Luminoso
Luminoso is a really satisfying material to behold, the light punching through the apparently solid wood grabs your attention immediately. I really recommend you watch the video on this page to see it in action...
Expanding the material library
Yesterday was a fun day, my friends over at the Materials Council dropped off the materials Library they have been preparing for Brunel. I felt like a kid at Christmas getting to open my toys. (more…)...
“Metal glue” could replace welding and soldering – in some applications
Welding can damage the items being joined, or even cause explosions. That's why scientists at Northeastern University created MesoGlue. It's a glue that bonds metal to metal – or to other materials – and it set...
Surface Design Show
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Surface Design Show, the event was great, there where plenty of people with new materials to talk to and I got my hands on a few awesome samples.
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Dutch researchers have created flexiramics flexible ceramics for circuit boards
Flexiramics looks and bends like paper tissue, but it's fireproof and non-conducting.
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Plastics that heal themselves?
How can a material heal itself back to it's original state, fixing scratches and sealing small holes? Well for some polymers it all comes down to a bit of carbon (more…)...
Stretchable, transparent heater made from metallic glass
Flexible, transparent and conductive this innovation uses metallic glass to provide an entirely new material option. Metal glass is a tricky thing, often associated with high costs and fiddly production researc...
‘Sewing’ with molten glass and maths
US researchers design a "molten glass sewing machine" by combining 3D printing of glass with a mathematical model of the looping liquid threads.
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Curious materials at UCL
On Monday this week we completed a great event at University College London's Institute of Making. Titled 'Curious Materials', the event brought together a good group of people from a massive variety of backgro...