2084 DNA instead of CAD The biotechnological era has begun. What do we make of it? Microbial cell factories are already in use: Cyanobacteria convert carbon dioxide from the air and water into bioplastics thanks to DNA building blocks from the Arctic mackerel – using only the energy of the sun. Genetically modified yeast produces …
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SWEET ROTATION
SWEET ROTATION experimental rotation moulding with chocolate After a theoretical introduction to various plastics processing technologies – above all rotational moulding – and an excursion to the Halloren chocolate factory, the students combined the two: They rotational-moulded chocolate into experimental chocolate diamonds. In a second step, they developed unusual rotation processes and rotational moulds using …
NextSense
NextSense The human is not yet complete! In 2084 every organism known to us is genetically decoded. All this information about the specific properties of the organisms is stored in a huge database and is available to us. With the help of synthetic biology it is possible to design adaptive products for the human body. …
THE LIVING WINDOW
THE LIVING WINDOW Scenario In 2084, around 11 billion people will populate the earth. Global warming has risen by 2.5°C on the earth’s surface, which means that sea level has also risen by 80 cm. The majority – about 85 percent – of humanity will live in cities. However, dense development cannot be prevented because …
THE LIVING FLOOR
THE LIVING FLOOR Today we spend 80 to 90 percent of the day in closed rooms. The floor is the most important object of use and a large part of the overall visual image. The materials we use as floor coverings react only to a limited extent to external influences and changes in the room. …
PIGMENTAN
PIGMENTAN In the near future it will be possible to change certain body characteristics by ingesting a virus (viral vector). Already today, gene therapy makes it possible to specifically replace defective or harmful genetic information in certain body cells by introducing a modified virus into the body. Researchers are already reporting initial successes in such …
NEOBIOTICS
NEOBIOTICS The world population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion people by 2050. This means that the number of people on our planet will increase by 2.4 billion over a period of 35 years. The steadily growing population requires more food. However, the areas available to us for growing food are not growing with …
HELIOCEDIE
HELIOCEDIE In spring, a manipulated insect puts bacteria into the freshly sprouting branches of a tree. The bacteria have the property of introducing genetic material into the plant cell. The plant accepts the blueprint and begins to develop Heliocedia. The Heliocedie is a plant gall that produces electricity. It is based on the functional principle …
GECKO FEET
GECKO FEET If in the future it will be possible not only to read but also to write DNA, I would like to make humans more perfect. As a background for this project I chose “running” as a sport and the “gecko” as the largest animal that can climb on smooth surfaces. With the DNA …
FOOD REVOLUTION
FOOD REVOLUTION “Food is the most important material in the world”- Marije Vogelzang, Dutch designer But with today’s cultivation and production methods and the rapidly growing world population, this precious material will be a scarce commodity in the future. Time to rethink! Many aspects of today’s food production are also more than problematic: Whether environmental …