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Heat Treated Carpet

Heat Treated Carpet
Carpet is typically used for 7-10 years (residential) or 5-8 years (commercial), and re-carpeting accounts for 55% of all carpet sold. Moreover, carpet has been estimated to require up to two hundred and fifty thousand years to biodegrade. Heat Treated Carpet is a sheet material produced from polypropylene-based...
April 13th, 2006 | feature, plastic | Read More

Litracon

Litracon
Litracon, a light-transmitting concrete developed by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi, evoked a tremendous response within the international design community at the time of its unveiling. A combination of optical fibers and fine concrete, Litracon may be produced in panel form as well as prefabricated...
April 12th, 2006 | concrete, feature | Read More

Ombrae System

Ombrae System
Ombrae System is a patent-pending computer-based image-processing system that allows for any digital image to be embedded directly into any material substrate. The image is not a transfer or material composite, like a hologram, but is made from physical three-dimensional pixels or “optical tiles.”...
March 27th, 2006 | digifab, feature | Read More

Sunlight Tubes

Sunlight Tubes
Scientists are developing a technology to save energy by transmitting sunlight into buildings through tubes. Indoor electric lighting is the largest consumer of electricity in commercial buildings, according to researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Their new system,...
March 14th, 2006 | feature, light | Read More

EL wire

EL 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 wrapped around the phosphor. A clear or colored plastic sheath comes next, and...
March 6th, 2006 | feature, light | Read More

Autoflex MARAG

Autoflex MARAG
Autotype, one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of film and chemical products, has launched a revolutionary new anti-reflective, anti-glare film that has been inspired from detailed research into the eye structure of night flying moths. Called Autoflex MARAG (MothEye Anti-Reflective,...
March 3rd, 2006 | feature, plastic | Read More

Chronos Chromos Concrete

Chronos Chromos Concrete
Chris Glaister, Afshin Mehin, and Tomas Rosen developed Chronos Chromos Concrete in order to animate a ubiquitous material. Intrigued by the fact that concrete structures tend to age, discolor, and degrade over a period of decades, the designers came up with the idea of integrating thermochromatic pigment...
February 15th, 2006 | concrete, feature | Read More

Vacuum Insulation Panels

Vacuum Insulation Panels
Cars and homes have at least one thing in common: they consume energy in the form of oil or gas. Energy-efficient vehicles typically make use of lightweight materials and improved engine technologies, and soon home builders will also need to pay greater attention to environmental concerns in their designs....
February 13th, 2006 | feature, mineral | Read More

Bendable Concrete

Bendable Concrete
University of Michigan has developed a new type of fiber-reinforced bendable concrete which looks like regular concrete, but is 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter in weight. Tiny fibers that comprise about 2 percent of the mixture’s volume partly account for its performance....
February 7th, 2006 | concrete, feature | Read More

Plasphalt

Plasphalt
Plasphalt is a combination of recycled plastic and asphalt that creates a stronger more resistant road material. The Plasphalt mix provides superior wear resistance and reduces maintenance costs. It’s tough and durable, increasing rut and shoving resistance, yet requires no special handling or...
February 1st, 2006 | feature, mineral | Read More
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