Archive for the ‘ceramics’ Category

CarbonCast

CarbonCast
CarbonCast is a precast-concrete technology that uses a carbon-fiber grid for secondary reinforcing or shear transfer, depending on the application. Because carbon-fiber reinforcing resists corrosion, CarbonCast precast products require less concrete cover, resulting in added durability, lighter weight,...
June 22nd, 2007 | concrete, feature | Read More

Soundproof Window

Soundproof Window
Extremely noisy environments near airports, roads, or loud entertainment centers pose acoustic challenges for building occupants, and typical windows cannot provide adequate protection against certain types of noise pollution. A double or triple layer of glass will absorb the high frequencies, but can...
May 20th, 2007 | glass | Read More

Luccon

Luccon
Luccon represents a new breed of light transmitting concrete. Unlike other versions that use acrylic rods or optical fibers, Luccon is comprised by translucent fabric cast layer by layer into fine-grained concrete in prefabricated molds. The result is a collection of fluid, organic lines captured within...
May 16th, 2007 | concrete, feature | Read More

Solid Poetry

Solid Poetry
Just when you think you’ve seen everything that can be done with concrete, along comes another surprise. Developed by Netherlands-based designers Frederik Molenschot and Susanne Happle, Solid Poetry is a concrete tile that reveals a pattern when wet. The floral patterns depicted here are the result...
May 6th, 2007 | concrete, feature | Read More

Superabsorber

Superabsorber
In the United States there are 46,837 miles of highways with miles of sound barrier walls being erected daily to mitigate the negative impacts of highway systems on urban neighborhoods. At the same time, these transportation systems alone produce 1.4 billion tons of airborne pollution annually. With...
March 8th, 2007 | concrete, feature | Read More

Switchable Mirror

Switchable Mirror
By using a thin film of magnesium-titanium alloy, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has produced a switchable mirror that can be easily transformed between reflective and transparent states. The mirror window is 60 x 70 cm in size, and has been designed to reduce energy...
February 25th, 2007 | glass | Read More

TX Active

TX Active
TX Active is a photocatalytic cement that can reduce organic and inorganic pollutants present in the air. In a large city such as Milan, researchers have calculated that covering 15% of visible urban surfaces with products containing TX Active would enable a reduction in pollution of approximately 50%. “With...
December 3rd, 2006 | concrete, feature | Read More

Concrete Rear Projection Screen

Concrete Rear Projection Screen
In co-operation with Christoffer Dupont, student of engineering; Lene Langballe, student of architecture; and Dalton Beton, a Danish manufacturer of concrete components; the Innovation Lab project team has developed the first rear-projection screen made of concrete. The screen consists of concrete with...
November 12th, 2006 | concrete | Read More

Reckli Formliners

Reckli Formliners
While fabrication of textured exposed-concrete surfaces using elastic formliners has been practiced worldwide for more than thirty-five years, Reckli Formliners offer a significant improvement. Made from an elastic polyurethane, the formliners allow the release of the formliner from the concrete without...
September 17th, 2006 | concrete | Read More

Meshglass

Meshglass
Meshglass is a flexible tiling system comprised of stained-glass and mirror pieces connected to a fiberglass mesh backing. Designed to overlay complex, curvilinear surfaces, Meshglass is fabricated using specially developed software that allows custom patterns to be generated directly via the company’s...
July 7th, 2006 | feature, glass | Read More
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