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Science
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

A new manufacturing process uses lasers to seal paper packaging instead of glue

German researchers developed a glue-free sealing process for paper packaging using a carbon monoxide laser, enhancing recyclability and strength.
Alternative transportation
fromSustainable Bus
3 days ago

New certified Ultrafabrics collections target durability and compliance in passenger transport interiors - Sustainable Bus

Ultrafabrics launches new certified collections for passenger transport, combining durability, aesthetics, and sustainability in high-performance upholstery fabrics.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Designing with Living Matter: 5 Installations Using Bio-Based Materials and Digital Fabrication

Architecture must integrate ecological considerations and material intelligence to transform design practices and reduce environmental impact.
DevOps
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

The Bridge to Bulletproof: Connecting Alloy, Synthetics, and IRM for ShopFast

Integrate infrastructure monitoring, global synthetic probes, and centralized alerting into a comprehensive 24/7 production system that maintains revenue protection while preventing team burnout.
Exercise
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

The Longevity Home Products That (Actually) Work

Home wellness features like exercise equipment, plants, and recovery tools support long-term health through habit formation, muscle maintenance, air quality, stress reduction, and cardiovascular benefits.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Designing for Obsolescence in an Age of Perpetual Upgrades

In the nineteenth century, entire railway networks became obsolete almost overnight, not due to physical deterioration, but because of changes in the technical standards that supported them. The expansion of railroads across Europe and North America adopted different track gauges, and as a dominant standard gradually emerged, these infrastructures became incompatible with one another.
Renovation
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

How to Select the Right Industrial Adhesive for Manufacturing

Industrial adhesives play a key role in modern assembly because they help manufacturers create secure connections while maintaining efficient production. When used correctly, they can improve product quality, support cleaner assembly, and contribute to more consistent manufacturing outcomes.
Angular
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

How diamond nanoparticles could be the trick for clothes that keep you cool in extreme heat

Nanodiamond-coated fabric releases body heat effectively, lowering skin temperature by 4-5°F and reducing air-conditioning energy consumption.
SF food
fromEarth911
3 weeks ago

How To Recycle Sealed Air Instapak Foam Packaging

Instapak foam cushions are difficult to recycle through conventional systems due to their polyurethane foam and polyethylene film composite construction, making reuse the most practical disposal option.
OMG science
fromwww.nature.com
3 weeks ago

Polymers with purpose: molecules can squirm free of the pack

Densely packed long molecular chains like chromosomes can move past neighboring molecules through crawling motion, according to computer simulations and theoretical modeling.
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

6 Business Use Cases For Perforated Metal

Perforated metal has long been valued for its strength, versatility, and clean visual appeal. Created by punching patterns of holes into metal sheets, it offers a practical balance between airflow, light control, and structural support. Across industries such as architecture, construction, mining, and interior design, perforated metal has become a go-to material for projects that require both function and style.
Design
Design
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Why Plywood Boards Remain a Staple in Commercial Projects

Plywood remains essential in construction due to its superior structural performance, cost efficiency, and reliability compared to alternatives.
fromFlowingData
1 month ago

Illustrated engineering in everyday objects

I take the product apart. CAD it up. Illustrate each view. Then animate and lay it out for the web. That sounds quick, but it does take me quite a bit of time to create each one.
Graphic design
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Facing the Age of Robots? Material Innovation in Architectural Structures

Robotic technology in construction extends beyond automation and cost reduction to fundamentally reshape architectural design, material experimentation, and construction methodologies through collaborative human-robot workflows.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

The Economics of 3D Printed Homes Are Surprisingly Horrible

According to the outlet SlashGear, the neighborhood encompasses five 1,000-square-foot houses just north of Sacramento. Each domicile is produced by a hulking concrete printer worth about $1.5 million, which took about 24 days to spit out the first house. In the future, 4Dify expects the whole process to take about 10 days, but that isn't what's astonishing about the Yuba County neighborhood - it's the price tag.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

This paint may alter how builders fight mold and moisture damage

This is the one and only paint that's on the market that's designed to actually absorb moisture. If you take Lilypad paint and apply it to the wall, the film will actually absorb excess humidity as it starts filling the room, and then, when it dries, it resets itself by slowly letting it back into the space. So it's regulating humidity, Dr. Stein said.
Remodel
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Tide spent 10 years turning laundry detergent into a tile. Please don't eat it

Tide developed Tide evo, a pre-dosed, fabric-like detergent tile that's a 100% concentrated, fiber-based formula that dissolves in water and reduces packaging emissions.
UX design
fromCarlbarenbrug
2 months ago

Friction by Design

Intentional friction preserves user awareness and reflection, trading pure speed for more considered decisions and preventing autopilot interactions.
Science
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These molecules are remaking manufacturing

Advances in catalysts and enzymes are transforming plant-based processing into precise, energy-efficient, foundational infrastructure for lower-carbon manufacturing.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Best rubber band

