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Morphotex

Morphotex
Morphotex is the world’s first optical coloring fiber, inspired by the chromogenic principle of Morpho butterflies that inhabit areas along the Amazon in South Africa. Called “living jewels,” the cobalt-blue wings of Morpho butterflies impart vivid color although they have no pigmentation. Teijin...
January 15th, 2010 | feature, textile | Read More

Monocoque

Monocoque
Monocoque stands for a construction technique that supports structural load using an object’s external skin. Contradictory to the traditional design of building skins that distinguishes between internal structural frameworks and non-bearing skin elements, this approach promotes the heterogeneity...
January 8th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More

Living Surfaces

Living Surfaces
With the aim of developing interactive environments, Gianfranco Barban and Gregg Brodarick of B.lab have created a series of tabletop surfaces and floor tiles, which are made of layers of plastic sheets encapsulating nontoxic liquids. These liquids move and bubble in various ways based on touch, depicting...
January 7th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More

Dune

Dune
The Dune Project projects a vision of a techno-centric nature and its creative application within public space. Viewers look at, walk around, and interact with a large, undulating field of light-emitting tubes. Designed by Studio Roosegaarde, Dune is an interactive landscape which responds to the location...
December 25th, 2009 | feature, light | 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

Mycobond

Mycobond
Mycobond is a mycological bio-composite that can be used in a wide variety of applications. Instead of conventional manufacturing processes, Mycobond uses mycelium—which is essentially the root system of a mushroom—to transform loose aggregates into strong composites. This process can be varied by...
December 11th, 2009 | feature, fiber | Read More

Adaptive Fritting

Adaptive Fritting
Hoberman Associates developed Adaptive Fritting in order to imbue an established architectural treatment with expanded functionality. Similar to standard fritted glass, this invention utilizes a graphic pattern surface treatment in order to control heat gain and modulate light, while allowing sufficient...
December 4th, 2009 | feature, plastic | Read More

24K Blown Glass

24K Blown Glass
Suzan Etkin Enterprises combines refined metals with glass to create exotic material hybrids. Gold is fused to the glass in its molten state, allowed to cool, and then re covered with another layer of glass so that the gold is embedded in the material—creating objects with an internal glow. 24K Blown...
November 27th, 2009 | feature, glass | Read More

AlgoRhythms

AlgoRhythms
Milgo/Bufkin can bend complex shapes in metal, providing solutions to the most demanding problems. These shapes are economical alternatives to extrusions and roll forming. Just as our genetic code permits each of us to be unique, so too AlgoRhythm technology generates a wide range of unique forms from...
November 26th, 2009 | feature, metals | Read More

Ductal

Ductal
Ductal is a new material technology that offers ductility, strength, and durability while providing moldable products with a quality surface. Compressive strengths reach up to 30,000 psi (200 MPa) and flexural strengths reach up to 7,000 psi (50 MPa). With Ductal, it is possible to create thinner sections,...
November 25th, 2009 | concrete, feature | Read More
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