Material highlights 2024
Smart Mobility
Pocket Rocket
(SOL Motors, Stuttgart)
Bicycle with tires from dandelion rubber
(Fraunhofer IME, Continental, Germany)
Turbine for hybrid-electric aircraft
(Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden)
Husqvarna Skutta elektro-scooter with replaceable batteries
(Husqvarna, Sweden; Kiska Design, Austria)
Additive Solutions and Advanced Materials
3D-printed wooden crystals on textile
(Aalto University, Finland)
mycoustics: 3D printed mycelium loudspeaker
(Fraunhofer IWU, Dresden)
Micro-3D-solar elements from glass waste with integrated optics
(Daniel Clark, USA)
High-strength glass for unbreakable bottles
(Soul Bottles, Berlin)
Circularity
Seawood Furniture
(Blue-blocks, The Netherlands)
Paper for electronics made from nanocellulose
(ScobyTec, Leipzig)
PapairWrap - the bubble wrap made from 100% paper
(Papair, Hanover)
Hemp biocomposite chipboard
(Plantics, The Netherlands)
Join us on a specially composed guided tour with material guru Dr. Sascha Peters, Haute Innovations. Selected and different materials are presented every day based on different themes.
Get new knowledge and inspiration about new materials, innovative technologies and creative processes. Material innovations play an important role in developing circular business models. How can traditional materials be replaced and complemented by sustainable alternatives?