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Mind the Gap
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Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap is an interconnected network of acrylic hexagonal boxes and strips applied in varying densities. Designer Ane Lykke uses these boxes as bricks to construct custom walls with specific depths and perspectives. The parallel layers and reflections on the acrylic surfaces create optical illusions in which the strips [...]

100 Percent
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100 Percent

100 Percent is a material designed to have a minimal environmental footprint. Made entirely from postconsumer recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE), it is waste transformed into engineered panels for design applications. 100 Percent is derived from recycled household packaging materials, such as milk and detergent bottles. Recent advances in sorting and [...]

Heat Treated Carpet
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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 carpet waste. [...]

PLED
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PLED

One of the most intriguing recent developments in the display industry has been the discovery and development of polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs). It all started in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University in 1989, when it was found that ‘organic’ LEDs could be made using conjugated polymers. In particular, [...]

AIR-board
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AIR-board

Design Composite’s unique bonding technology enables the combination of a rigid, translucent honeycomb core with transparent thermoplastic top sheets, resulting in a panel with exceptional optical features. AIR-board’s common properties include excellent light transmission, outstanding thermal insulation, high stiffness, and light weight. The composite panel is compatible with standard profile [...]

Cellbond
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Cellbond

Cellbond manufactures translucent honeycomb panels comprised of an aluminum honeycomb core sandwiched between toughened glass or polycarbonate skins. The use of a bonded sandwich results in a high strength-to-weight ratio and provides excellent resistance to deflection. The honeycomb core also provides rigidity with very low density. Cellbond manufactures honeycomb panels [...]

Plantic
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Plantic

Cost competitive biomaterials are in demand by industry as they are usually sourced from renewable resources. Plantic is a new and developing type of biomaterial based on starch. The first commercial application of Plantic technology is in packaging and display trays. Plantic trays look, feel and function the same as [...]

Geoweb
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Geoweb

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, the perforations increase root lock-up, creating a more stable vegetated mass and overall healthier soil environment. The [...]

Autoflex MARAG
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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, Anti-Glare), the new film has been designed for [...]

CoreTough
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CoreTough

CoreTough is a composite panel that gets its strength from a structural honeycomb of various polymers. Manufactured by Transportation Systems Solutions using a proprietary core-forming process, CoreTough is lighter than most other structural panel materials and stronger than many honeycomb composites. The recyclable plastic core is highly resistant to damage [...]