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Name: catarina mota | catarina@openmaterials.org
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SketchChair, a project by Tiago Rorke and Greg Saul of Diatom, is an “open-source software tool that allows anyone to easily design and build their own digitally fabricated furniture:” The SketchChair software allows anybody to take part in the process of designing and building their own chairs. The program lets users design chairs using a simple [...]
Written on April 4th, 2011 at 8:09 am by catarina
UV reactive materials, which initially have an off-white appearance, change to bright colors when exposed to UV rays (sunlight or a UV lamp) and revert to their original pale color when away from UV light. The basis for these materials are photochromic pigments which can be mixed with an acrylic base and then applied as [...]
Written on March 27th, 2011 at 2:47 pm by catarina
As the name indicates, electrotextiles are textiles with electrical properties. They’re mostly used for electromagnetic shielding, anti-static and heating purposes, and also for soft circuits: electric circuits or sensors made out of a combination of special fabrics, threads, yarns and electronic components. :: conductive fabrics :: conductive threads & yarns :: special electrotextiles :: related materials :: starter kit :: electrotextiles [...]
Written on March 21st, 2011 at 6:44 pm by catarina
April 3rd 2011 @ Pavilhão do Conhecimento Lisbon, Portugal The AZ Labs Network is extremely happy to announce FabriCulture’s first event: FabriCamp Lx 1! That’s right, it’ll be a barcamp style unconference dedicated to digital fabrication. Several members and friends of AZ’s hackerspaces (LCD, altLab and xDA) will be demoing their 3D printers and CNC mills. If [...]
Written on January 31st, 2011 at 5:57 pm by catarina
If you haven’t yet, check out this great blog post on recycling of 3D printing materials by i.materialise’s Joris Peels: Last week in a comment, Paul asked me, “When will more eco and sustainable materials be available for use in these printers? Something like hemp plastic or other biodegradable materials? What are the technical limitations and [...]
Written on January 31st, 2011 at 5:31 pm by catarina
MAKING STUFF: Stronger, Smaller Cleaner, Smarter is a four-part PBS television series focusing on materials science: While reports on “smart materials” or “bionic humans” are familiar enough from TV news and magazine shows, Making Stuff will be the first documentary to provide the basic science behind these and many other technology breakthroughs. Each of the four [...]
Written on April 11th, 2011 at 4:01 pm by catarina
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