In this video Becky Stern from Adafruit shows how to make a simple circuit on a transparent sheet of plastic coated with indium tin ...
transparent circuit boards
Circuits, Conductive Materials, Polymers, Techniques
Endlighten is an acrylic sheet infused with colorless light diffusing particles. While regular acrylic only diffuses light around the edges, endlighten illuminates evenly across the entire surface. ...
light diffusing acrylic
Materials 101, Polymers
Shape memory polymer strips (image by Inventables)
Heat Reactive Materials
Heat reactive materials change state, shape and/or color when exposed to temperatures above ambient. Naturally, many materials change state, ...
heat reactive polymers
Materials 101, Polymers
Empa's EAP propelled airship with Dielectric Elastomer (DE) actuators as ...
EAP propelled airship
Polymers
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UV reactive materials, which initially have an off-white appearance, change to bright colors when ...
UV reactive materials
Materials 101, Polymers, Textiles
Here's an introductory video about polymorph-
How to bend sheets of polymorph-
How to add colour to ...
a few videos about polymorph..
Polymers, Techniques
The worldwide first EAP propelled airship was made at Empa in collaboration with aeroix GmbH and the Technical University of Berlin. This lighter-than-air vehicle with 8 m in length consists of a slightly pressurized ...
featured video :: EAP-Blimp
Polymers
bionic yarn is a 'new fabric made of recycled plastic bottles' (PET).
I'm loving the great 'process' section on the website, explaining the extrusion process and how the fibers are spun together to make the ...
There's been a lot of buzz lately about homemade biodegradable plastic. I haven't tried it myself, but thought it would be useful to gather here some resources relating to these experiments:
:: Above is a video by ...
resources for homemade bioplastic
Organic Materials, Polymers, Techniques
