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Bio ecological PET for interiors of cars

he new plastic label will be introduced in early 2011 on the new compact hybrid of Japanese brand, but plans call for a rapid expansion of the range of Toyota models intended to use these materials.

As revealed by the Japanese giant, by the end of 2011 will introduce a new model on which the amount of bio-PET will be even 80% of the interior plastics. The bio-PET will use Toyota will be able to provide better resistance to heat and aging, and compared to conventional bioplastics than PET derived from crude oil and costs comparable to those of normal PET, due to the large volumes production.



The bio-PET also provides a lower level of harmful emissions than petroleum plastics, making it a further reduction of CO2 emissions throughout the life cycle of the car and at the same time a contribution to the cutting of industrial requirements oil. Here we have some Lexus CT 200h picture which using bio PET body design.

Explosie bestendig glas

Onderstaande video geeft voldoende uitleg.



Bron:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/udoh-ank120910.php

Ecologische spiegel

Ecological mirror! Mirox 3G is has made a significant progress in terms of quality, ecology, resistance, handling and performance. These ecological mirrors entail no copper, no formaldehyde,ROHS compliant (< 0,1% lead) and 70% less solvants than the previous generation mirrors. The mirrors are 10 times more resistant to corrosion and 3 times more resistant to scratches in accordance with standards.
Available in a SAFE/SAFE+ safety version and in antibacterial glass AB.

AGC holds the exclusive patent for the manufacturing process of Mirox 3G.

Hemp chair

Traditionally, monobloc stackable chairs have been developed with reinforced plastics.

'Hemp chair' by berlin-based designer/architect Werner Aisslinger is the first monochair designed with a new technology in which natural fibers like hemp that are moulded under heat with a special ecological glue resulting in a sustainable composite material.

A complete structure done in a thin layer of material is one of the most complicated ways to design and engineer a chair. Aisslinger's design which features soft curves, along with a horizontal and vertical ring structure, is a new approach to this complex seating typology.

The difficulty in working with ecological materials is the relation of ingredients compared to the stability of the lifecycle and pricing of the components. The technology that has been utilized for the 'Hemp chair' allows one to use 100 percent natural fibres in combination with a water-based glue that contains no phenols or formaldehyd. This process enables low cost mass production for 3D objects with a high stability and low specific weight.

The 'Hemp chair' shows at milan design week 2011 at ventura lambrate in the exhibition 'poetry happens' curated by werner aisslinger, tim brauns and fabien dumas. It stands to be a display of archetypal prototyped objects or installations with a narrative design quality whether it be through the 'poetry of making', 'poetry of collages', 'poetry of prototyping', 'poetry of spaces and installations' or the 'poetry of sustainability. Here, designers, architects and artists give their personal approach and interpretation of their work in relation to poetry.

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Bottle school project

The bottle school project is een organisatie waarbij men flessen hergebruikt voor het maken van muren en zo scholen op te bouwen.

In deze video wordt het uitgelegd:

http://www.bottleschoolproject.org/index.html

These striking vessels represent a best practise example of hybridization. The traditional Haitian technique of papier mache and the use of tobacco (once a common export crop) combined with contemporary design competencies produce a completely unique product. Made under the model "One Product, One Village", the Tobacco Vases are made by women in Jacmel in the community workshop Art Expressions and can be supplied in volume while accommodating the inherent variations of the hand made.

Made from papier mached tobacco leaves.

Zelf helend rubber

Een interessant onderzoek van wetenschappers waar ze geprobeerd hebben de helende eigenschappen van de rubberboom te kopiëren.



Materia rubberonderzoek

Gorilla Glass

Gorilla Glass
Source from Corning.com.

What is this used for?
It is an environmentally friendly product that uses alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass. The texture is a composition of chemicals durability and strength on most applications. The sheet is both strong and damage resistant.

	Type Gorilla Glass Main material Alkali-aluminosilicate Thickness At least 0.5-2.0mm Size Available up to 1250x900mm thin s Chemical makeup HCI (5%), NH4F:HF (10%), HF (10%), NaOH Typical Uses Protective cover for electronic displays; cell phones, laptop, mobile devices, touchscreen, optical components, and high strength glass.

The material of future sunglasses

This glowing green shell belongs to a species of "cluster-wink snail" that lives in the ocean. Its special molecular composition makes it the perfect material to filter light. Already, scientists are thinking about ways to manufacture it for this purpose. The snail that lives inside this shell has the power to glow, and it illuminates as a defense mechanism when predators are near - possibly to make itself appear larger. Though its shell appears a dull, opaque yellow in ordinary light, it's actually made of a heretofore unknown material that's precisely tuned to disperse the exact wavelength of light the snails are emitting. The shell becomes almost transparent when the green bio-luminescence streams through it.

If engineers can artificially reproduce the material in this shell, we could conceivably have tinted windows, sunglasses, or optical instruments designed only to let one color of light through.

Japanese Scientists Create Elastic Water

Elastic Water could eventually replace plastic, or be used in an environmentally-safe plastic.

Bernama, a part of the Malaysian National News Agency, reports that Japanese scientists have created “elastic water." Developed at the Tokyo University, the new material consists mostly of water--95-percent--with an added two grams of clay and organic material. The resulting substance resembles jelly, but is extremely elastic and transparent.

The invention was originally revealed last week in the latest issue of the Nature scientific magazine. According to the article, the new material is quite safe for the environment and humans, and may be a “long-term” tool in medical technology, possibly to help wounded or surgically cut tissue to remain closed.

Bernama also reports that--by increasing its density--the new material could be used to produce "ecologically plastic materials," or could replace plastic altogether. This aspect is still under investigation until September 2010. However, if successful, the scientists may have found a way to make the world a little greener.