'Baked' Yeast-Based Materials Power 3D-Printed Architectural Materials

'Baked' yeast-based materials power 3D-printed architectural materials

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new, entirely bio-based material from a somewhat unexpected ingredient: yeast. The material is 3D printed and customized for use in architectural and interior design elements that are currently made from non-renewable or fossil-based materials, such as plaster, plastic or synthetic textiles. These may be daylight modulating and sunlight protecting screens, room partitions…

Researchers claim printed yeast gel could replace plaster and plastic - Global Construction Review

A team from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology has created a printable bio-based material made from yeast which they claim can replace plaster, plastic or synthetic textiles for architectural and interior design elements. The material is made from baker’s yeast, cellulose fibres from wood, alginate from algae, glycerol from plants, and water – all combined into a soft hydrogel. Glycerol acts as a plasticiser and provides flexibility, a…

Chalmers Made a Building Material From Yeast — to Disappear

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg have developed a fully bio-based architectural material made from baker’s… The post Chalmers Researchers Made an Architectural Material From Baker’s Yeast — and It’s Meant to Disappear appeared first on urdesignmag.