Plastics ride the wave
Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge
4 min
The Smart House puts plastics to the test
This unique house-laboratory in Europe, built in 2015, foreshadows the role that plastics will play in the housing of tomorrow - self-sufficient in terms of energy and focused on its occupants' comfor...
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Cutting Edge 4 minIntelligent textiles
As an old industry gets a new lease on life, flirting with nanotechnology, biochemistry and state-of-the-art electronics, it gains new power to transform the way we work, live, travel and care for our...
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Cutting Edge 5 minSolar impulse : Flying to the future
Since the first oil shock of 1973, inhabitants of the blue planet have become aware of their addiction to fossil fuels and they have been consistently seeking the means to kick the habit. To date, the...