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From ash to brick
Two young Palestinian engineers turn debris from the local conflict into a product for strong, inexpensive and eco-friendly reconstruction – and are hoping to build a proper factory thanks to Indiegogo...
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The human face of robots
The latest project by Yves Béhar and his Fuseproject studio aims to resolve the difficulties encountered by an ageing population living alone when managing technology. Far removed from the Hollywood...
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New potential for materials
For years, Skylar Tibbits and Jared Laucks, co-directors of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, have been conducting research on 4D printing and programmable materials. Tibbits talks to Daniele Belleri about...
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Industry 4.0. The future is now
TheFabLab held an exhibition on the RS Components and Siemens stand at the Maker Faire in Rome, with Massimo Banzi present, highlighting the impact of new instruments introduced by the fourth...
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Graphene: A hyper-material for sport
The addition of graphene to traditional materials brings a new and unexpected mass distribution to skis, revolutionising their bindings and design. One example is the Head Supershape ski, delivering...
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Made in Italy Graphene
Design and research come together in a helmet combining high mechanical, heat and safety performance, pushing the boundaries of innovation in the industrial development of new materials. Momodesign...
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XtreeE Pavilion: biomimetics and additive manufacturing, it is the...
Dassault Systémes and XtreeE have given a demonstration of the future of architecture, engineering and constructions with the XtreeE Pavilion, a structure inspired by forms found in nature and created...
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ITT: an Italian research model
The director of an international group of scientists conducting research into humanoid robots and intelligent materials at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa, Roberto Cingolani outlines...
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Mobility scaled to life
Displayed as a prototype at the recent “New Old” exhibition in London, the Scooter for Life by British designers PriestmanGoode intercepts the mobility needs of a wide section of the population and...
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Carlo Ratti: Utopia or oblivion
Regarding the Internet of Things, architects could stimulate (without imposing) the developmental lines along which our environment evolves. Domusweb: There is much talk today about Industry 4.0, based...
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