Salerno - November 8, 2019 Fernando Fraternali, Diana PeĂąa neWmatt Case History
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neWmatt s.r.l. (“NEW MATerials and Techniques for sustainable engineering”) is a spin-off of the University of Salerno, which employs circular economy concepts to develop new materials for sustainable engineering, interior design, houseware and wearable structures. Employing recycled and natural materials, innovative structural concepts and 3D/4D printing techniques we design and fabricate the following materials and structures: -
“mechanical metamaterials”, i.e., unconventional materials and structures with properties mainly derived from their geometric design, with a focus on devices for the seismic protection of buildings, and novel reinforcing elements of composite materials with fractal geometry.
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sustainable structures for interior design objects and houseware, such as lamps, outdoor and landscape lightings, bed frames, table frames, chairs, ornaments and creative jewels, making use of tensegrity architectures and bio-inspired shapes.
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next-generation sensors/actuators for non-destructive structural health monitoring and medical diagnosis.
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NEWMATT Materials: Recycling FabLab
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(b) (a) cutting and chopping of post-consumer plastic bottles (b) recycling of nylon waste fishing nets.
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Mechanical metamaterials
Pentamode bearings
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Di-Fiore Project
Dynamic lamp shaped as a flower: it is composed of a tensegrity structure featuring petals that dynamically open and close, thanks to the deformation of NickelTitanium shape memory wires inserted within the petals.
design PICTURE - Mario Oliva www.marioliva.it
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T3 Lamp Project Tensegrity table lamp featuring three bars that do not touch each other and are mutually connected through tensioned strings. The shape of the lamp can be adjusted by tuning the tension of the strings, which can also be employed to fold and transport the lamp. Design by Fernando Fraternali and Bob Skelton. Registered European Community Design. Registration No: 002058255-0001, Filed June 14, 2012
Bistable Lamp Project Tensegrity table lamp shaped as a bistable structure.
Box Lamp Project Transportable lamp enclosed in a transparent box, USB powered
Pentamode Project Pentamode metamaterials employ the peculiar dynamical features of confined lattice materials to filter and attenuate mechanical vibrations of anti-seismic structures. The fabrication of such isolation systems does not require heavy industry or expensive materials—being possible with a variety of 3D printers.
Confined pentamode lattices: (a) unit cell geometry and simulation of the mechanical response under shear excitations; (b) physical samples obtained through 3D printing.