Perkins+Will launches the NOW Database to support its Net-Zero Interiors pledge—helping designers choose circular, sustainable materials and reduce embodied carbon.
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Perkins+Will’s NOW Database: Building Circular Interiors & Sustainable Materials Transparency
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BeeHero & Shapeways: How 3D Printing Helps Track Hive Health
BeeHero’s smart hive sensors deploy Nylon 12 housings 3D printed by Shapeways, improving durability, iteration speed, and protection for better bee health monitoring.
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Programmable Fiber: Fabrics That Can Sense, Store & Analyze
MIT’s programmable fiber embeds chips, memory & neural networks into thread. Sewn into clothing, it can sense, store, and infer wearer activity digitally.
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Printing Electronics on Irregular Surfaces: Low-Cost, Light-Based Circuit Printing
Penn State team developed a low-heat, light-pulse printing method to transfer biodegradable circuits onto curved, textured surfaces like seashells and glass.
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Solar Panels from Plant Waste: AuREUS’s Game-Changing UV to Visible Light Innovation
AuREUS uses food waste to extract luminescent particles that convert UV light into visible light, enabling solar energy even under clouds or on shaded surfaces.
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Growing Materials Like Tea: How Kombucha Cultures Are Shaping Living Materials
MIT & Imperial develop Syn-SCOBY: a kombucha-inspired living material combining bacteria and yeast to create programmable, eco-friendly materials.
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The Beauty of Rammed Earth Walls in a Modern Mountain House
Rammed earth stabilized with site-sourced lava in the Freedom House combines texture, thermal mass, and durability for a modern mountain retreat.
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