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Tohoku University researchers develop real-time stress monitoring materials for aging infrastructure

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A team of researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University has developed a new mechanoluminescent construction material they say can be used in infrastructure to monitor daily use stress information in real-time in order to avert potential future catastrophes that may result from its aging stock of bridges, roads, and dams.

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Interspecies Design: Developing Materials That Allow the Growth and Inhabitation of Non-human Species

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It aims not only for a net-zero approach but also seeks collaboration with non-human organisms to develop environments beneficial to all. Below, explore some emerging material technologies designed to benefit both humans and other life forms. Read more ยป

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Material choices can impact user interactions with technology says Future Facility

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Thoughtful material choices in technology can enhance digital experiences by making them more intuitive, tactile and less intrusive, says Future Facility during a talk hosted by Dezeen and ASUS. It took away the kind of space race or the high-res space that all technologies are in.

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Seeing Through Layers: Translucent Materials in Architecture

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Image ยฉ Beijing Shardisland Technology Co., Translucency, at its essence, is an optical property that enables the total or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. CO2 Pavilion Beijing / Superimpose Architecture. Read more ยป

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ETH Zurich researcher develops 3D printed insulation foam using recycled materials

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Working within the institution’s Digital Building Technologies group led by Professor Benjamin Dillenburger, Bedarf’s project emerged from a doctoral thesis on lightweight insulating construction elements, and how complex shapes could be manufactured with fewer material inputs. “Without automation,

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Researchers develop user-friendly interface for creating complex material designs

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Researchers from MIT and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a computational technique that makes it easier for a user to quickly design a metamaterial cell from any of those smaller building blocks, and then evaluate the resulting metamaterial’s properties.

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A New Generation of Living Buildings Using Hygromorphic Materials

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programming hygromorphic response, open when wet and open when dry, and thicker materials for slow response. But what if everything we are looking for (in terms of sustainability) could come from the materials themselves, taking advantage of their intrinsic properties, without even relying on electricity? Read more ยป

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