Future of Materials
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New perspectives on emerging materials.
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined May 2021
RT @any_user: A little interactive toy I made to show how auxetic materials work. Try it out here (scroll down):.h….
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🪸A creative spin on bacteria-based materials: a new material called Sensing Ink. Developed at @Complex_Mat @ETH_Materials . #natureinspired #materialsresearch #futureofmaterials #materials #science #design #hydrogel #bacteria #bioluminescent #3dprinting
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🌑Let's take a closer look at Metal Foams, an innovative material inspired by nature. Developed at @Complex_Mat @eth_materials. Discover it here: #natureinspired #materialsresearch #futureofmaterials
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Learn more about Mycelium Ink here:. Mycelium Ink is an experimental material by Silvan Gantenbein, Emanuele Colucci, Julian Käch, Etienne Trachsel, Fergal B. Coulter, Patrick A.Rühs, Kunal Masania, Complex Materials Group, ETH Zurich.
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🕹️Grow some digital mycelium yourself. (scroll down and click play). Growth simulation by @any_user
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🍄Introducing Mycelium Ink, a fungus-based ink for 3D printing developed at @Complex_Mat @eth_materials! . #mycelium #3dprinting
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Introducing the Bacterial Hydrogel! .This material contains living bacteria engineered to sense their environment and influence its properties. Сredits: © Anton Kan, @Complex_Mat , @ETH_Materials .Learn more:
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Want to learn more about magnetic carpets? . Check out our article: Got questions? Reach out and let the magnetic conversation flow!
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What does the future hold for magnetic carpets? Will they give rise to a new industrial hybrid, like a self-sorting conveyor belt, or is their true calling yet to be revealed? Do these wiggly, willful surfaces go beyond the domestic bliss of a self-cleaning carpet?
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Here you see samples of magnetic carpets in the lab.
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Further to their stellar resume, magnetic carpets can also transport liquids. Slowly but steadily – like natural cilia.
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Magnetic carpets transport solids with finesse. They sort, separate, and even move uphill!
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Magnets under the surface activate the hairs. Each hair independently reacts to the magnetic forces by bending down or stretching up. This can be used to move objects around. 🕹️ Try it out yourself here: (scroll down).
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The carpet hairs are actually only 2.5mm tall. But what makes them move?
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They’re soft and flexible and they can bend and turn individually. These tiny hairs are made of soft silicone with powder of neodymium iron boron inside.
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The Magnetic Carpet is an experimental material by @AhmetDemirors, Sophia Ganzeboom, @ssumeyyeaykut and @ErikPoloni at @Complex_Mat. It is a reactive surface with tiny magnetic hairs. Inspired by cilia, nature’s smallest movers, they interact with objects on their surface.
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Science has spoken: magic carpets actually exist. Well, sort of. They’re not quite the kind you sit on and fly around with, although they do have the amazing power to make things move. Meet the Magnetic Carpet. ⬇ 🧲
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Future of Materials is now live! . Get some new perspectives on emerging materials here:. 🧲🍄🦠. #materialscience #sciencecommunication #futureofmaterials
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