Cross Links – Your weekly dose of materials links from across the interwebs.
Cross Link
tr.v., -linked, -link·ing, -links.
To join (adjacent chains of a polymer or protein) by creating covalent bonds.
n.
A chemical bond or link created by cross-linking.
Cross-links are bonds that link one polymer chain to another.
Shopping With Andrew H. Dent – A Ph.D. in Patio Fabrics - “Dr. Dent, the vice president of Material ConneXion, a New York consulting firm, earned a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Cambridge.”
Material Stories – Materials blog written by Aart van Bezooyen.
Best of Green: Design + Architecture - Slideshow by Treehugger. Some interesting uses of materials in there.
Material Snooze – “an evolving list of resources related to new materials and sustainable design.”
The Playground - The Inventables Blog, Lots of cool stuff to check out.
Progressive illustration of kiln casting, small lead crystal skulls – “A low tech, backyard casting sequence from a small sculpture studio nestled in isolated, bush clad hills of New Zealand’s Northland.” – Via Make.