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Mycelium Packaging

James Burchill
April 19, 2016
Cover, Materials, Organic
One of the few materials I know of that grows to fit molds, mycelium is a material made from the roots of a mushroom grown round agricultural waste. ...
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This ‘electronic skin’ turns your body into a LED screen

James Burchill
April 19, 2016
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If smartwatches and fitness trackers are the best we can do when it comes to wearables, stop the planet, I want off. Jupiter looks better anyway. Bu...

Havana Dimensional Lumber

James Burchill
April 18, 2016
Cover, Materials, Organic, Wood
One of my favorite wood like samples this material feels like a hard wood lumber, it has the weight and the hardness but is made from bamboo. (more&h...

Visiting the Central Research Laboratory

James Burchill
April 6, 2016
Articles, Cover
Today I was invited to see the Central Research Laboratory. It's an incubator for start up companies which are trying to make something physical, not ...

Curv self-reinforced polypropylene

James Burchill
April 6, 2016
Cover, Materials, Plastics
  An interesting take on fibre reinforced materials, this polypropylene sheet is reinforced with a lattice structure made from polypropylene. ...

Wellboard

James Burchill
April 5, 2016
Cover, Materials, Organic, Wood
This pressed wood sheet is made from 100% celluslose fibre. Coming in sheets it can be cut and shaped like wood or drawn and embossed like metal sheet...

Bright Green

James Burchill
April 4, 2016
Cover, Materials, Organic, Other
Bright Green is an awesome preserved moss where all the water has been replaced with glycine so it does not decompose. (more…)...

Schott Xensation

James Burchill
April 1, 2016
Ceramics, Cover, Materials
Schott's glass is flexible, highly scratch resistant glass which a competitor of Corning's more well known Gorilla Glass. (more…)...

Phase change fabric

James Burchill
March 31, 2016
Cover, Materials, Other, Smart Materials
Phase change materials can manipulate heat in really special way. They slowly absorb heat feeling unnaturally cool on the skin and then slowly release...
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Invisible Solar Cells That Could Power Skyscrapers

James Burchill
March 22, 2016
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Silicon Valley startup Ubiquitous Energy is making the world’s first transparent solar cells, a technology that could greatly expand the reach of sola...
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