No trees were used in these wall-coverings. And no, they’re not made from toxic, off-gassing vinyl, either. Rather, these patterns were printed on a breakthrough material manufactured from eco-friendly powdered stone.
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Picture a metal that's so clever it can be blown into a mold like plastic materials, then think of the amazing gadgets that could be crafted from it--gizmos that make Apple's unibody Macs look like child's play. READ»
Japan's Asahi glass has a new material called Dragontrail that it hopes will steal some of Corning Gorilla's market share. Whatever happens, the good news is that our gadgets will win.READ»
The 2010 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for a powerful process to produce carbon bonds important for medicine production, materials science and electronics--including the tech behind OLED screens.READ»
Behind every classic of design lies some innovation in materials or fabrication. So what materials will tomorrow's brilliant new products be made from? Material Connexion, a materials library for designers, has just unveiled its inaugural MEDIUM awards, for the best materials of the year. Here's an exclusive sneak peek of a few of those mind-bending innovations.READ»
New nanotech advances point to a future with intelligent metals that repair themselves. Think the Terminator from T2, but less evil and more useful.READ»
Listening to the cacophony of calls for green business, green jobs, and green economies, you'd think that everyone now is for a green future. But unless your company is manufacturing solar panels or making socks from bamboo, ...READ»
New Scientist provides us with this handy graph to show how long the materials we need for our transition to a low-carbon economy will last. I promise it will erase every fleeting thought you ever had about the pointlessness of ...READ»
