Posts Tagged ‘recombinant’

Cascade

3form Glass is based on a patent-pending liquid lamination technology that allows for even distribution of objects throughout the glass. It also makes clean, exposed edges a possibility and allows frameless applications. The newest addition to the 3form Glass line, Cascade, is produced by encapsulating...

July 14th, 2009 | feature, glass | Read More

Live Within Skin

Live Within Skin is a wall system comprised of engineered layers of lightweight plant-growth medium. Designed by Greenmeme ecological designer Freya Bardell, the modular vertical garden integrates living vegetation with the built environment so that the walls can be proactively used to address issues...

April 18th, 2009 | feature, metals | Read More

Synlam

Synlam is Cornerstone Research Group’s family of high-performance, syntactic-core, laminated composites. A unique material design and fabrication process incorporates thin layers of lightweight syntactic composite between carbon fabric layers. The syntactic core is a closed-cell foam consisting of...

December 15th, 2008 | glass | Read More

Mold Gardens

Mold almost always carries a negative connotation. However, landscape artist Stacy Levy celebrates the substance, enlarging its extraordinary floral architecture in a visual exploration that is as educational as it is beautiful. Levy’s Mold Gardens consist of enlarged images of common molds sandblasted...

November 22nd, 2008 | glass | Read More

xGnP

Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets (xGnP) are new types of nanoparticles made from graphite. These nanoparticles consist of small stacks of graphene that are 1 to 15 nanometers thick, with diameters ranging from sub-micron to 100 microns. Since xGnP is composed of the same material as carbon nanotubes,...

May 8th, 2008 | mineral | Read More

Lumi-Line

The depth of designer Kazuko Akamatsu’s Lumi-Line tabletop is only 1/8 inches (.3 centimeters), thanks to engineering ingenuity and a synergistic combination of materials. Akamatsu adhered bundled fiberglass threads to a nonstructural, translucent plastic sheet with a translucent liquid glue. The pattern...

April 11th, 2008 | feature, plastic | Read More

Furore

Furore is a porous, synthetic-fur fabric inspired by expanded-metal technology. Designers Yvonne Laurysen and Erik Mantel developed the product for LAMA Concept using a special cutting technique. Furore is soft, light, and very flexible and is available in long- and short-hair formats as well as in various...

March 23rd, 2008 | textile | Read More

Underlit Flooring

Underlit Flooring is a polished concrete-and-glass flooring system suitable for interior applications, such as kitchens and bathrooms, and various external applications, including gardens and terraces. Available by the square meter and in custom sizes and colors, the concrete tiles can be laid directly...

December 9th, 2007 | concrete | Read More

Fusionstone

The Fusionstone proprietary process involves ultra-clear glass permanently fused to exotic stone slabs to achieve superior surface protection while retaining and showcasing the beauty of natural stone. It eliminates adhesion lines, and the material appears entirely translucent from edge to edge. As a...

August 3rd, 2007 | mineral | Read More

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