Experimental Materials Development

Michael Sachen

(1) Hypar Pleating

What would one need to accomplish this?

I have- Sewing and Pleating experience

We need- Chemistry skills, i.e. how can we isolate the active ingredient in hair perm product or similar chemicals to permanently set pleats?

What if it doesn’t work? Polyester!

(2) Experimental Dyes

(a) Metal Deposition

By making a soluble metal solution, make it possible to embed metal into fabrics… Who knows the uses?

Fabric that rusts?

Metal color dyes?

What I have- Dye knowledge

What I don’t have- Deep knowledge on metals

 

Bacteria Dye

Chromatophores, Carotenoids, and Chlorophyll Variants, and PH variation..

Work has been done in this area, but  aim to create a semi exhausted attempt to catalog the process of Bacteria dye. What variants change the color and properties of the bacterial dye

 

Project Pitch

VR Muscle Armband

Use pressure armband to simulate muscle according to mass of the rigidbody so that users can have a more interactive experience when using VR.

 

Light up Heating Hoodie

Overview: A hoodie that lights up according to light and temperature, then use the same sensory technology to heat up few parts of the upper body.

Technology: light and temperature sensor, LED light, heating panel

Audience: people who want to look cool at the same not freeze to death