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Material Trends Crossing Category Boundaries
This presentation is in collaboration with American Society of Interior Designers and American Chemistry Council. …
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Sustainability and the Fashion Supply Chain
For years, many components of the fashion supply chain have been overlooked and seen little to no improvements. Now, the fashion industry is taking steps toward a sustainable supply chain. From a …
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Zaracrete: Revolutionary Cement
Introducing ZARACRETE: the world’s strongest, most advanced, and longest-lasting cement. ZARACRETE offers three distinct benefits over conventional Portland cement: It closely mirrors the …
Materials Made from Ocean Plastics
Ocean R-PET from Tide Ocean SA Today, many end products produced using recycled ocean plastic contain only approximately 30% recycled material and are then mixed with virgin PET to maintain …
Trends to Follow in 2020
In 2019 there was increased awareness around several sustainability trends, including circular economy, plastic consumption, and climate change. Today, we're looking at some of the top trends we …
The Next Generation of Hydrographic Printing
Hydraulic transfer film is an infinitely customizable process that decorates and coats molded plastics and metals with more consistency and accuracy than ever before. This next-generation …
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Advancements in 3D Printing with NanoParticle Jetting™
NanoParticle Jetting ™ is an inkjet technology that enables the production of high-quality metal and ceramic additive manufacturing parts, featuring unprecedented levels of detail, finish, and …
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Reducing Carbon Footprint and Use of Fossil-Based Materials
Our increasing dependence on fossil-based materials - especially plastics - has inflated our carbon footprint and led to a destructible impact on our environment. But with innovations that replace …
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Material (R)evolution: Additive Manufacturing
This report presents an overview of the current developments in Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing. It is intended to give the reader a better and fuller understanding of …
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Material (R)evolution: Connected
Connected is an exploration of the latest materials, processes and technologies that are influencing the world of flexible electronics. Included in this world are smart fabrics, e-textiles, printed …
Material (R)evolution: Design
Welcome to the last in our quarterly series of the Material (R)evolution reports, this one focusing on ‘Design’. Perhaps though, this issue could more accurately be called ‘Tools for Design’, as the …
Material (R)evolution: Grown
Grown; any raw material, product, technology and/or process that is based upon natural growing cycles in the plant, animal, fungal and bacterial kingdoms. Grown is an idea about what we want our …
Materials 101: Ceramics
While historically, ceramics have been associated with pottery and tiles, recent scientific advances have brought about a new generation of ceramics for high demand applications like engines and …
Materials 101: Structural Color
Surfaces can exhibit many visual attributes that include color, pattern, texture and ‘special effects’ such as interference and pearlescence. These effects are created by a combination of pigmentation …
Materials 101: Foams
Packaging, cushioning, insulation, light-weighting; each of these application areas would be that much less without the presence of foams. There is rarely an industry that does not rely on foams in …
