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Biodegradable concrete casts made of sawdust

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Researchers at the University of Michigan (US) created a biodegradable formwork made of sawdust to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. Wood is often used as formwork for concrete construction, but after ...

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Concrete as low-cost energy storage

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Researchers at MIT developed a way to use concrete as energy storage, by mixing cement with carbon black. The process uses the way that water and cement react together to its advantage. Water forms a ...

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Pendant lamps made of recycled cardboard and clay

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Sustainable design studio ZBOZHZHA designed a collection of pendant lamps made from a mix of recycled cardboard, clay and minerals. All materials, the cardboard, clay, and minerals, are ecofriendly and fully biodegradable “as a tribute ...

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A bamboo-timber grid shell

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A team of students from Edinburgh Napier University created a grid shell structure made of a bamboo-timber composite, said to be the first of its kind. The structure, measuring 12m x 12m, is aimed as ...

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Green shade cloth

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Spanish landscaping company Singular Green developed a green shade cloth system, which allows for the installation of vegetated awnings or tensile structures covered in vegetation for urban landscaping. Plants and trees in cities provide much ...

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Acoustic panels made of mussel beards

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Belgium-based design company Seastex developed a way to convert mussel beard, a waste product of mussel fisheries, into a high-quality acoustic material. Mussel beard, also known as byssus, are natural fibres created by certain kinds ...

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