MotorSkins morphing textiles
19 April 2022
Berlin based start-up MotorSkins designs and produces textiles with embedded fluidics for Human movement and Human-machine interaction. Their textile systems are capable of sensing and giving haptic…
Thumbsat – Shape memory polyurethane for self-assembling products
19 April 2016
A satellite-like space station for experiments in space is currently being implemented under the name "Thumbsat", the development of which does not involve the otherwise usual high costs. The idea of…
Invisible Spring – Hinge with memory effect
21 November 2015
With "Invisible Spring", the designer Nina Lieven presents a material development for a hinge that automatically springs back into its starting position after actuation and has a remarkable memory…