The Stacks
Heat Transfer and Thermal Regulation
This week we'll be talking about heat transfer and thermal regulation. Let's take a moment and visualize your kitchen. When you think about your kitchen, you may see a collection of objects, a …
Retail and Visual Merchandising Materials Update
This month's seminar, join Andrew Dent, EVP of material research as he gives you an update on retail and visual merchandising materials. We've been doing a lot of work in this area and we've been …
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Heat Transfer Printing
Heat transfer Printing or Thermal Transfer Printing is a printing method in which an ink is applied to a material by melting a transparent wax coating called the ribbon, which is adhered to the ink, …
The role of blockchain in today’s manufacturing
Blockchain has gotten a lot of attention over the last few years as people start to understand its potential. Perhaps one of the earlier adopters of blockchain the Queen of Raw started utilizing it to …
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Material Profile: Plasticiet, Manufacturer: Plasticiet MC#1082901
This material Plasticiet is a hundred percent recycled polycarbonate. This specific one from the company has the aesthetic of mother of Pearl. Based in Rotterdam, the two designers founded a company …
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Colorfastness
Colorfastness refers to a textile's ability to resist the fading or running of color. This property is related to the binding force between the fiber and the dye when color transfers from one material …
Download your Preview of the September Trend Report
Our newest trend report, created in partnership with The Prospectivists and Broadside Studios is live! This month's trend report, entitled "Heritage & Know-How" looks at this macro trend …
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Join Us for the return of MCX Live!
Discover how socio cultural macro trends shape the world around us in an engaging webinar with Emma Fric, semiotician and co-founder of The Prospectivists, a leading trend forecasting agency and Dr. …
Download the September 2022 Trend Report
Tired of planned obsolescence, luxury consumers are now prioritizing meaning - essentially aspiring to fewer, albeit superior goods and purposeful experiences; this incites increasingly sophisticated …
Top 5 Materials: September 2022
CORDURA® re/cor™ RN66 A recycled nylon 6,6 collection that is durable, responsible, and innovated to last. Compared to virgin nylon 6,6 production, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions by …
Join Material ConneXion at Climate Week NYC
Rethinking Matter: Blue and Green Building Blocks for Symbiotic Living September 23, 2022 11am-1pm Material ConneXion New York Material Library 28 E Liberty St 6th Floor New York, NY …
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Key Takeaways from Biofabricate / Circularity 22 / PFW / Rethinking Materials
This summer has been quite eventful so far given no travel restrictions and the hottest temperatures and conversations around sustainability and climate change. Join Gayatri Keskar VP, Research as she …
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Lignin and Cellulose
The two main components of plant cells are lignin and cellulose. Lignin is nature’s second most abundant bio-polymer, only surpassed by cellulose. At a microscopic level, a plant’s cell walls are …
Material Profile: ClearBright™ Transparent Display Film Manufacture Lux Labs Displays MC 1233001
This is a PET laminate film that transforms any window or clear surface into a fully transparent, live display. This film consists of a PET substrate, a nanoparticle-embedded polymer layer, an …
What is Renewable Carbon?
When we think about reducing the overall carbon footprint on this planet to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, there are different ways to do that. We as material specialists are always …
