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3D printed & sustainable Melonia Shoe nominated for a Brit Insurance Design Award

Posted by Al Dean - February 16, 2011

From the 16th of February until the 7th of August, the Design Museum in London will be holding an exhibition…

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Product Design

Spartech Corp collaborates on LCA with Sustainable Minds

Posted by Al Dean - October 5, 2011

This is a little late being posted, but its a fascinating story about what happens when a manufacturing organisation engages…

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Brick battle: LEGO looking to replace ABS material for sustainable alternative

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2014

An iconic toy and tool for almost every product designer, LEGO is facing a materials conundrum in its quest to…

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Aircraft have feelings too: new sensor skin to let planes ‘feel’ damage

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 22, 2014

A skin of sensor nodes could report back on speed, temperature or even damage Engineers at BAE Systems are working…

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Testing: How the new iPhone 6 stands up to third-party product testing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

Dropping your brand new iPhone 6 could end in tears Here in Blighty we’ve been shelling out £4.6 billion over…

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Manufacturing

3D printing issues and challenges: Material costs

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 22, 2014

In the first of his comment pieces on 3D printing issues and challenges, Jeremy Pullin delves into the murky waters…

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3D Printing

3D Printing in glass? HP keeps us guessing what technology it’s working on

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 3, 2014

HP Labs has already been playing around with glass printing, comparing particle sizes and firing of the glass prints We’ve…

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Materials thinking – Seat string a few things together for lace car

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 23, 2014

A lace ‘cover’ of the new Seat city car has us thinking about local production and materials It has no…

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Formlabs announces castable, flexible resins

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2014

The new cartable resin should burn out cleanly, without ash or residue, capturing crisp, precise details, and smooth surfaces FormLabs…

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Granta Design to promote its latest software at the Advanced Engineering UK 2014 Show

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 28, 2014

Granta MI:Materials Gateway enables access to authoritative materials data from within CAD software From 11 to 12 November Birmingham’s NEC…

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