TY - BOOK AU - Brownell,Blaine Erickson TI - Transmaterial 3: a catalog of materials that redefine our physical environment SN - 9781568988931 (alk. paper) U1 - 620.11 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Princeton Architectural Press KW - Materials KW - Technological innovations KW - Catalogs N1 - Includes indexes; Concrete -- Mineral -- Metal -- Wood -- Plastic + rubber -- Glass -- Paint + paper -- Fabric -- Light -- Digital N2 - "Provides a broad synopsis of the state of technological advances in materials today, with a special emphasis on new developments in the field of biopolymers and various agriculturally derived products; biomimetic products, systems, and processes that seek to emulate natural examples, including low-embodied-energy and biochemically manufactured products; "grown" materials; nanoscale marvels; renewable energy technologies; "second-life" materials derived from repurposed waste; and responsive, interactive, and transformational digital interfaces that harness pervasive communication networks and are powered by low-energy illumination sources."--P. [4] of cover ER -