«What’s next?»Materials that will shape the future
As a result of the technological surveillance performed by the Materfad materials centre, a selection of advanced materials that represent a breakthrough in design, engineering and architecture is being exhibited at the Disseny Hub Barcelona.
Materfad gathers together and exhibits:
— Samples of advanced materials and technologies of international origin.
— Snapshots of companies, professionals, designers, connecting centres and technology centres engaged in advanced materials and technologies to generate innovation.
— Projects and research work by schools and universities.
Advanced materials
An advanced material is any material that, through the precise control of its composition and internal structure, features a series of exceptional properties (mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, etc.) or functionalities (self-repairing, shape change, decontamination, transformation of energy, etc.) that differentiates it from the rest of the universe of materials; or any that, when transformed through advanced manufacturing techniques, features such properties or functionalities.
All materials and projects on display belong to 10 families of materials that are leading innovation today:
Exhibition details
The exhibition is running since March 2015 at the -1 floor of Disseny Hub Barcelona.
Credits
Research, documentation and drafting of texts
Javier Peña, PhD in Chemical Science, scientific director of Materfad
Valérie Bergeron, Architect, director of Materfad’s materials library
Iván Rodríguez, Materials Engineer, materials researcher at Materfad
Contact
Project submission: please contact Iván Rodríguez at irodriguez@fad.cat
Sponsorship: please contact Gemma Esteban at gesteban@fad.cat
General information: please contact info@materfad.com