Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam by Hila Mor

Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam by Hila Mor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Zoo Tsim thiab Kev Tsim Tshiab Competition Category.

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Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam

by Hila Mor

Client: Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Zoo Tsim Category

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The Design

About Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam

Venous Materials yog ib yam khoom sib cuam tshuam uas ua haujlwm ib yam li tus xwm txheej kuaj thiab tus qhia tawm. Cov kwj dej me me raug tsim rau hauv cov silicone mos, thiab cov kua muaj xim txav mus los hauv cov kwj. Thaum ib tus neeg siv khoom khoov cov ntaub ntawv lossis nias rau ntawd, cov kua ntws hloov thiab tsim cov qauv pom tau nrog kev hloov xim. Cov ntaub ntawv no mos thiab muaj txhua yam nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej, thiab tus neeg siv txoj kev txav yog qhov muab lub zog. Ib qho cuab yeej tsim cim suav lej tso cai rau geometry thiab cov kua ntws kom raug ua qauv ua ntej tsim tawm. Kev tsim tawm muaj xws li kev txaug los ntawm laser thiab cov txheej txheem chaw kuaj.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Venous Materials Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Cov Ntaub Ntawv Sib Cuam Tshuam yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Venous Materials technology developed through research on current Microfluidics, that is specifically designed for human interaction and user experience. A specilized computational tool was developed for the design process and to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user input. Production process involves laser engraving and manual lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
Dimensions & Packaging: Venous Materials prototypes size range between 5cmX5cm and 15x15cm. These samples can be assembled together to form a larger sheet.
Tags: Interaction Design, Material research, Dynamic Graphics, Microfluidics, Computational Aided Design, Sensors and Displays, Venous Structures
Production Technology: Through utilizing latest research with Microfluidics technology, Venous Materials was developed while focus on human interaction and UX design. To realize the design and production process, a specialized computational design and simulation tool was developed. This tool allows to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user physical input. Production process involves laser engraving and lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
Design Challenge: While current computer chips and electronics usually require rigid and bulky components that challenges the integration with varied objects or fabrics, Venous Materials is soft and self-contained mechanism that utilizes the motion of daily activities as its energy source. Design of micro-fluid dynamics is not intuitive task, our approach and computational tool allows the design, simulation, and prototyping of fluidic interactive sensors that can be embedded in, or attached to, any object.
Research: This work present design and fabrication methods for interactive fluidic mechanisms that respond to deformation by mechanical inputs from the user. The Venous design tool provides designers with a simple way to create and validate designs of fluidic structures. It allows users to design the geometry, and simulate the flow with intended mechanical force dynamically. This leads to Interactive applications of Venous Materials, to augment human movement and everyday objects.
Inspiration: This project is inspired by venous structures that are ubiquitous throughout nature and inside the human body. By changing colors, veins can inform us of internal and external physical conditions. For example, veins in leaves transmit pigments that drive color change, which informs us of the internal condition of the leaf and which season it is.
Project Duration: The project started June 2019 and finished April 2020 in Cambridge, MA, at the MIT Media Lab, Tangible Media group
Operation Flow: The displayed flow pattern and color change of the fluidic channels within Venous Materials inform the users of the motion and physical force that is applied on the material. The users can interact with Venous Materials by deforming or applying pressure on the material, which drives the fluid flow within the internal channels to visualize the dynamic responsive display. Therefore, Venous Materials simultaneously functions as a sensor and display of tangible information.
Team Members: Hila Mor, Tianyu Yu, Ken Nakagaki, Benjamin Harvey Miller, Yichen Jia, Hiroshi Ishii
Image Credits: All Photo/video credit to Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab