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Materials Library Project

Artist and maker Zoe Laughlin is a co-founder/director of the Institute of Making and the Materials Library project. As they define themselves, the Materials Library is a collection of some of the most wondrous materials on earth. It is a resource, laboratory, studio and playground for the curious and material-minded.
From their collection, I have selected a couple of the most mind-blowing materials:


-Ulexite: a mineral with unique optical properties. If you put a piece of polished ulexite on top of a picture, the picture appears as if it is on top of the rock. It is referred to as the "TV Rock" because of this properties.


-Rapid Prototype Nylon Chainmail: this material can be computer designed an produced. With no joins it can easily produce a versatile material.

An here I leave the presentation that Zoe Laughlin made for TED in Brussels:

Nano Science

Some of the materials that we have uploaded on the blog are nanomaterials that have very interesting properties. Today I want to post a video that explains a little bit further the properties of the nanomaterials:

Bubble wrap applications

Just like the Bubble wrap Iphone application, I wanted to bring some new uses for this material. Bubble Wrap is an excellent insulator, and has also been used for house insulation. Fashion Design has also used this material as inspiration and we can find clothes made out of this materials. Even accessorizes can be made with bubble wrap. One of the most musical applications is the Bubble Wrap Hip Hop.

Bread Toast Potrait

Ultra Ever Dry Product

This superhydrophobic material repels almost any liquid. It has a superior coating adherence and abrasion resistance that allows is to be used in all kinds of applications.