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Strong Enviroboard

Mar 03, 2008Comments off

Low-embodied-energy fireproof wallboard Strong Enviroboard (SEB) is a multifunctional wallboard and floorboard composed of magnesium oxide, aerated rock, and recycled cellulose from furniture manufacturing. When

Illusion Flex

Feb 10, 2008Comments off

3D optical film for solid and translucent surfaces Creative Environments produces an optical film made of vinyl or polycarbonate intended to visually enhance horizontal and

Prestige

Jan 19, 2008Comments off

Transparent metal-free window film Traditional window films peel, bubble, corrode, and leave a metallic glare on windows. 3M, however, has developed the first clear, metal-free

L-9000

Jan 06, 2008Comments off

Heat-cured-composite panel-edge finish material Honeycomb structural panels are currently widely used in a variety of industries, such as aerospace and building construction, for their light

Transparent Ceramics

Dec 04, 2007Comments off

Transparent high-strength oxide ceramics Translucent alumina ceramics have exhibited low mechanical properties and a low in-line transmission of unscattered light (less than fifteen percent) because

Microtruss

Nov 15, 2007Comments off

Sandwiched periodic cellular materials CMI develops and manufactures structures based on periodic cellular material (PCM) technology that are incredibly light, strong, multifunctional, efficient at heat

Terrart

Nov 11, 2007Comments off

Architectural terra cotta facade panels and elements Today, masonry is used in building facades more often for its durability and weather protection than for its

EXIT

Oct 11, 2007Comments off

Custom emergency light fixture EXIT is a custom exit light produced for the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, where forty-two fixtures are installed. Interloop

Bendywood

Oct 03, 2007Comments off

Solid hardwood that can be bent in a cold, dry state Bendywood is solid hardwood that can easily be bent while cold and dry to

IsoGrid

Sep 18, 2007Comments off

Rib-reinforced thin-wall structures When a thin-wall structure is loaded in compression, it eventually reaches a point of instability, where the wall buckles out of plane.