The Materials Library from the Materiom Platform
For billions of years, both on land and in water, plants and animals have evolved to make materials with a particular set of components that other organisms know how to […]
Environmental Action Germany criticises campaigns about plastic-bottle-recycling
The first German Reusable Packaging Conference took place recently and delivered a message: disposable packaging can be replaced by climate-friendly reusable alternatives in almost all situations and places. Roughly 200 […]
It’s always possible to be more sustainable
Designers are generally very observant: they look closely at the world around them, and they design objects, processes and services to improve our lives. The following projects by winners of […]
CIRCULAR LIVING & WORKING SPACES
By Prof. Dr. Uwe Demele. Increasing demands are being placed on living and working spaces. Aspects of both technical functionality and well-being now need to be compatible with networked, personalised […]
Sharp for Meat, Soft for Butter
Will the knife of the future be able to adapt itself to different tasks? How programmable materials may one day become an everyday reality – and how far we still […]
Programmable materials: Solutions for the future
Programmable materials: Solutions for the future Innovative materials, especially those that promise improved product sustainability and user handling, are playing an increasingly important role in the development of new products. […]
Freitag: Customer becomes designer
Freitag: Customer becomes designer When it comes to turning used materials – in this case, canvas covers for trucks – into well-designed products, no other company comes close to rivalling […]
Material matters – innovative materials for sustainable production
The problems caused by conventional petroleum-based plastics and the high levels of energy and resources required to make them are becoming increasingly apparent. For years now, commerce and industry have […]