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Solar Water Tarp

May 17, 2010Comments off

Personal vessel for carrying and disinfecting water The Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin is fabricated to be flexible and robust. Layers of rubberized nylon and high

Solar Lampion

May 14, 2010Comments off

A lantern made of solar cells The Solar Lampion is influenced by traditional paper lampions and structures found in nature, such as the geometric spiralling

Memorial Rebirth

May 10, 2010Comments off

Atmospheric thickening Developed by Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki, Memorial Rebirth is an installation intended to “weave stories with countless bubbles.” The project consists of 50

Infinite-D

May 06, 2010Comments off

Anisotropic textured surface Neri Oxman visualizes, analyzes and reconstructs 2D natural micro-structural tissues into 3D macro-scale prototypes by computing hypothetical physical responses. She uses a

BubbleDeck

May 03, 2010Comments off

Lightweight hollow biaxial concrete slab system BubbleDeck is a method of virtually eliminating all concrete from the middle of a floor slab not performing any

Shutters

Apr 29, 2010Comments off

Electronically-controlled textile Shutters is a shape-changing permeable textile for environmental control and communication. It consists of a curtain composed of actuated louvers that can be

Mycoply

Apr 26, 2010Comments off

Mycological biomaterial Mycoply board is a mycological biomaterial that is actually grown in a few months. It has properties similar to balsa wood and can

Self-Repairing Concrete

Apr 22, 2010Comments off

Anti-corrosion, anti-cracking concrete The making of cement—the main ingredient in concrete—produces 8-10% of the world’s CO2. In fact, making one ton of cement generates one

Shelf Space

Apr 18, 2010Comments off

CNC-machined hardwood The result of an experimental four-month collaboration with an aerospace machinery manufacturer, the fluid form of Paul Loebach’s Shelf Space pushes the limits

ClearSeam ITL

Apr 15, 2010Comments off

Self structural translucent wall system Panelite has recently developed the ClearSeam ITL Fabrication System, a clear polycarbonate spine for interlocking self-structural translucent wall panels onsite.