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
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Cloak Wall
Environmentally-tuned wall system Since Chicagoan George W. Snow first built a balloon-frame warehouse in 1832, residential construction in the United States has evolved very little. While a stick-frame house can be erected quickly and inexpensively,
Reynobond with Kevlar
Kevlar-coated aluminum composite panel The devastating power of hurricanes has had a memorable impact in recent years, and damage caused by windborne debris has destroyed many commercial structures. Alcoa has developed a new hurricane-resistant panel
Self-Repairing Matrices
Self-Repairing and Sensing Matrices The fact that structural damage can go undetected in many materials means that some products are often over-engineered. However, substances that can provide information about their internal stresses—as well as trigger
Ceramic Composite Material
Carbon fiber-reinforced ceramic composite Brembo Ceramic Brake Systems manufactures advanced composite ceramic braking systems for automotive applications as well as general research and development for innovative materials. Developed originally for the aerospace field, a combination
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