Rubber bands come in all shapes, colors and sizes, and quality can range significantly between brands. You can buy a smaller pack or buy in bulk, so the pack you choose to purchase can vary depending on your needs.
Gadgets
#generative-ai
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 products that used to last decades but now seem to break after the warranty expires - Silicon Canals

My grandmother's refrigerator ran for forty years. The washing machine she bought in the 1970s? Still spinning when she passed away. Meanwhile, I'm on my third coffee maker in five years, and don't get me started on the laptop that mysteriously died two weeks after the warranty expired. This isn't just bad luck or nostalgia talking. There's something fundamentally different about how products are made today versus decades ago.
Gadgets
fromBig Think
2 months ago

How "tribology" became a new industrial science

the automation of heavy machinery enabled plants to operate continuously, increasing productivity and revenue. The downside was that any small hiccup was acutely felt, cascading through the production line. At first, it was assumed that inadequate lubrication of factory equipment was causing parts to seize up or break apart. And so, the Lubrication and Wear Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, along with the Iron
Science
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
1 month ago

These pretty textiles are made out of human hair

Human hair can be repurposed into durable biotextiles resembling coarse wool and combined with resins for improved structural stability.
fromEarth911
2 months ago

Guest Idea: 7 Solutions to Give Your Old Sunglasses a Second Life

Just like that coffee cup, eyewear is a complex fusion of materials. Metal hinges are screwed into polymer frames, which hold chemically-coated lenses. This mix of metals, plastics, and coatings means standard sorting machines cannot process them. As a result, they are rejected as contamination and sent directly to landfills, where they contribute to non-biodegradable waste. Unlike a disposable paper cup, however, a pair of sunglasses is built for durability. Its high-quality components make it a perfect candidate for repair, reuse, or reinvention.
Environment
Real estate
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

These 3 Building Material Companies Are Fighting for Construction Dollars. Here's Who's Winning.

Rising housing construction demand benefits insulation suppliers: installers TopBuild and IBP gain installation volume while Owens Corning benefits from material manufacturing.
Renovation
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

What Is a Waterborne Finish, and Is It Right for Your Hardwood Floors?

Waterborne finishing systems provide a low-VOC, low-odor, non-flammable option for refinishing hardwood floors while preserving appearance, durability, and environmental safety.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Indestructible suitcase can survive being launched out of an airplane

'Polypropylene fibres are stretched and aligned for extreme tensile strength, then woven and heat-fused into a single composite sheet. No glues, no resins, no weak points,' Mous explained. 'This self-reinforced structure lets the shell flex under pressure instead of cracking, dispersing impact energy and rebounding to shape. 'It stays tough across extreme temperatures, resisting brittleness in the cold and softening in the heat.'
Gadgets
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Eco-Friendly Countertop Material That's Surprisingly Durable - Tasting Table

It's likely that you've encountered recycled glass countertops without realizing it. They're far from the hippie-style broken-glass mosaic art of yesteryear, instead presenting as sleek, highly polished, professional slabs with intriguing bits of confetti-style color trapped inside. That's the recovered glass bits set into a binding material such as resin, cement, or concrete, and then smoothly polished so that the composite surface feels like stone.
Remodel
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Recycled plastic packaging claims are misleading, say experts

Europe's supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum. Brands using plastic packaging from Kraft's Heinz Beanz to Mondelez's Philadelphia use materials made by the plastic manufacturing arm of the oil company Saudi Aramco. The Saudi state-owned holding opposes production cuts under the UN plastic treaty and is the world's largest corporate greenhouse-gas emitter (over 70m tonnes up to 2023).
Environment
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Unsinkable metal discovery could build safer ships and harvest wave energy

Laser-etched superhydrophobic textures let damaged aluminum tubes trap air and remain buoyant, mimicking diving bell spiders' hair-based air-trapping mechanism.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

wearable collection repurposes leftover leather powder as translucent composite material

OBRO converts leather manufacturing offcuts into semi-transparent PVC composite by embedding finely ground leather powder to create visually layered, tactile, durable sheets.
fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community
2 months ago

Nen dung vat lieu chong tham nha ve sinh loai nao e at hieu qua tot?

Để chống thấm nhà vệ sinh đạt hiệu quả bền lâu, việc lựa chọn vật liệu phù hợp là yếu tố then chốt. Tùy theo hiện trạng công trình, khu vực thi công và mức độ tiếp xúc nước thường xuyên, các vật liệu như chống thấm gốc xi măng cải tiến, màng chống thấm lỏng, keo polyurethane hoặc giải pháp chống thấm ngược sẽ mang lại hiệu quả khác nhau.
Science
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

From Material Intelligence to Circularity: Lessons from Architecture in 2025

Architects prioritize material innovation in 2025—agricultural waste, recycled plastics, and living materials—balancing tradition, circularity, and material intelligence for resilient, low-carbon construction.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Rethinking Interior Surfaces, From Finishes to Frameworks

Surface materials function systemically, integrating color, texture, and technical performance to shape spatial quality, durability, and coherent design across applications.
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