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Une équipe française invente un matériau révolutionnaire | National Geographic
Hyper malléable et aussi résistant que le métal : le matériau organique inventé par des chercheurs du CNRS ouvre des perspectives étonnantes dans l’industrie. Interview. Des scientifiques ont développé un matériau façonnable à volonté. Recyclable, léger, le matériau est aussi peu coûteux et facile à fabriquer.With Hot Water - Place granules in a hot water bath of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, when the material turns clear remove it from the water bath with tongs, allow it cool for a minute or two and then squeeze out any excess water. A standard kitchen thermometer is useful for maintaining the correct temperature. Do NOT Overheat. In the Microwave - Larger masses of ShapeLock can be heated in the microwave oven.
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In 2000 Fabrican patented an instant, sprayable, non-woven fabric. From its base at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Fabrican technology has captured the imagination of designers, industry and the public around the world. The technology has been developed for use in household, industrial, personal and healthcare, decorative and fashion applications using aerosol cans or spray-guns, and will soon be found in products available everywhere.
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Papercrete is a construction material which consists of re-pulped paper fiber with Portland cement or clay and/or other soil added. First patented in 1928, it has been revived since the 1980s. Although perceived as an environmentally friendly material due to the significant recycled content, this is offset by the presence of cement. The material lacks standardisation, and proper use therefore requires care and experience. Eric Patterson and Mike McCain, who have been ascribed with independently "inventing" papercrete (they called it "padobe" and "fibrous cement"), have both contributed considerably to research into machinery to make it and ways of using it for building.
Papercrete - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hair Glasses is a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair. The UK beauty industry imports 15 million pounds worth of human hair per year. As the world’s population continues to increase, human hair has been reimagined as a viable—importantly renewable–material. Hair Glasses comprises of human hair with bioresin as a binding agent, the frames are 100% biodegradable and no harmful substances are released during production. Studio Swine explores how the booming production of hair extensions can be expanded beyond the beauty industry to make other commodities that are equally desirable.
Hair Glasses | Trendland: Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine
MALIBU, Calif., November 17, 2011 — Researchers at HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced today they have developed the world’s lightest material with a density of 0.9 mg/cc, approximately one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam™. The results of their research―a collaborative effort between HRL, The California Institute of Technology and the University of California, Irvine―are published in the November 18 issue of Science . Read the Science article.
Laboratories : HRL Researchers Develop World’s Lightest Material
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In a certified sustainable process, recycled cardboard is broken up into small pieces and turned into a pulp that serves as the base material for furniture, objects and sculptural pieces that are molded by hand, dried in the sun and finished to perfection. In this beautiful and labor intensive process, the cardboard which originated as wood, essentially is brought back full cycle by taking on a wood-like quality again. We believe sustainability happens through actions and not words.
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Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduates Attua Aparicio and Oscar Wanless have invented a new manufacturing process that involves steaming polystyrene beads inside fabric moulds. The designers created a geometric pattern in the table top by fusing different coloured beads and slicing the resulting material to reveal its layers. The process is simple and works like this: We sew moulds from a textile into which we place raw polystyrene granules. We then steam them for a short period of time. When heated the polystyrene expands and fuses, picking up the detail of the stitch and the grain of the textile. As the polystyrene expands it pushes the mould around, expressing the nature of material giving it a fat and muscular feel.
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La fabuleuse histoire de l'aluminium (1/2) - Techniques de lIngénieur
Dans ce premier volet consacré à l'aluminium, Ariel Fenster retrace l'histoire de ce « jeune métal » qui n'a été isolé à l'état pur qu'au milieu du XIXe siècle, et lève le voile sur quelques-uns de ses mystères... Lorsque l'empereur Napoléon III recevait des invités de marque, ils étaient servis dans de la vaisselle en aluminium . Les autres devaient se contenter de vaisselle en or . Cette anecdote illustre le fait qu'au milieu des années 1800, l'aluminium était considéré comme un métal précieux, ce qui est étonnant quand on sait que l'aluminium est l'élément métallique le plus abondant de la croûte terrestre. Mais il y existe non pas à l'état pur, mais combiné à d'autres éléments, comme l'oxygène dans l'alumine Al2O3.2H2O ou le fluor dans la cryolite (AlF3.3HF). Et l'aluminium est si intimement lié à ces autres éléments qu'il est très difficile de l'isoler, ce qui explique pourquoi l'aluminium est un métal « jeune ».
Encore l'aluminium (2/2) - Techniques de lIngénieur
Suite de l'histoire fabuleuse de l'aluminium par Ariel Fenster qui aborde cette fois-ci les aspects plus controversés des propriétés de ce métal... La semaine dernière, je vous ai présenté la petite histoire de ce « jeune métal » qui n’a été isolé à l’état pur qu’au milieu du XIX e siècle. Cette semaine, avant de vous parler des aspects plus controversés des propriétés de ce métal, je voudrais mentionner que l’ aluminium , derrière la silicone et l’oxygène, est le troisième élément en abondance de la croûte terrestre.We've often heard the old adage that there is strength in numbers. But in the case of a new wood product from Canada, we've discovered that less really is more. Corelam™ is a unique wood product that uses less material to deliver equal (or greater) strength than typical plywood products of the same dimensions.
A New Canadian Wood Product Does More With Less - Core77
Dell teste des emballages à base de champignons
Le géant Dell va renforcer sa stratégie d’emballage durable avec l’adoption de nouveaux matériaux. La firme va protéger ses serveurs par des coussins de mousse de champignons, une première dans le monde de la High Tech . Lors de la conférence « Fortune Brainstorm Green », Dell a indiqué via son blog Direct2Dell son intention de tester un nouveau type d’emballages à base de champignons développé par Ecovative Design . Ceci peut paraître étonnant et pourtant il est question d’une biotechnologie de pointe parrainée par la National Science Foundation, l’EPA et l’USDA.Un packaging original, écologique et respectueux des produits, on en rêvait, le suédois Billerud l’a fait ! A fort potentiel créatif, FibreForm apparait comme une solution d’emballage innovante et propose une alternative éco-durable. A la fois biodégradable et recyclable, FibreForm évoque au toucher une sensation naturelle de douceur.