patented process which treats ceramic glazes like printing inks. Pure minerals and ores are ground micro-fine and suspended in a liquid...
June 29th, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

Self-Repairing Composites

Self-Repairing Composites
Aircraft and marine vessels are significant contributors to global warming. Airplane vapor trails release CO2 as well as other pollutants, and ships expend large amounts of energy as they carry most of the world’s cargo. Many of the polymer composites typically used for such craft are over-engineered...
January 28th, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

Sensitive Apertures

Sensitive Apertures
Sensitive Apertures is a modular slip-cast ceramic building skin designed to admit a small quantity of light through a refractive glass aperture. This opening redirects sunlight onto the inside surface of the cell, projecting an even luminous glow to the interior space. The 1% open apertures admit levels...
July 9th, 2010 | feature, mineral | Read More

Electroboard

Electroboard
Electroboard is an interior finish material that pairs flat-wire technology with a fire resistant gypsum core. It provides an electrified low-voltage surface accessible with a proprietary connector that one pushes into the face of the wall. As an alternative to traditional track-based lighting systems,...
December 18th, 2009 | feature, mineral | Read More

Terrart

Terrart
Today, masonry is used in building facades more often for its durability and weather protection than for its traditional qualities as a load-bearing material. NBK Keramik’s Terrart is a suspended rainscreen facade system made from terra-cotta. Terrart consists of large, precisely crafted ceramic elements...
October 8th, 2009 | mineral | Read More

Transparent Ceramics

Transparent Ceramics
Translucent alumina ceramics have exhibited low mechanical properties and a low in-line transmission of unscattered light (less than fifteen percent) because of their coarse micro-structures (greater than 20 μm). New transparent corundum ceramics avoid these shortcomings and can be manufactured with...
September 12th, 2009 | feature, mineral | Read More

Strong Enviroboard

Strong Enviroboard
Strong Enviroboard (SEB) is a multifunctional wallboard and floorboard composed of magnesium oxide, aerated rock, and recycled cellulose from furniture manufacturing. When layers of ingredients are poured into a mold, the composition bonds exothermically at room temperature, thus requiring no added energy....
November 14th, 2008 | feature, mineral | Read More

Thallium-Doped Lead Telluride

Thallium-Doped Lead Telluride
Thermoelectric materials convert waste heat to electricity without pollution. Given the rising cost of energy to run cars, power generators, and heat pumps, the scientific community has been scrutinizing these materials with increased interest. The average automobile engine, for example, wastes up to...
August 3rd, 2008 | mineral | Read More
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