Livinglass Curves
Decorative laminated glass in curved profiles Livinglass Curves is the first decorative laminated glass made in curved profiles. Available in an array of interlayer patterns
Covalent Organic Framework
Atom-splitting mesh Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California have created a material that splits CO2 atoms into oxygen and
Intimacy
Transparency-modulating apparel Intimacy is a fashion project exploring the intersection of technology and human interaction. The smart fabric detects the biological condition of its wearer
Dupe
Mobile, micro-scaled sandstone manufacturing plant Peter Trimble’s Dupe is a micro-scaled, mobile manufacturing plant that synthesizes sandstone objects out of sand, urine, and bacteria. Building
inFORM
Interactive shape-shifting display In 2012, MIT’s Tangible Media Group proposed the idea of radical atoms, a new user-interface paradigm in which atoms become as manipulable
ClearShade
High-performance honeycomb glazing Panelite’s ClearShade high-performance exterior glazing enables the optimization of both daylighting and solar heat control. The only high-performance honeycomb glazing technology tested
Latest Grids
Feel-Good Glass
Blue light transmitting glass coating When it comes to energy-conscious materials, window glazing is one of the most rapidly changing—and internally conflicted—building product types. We
Heliotrope Glass
Infrared-blocking electrochromic glazing With buildings consuming up to 40 percent of total energy, the race to develop more efficient windows is accelerating. Companies like Sage
CarbonCure
CO2-sequestering concrete block CarbonCure is a precast concrete technology developed to sequester carbon dioxide. The CarbonCure Block System has been installed across North America at
Liquidmetal
High-strength metals that behave like plastics In the same way that the inventions of steel in the 1800s and plastic in the 1900s sparked revolutions
LiFi
Light-based communications LiFi is a Visible Light Communications system transmitting wireless internet communications at very high speeds. The technology makes a LED light bulb emit
Almute
Durable, rigid metal panels engineered for sound absorption Almute is an engineered metal panel that absorbs sound. Manufactured by Peer Inc., Almute represents the culmination
Color-Changing Window
Cheaper electrochromic glazing system National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers have created a cheaper and better performing alternative to traditional electrochromic, color-changing window systems. Windows
Light-Emitting Wallpaper
Flexible OLED screen panels One of the most intriguing developments in material technology is the interchange between traditional material classifications. There are now plastics that
