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Fly Ash Panels

Mar 01, 2011Comments off

Fly ash building components Fly ash is the waste product of burning coal that is largely comprised of carbon and contains many heavy metals. Fly

Ambient Glow Technology

Feb 25, 2011Comments off

Photoluminescent aggregates Ambient Glow Technology (AGT) is a proprietary blend of non-shrinking, extremely hard polyester resin and photoluminescent pigment. Exhibiting extremely high luminosity, AGT was

Bio-Based Foams

Feb 22, 2011Comments off

Bio-based flexible and rigid foams The Center for Composite Materials has synthesized flexible/rigid polyurethane foams from soybean oil polyols. The advantage of these foams is

Kebony

Feb 18, 2011Comments off

Kebonized wood based on pine, maple and beech Kebony is a high performance wood that is modified by a process called Kebonization, which is an

Litracon

Feb 14, 2011Comments off

Light-transmitting concrete Litracon, a light-transmitting concrete developed by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi, evoked a tremendous response within the international design community at the time of

Unrepeatable Carpets

Feb 11, 2011Comments off

Carpet tiles with nonrepeating patterns A collaboration between visual artist Marcel Kronenburg and software engineer Marten Teitsma, Unrepeatable Carpets are the result of a process

Pulp-Based Computing

Feb 07, 2011Comments off

Paper electronics Pulp-Based Computing is a fabrication technique for creating paper composites, which can function as sensors, actuators and circuit boards while retaining the physical

JELLY fish

Feb 04, 2011Comments off

Sound responsive light object The JELLY fish are playful objects that “come to life” when a viewer’s presence is detected. Constisting of of wire-form bodies,

Crystalmeshglass

Jan 31, 2011Comments off

Textured reflective tiling system Crystalmeshglass is an enhanced flexible tiling system comprised of crystals, stained-glass, and mirror pieces connected via fiberglass mesh backing which may

Iris Dome

Jan 27, 2011Comments off

Dome-based retractable roof Iris Dome is a retractable roof that opens and closes like the iris of an eye, transforming the space inside smoothly between