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Best of 2019: Ceramic glaze made from human urine
Originally published on 21 January For her project This is Urine, designer Sinae Kim aims to re-evaluate the potential role and value of urine, by using its inorganic components as an alternative resource to glaze ...
Read more >Best of 2019: Affordable prosthetics made from recycled plastic waste
Originally published on 11 January The initiative Project Circleg aims to fight the world’s plastic pollution as well as help people in need of prostheses by producing low cost lower-limb prosthetics made from recycled plastic. ...
Read more >Best of 2019: Furniture made from unrecyclable paper fibres
Originally published on 25 January Dutch designer Tim Teven created a new material made from unrecyclable paper fibres, also known as screen, which he used to make building blocks for furniture. Paper is easily recyclable, ...
Read more >Best of 2019: Hay sneakers & baked mushroom sandals
Originally published on 4 February In the world of shoes, we see a lot of experiments using interesting materials. Today, we discuss sneakers made from hay and sandals with soles made of baked mushrooms. Hay ...
Read more >Plastic free vegan down alternative made of flowers
Material science company Pangaia developed a vegan and plastic free down alternative made of wildflowers and a biopolymer, called FLWRDWN. To keep warm, duck or goose down is a popular material to stay warm, whether ...
Read more >An optical fibre made of cellulose
Researchers at VTT Institute in Finland developed an optical fibre made of cellulose, which could be used in sensor applications. The core of the new optical fibre is made of cellulose, modified for the purpose ...
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