The Toolkit
A collection of tangible samples for each of the four Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts)
Aim of the EM&Ts transfer toolkit is to provide a tool to facilitate the understanding and application potentials of Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts).
The EM&Ts toolkit is a collection of tangible samples displaying five case studies for each of the four EM&Ts areas approached in the project
(download the moodboard for each areas):
The Datemats collection of materials samples, a total of 20, is not exhaustive but of illustrative nature to trigger interest in emerging materials or reconsider known physical matter under a new perspective.
Aim of the EM&Ts transfer toolkit is to provide a tool to facilitate the understanding and application potentials of Emerging Materials and Technologies (EM&Ts).
The EM&Ts toolkit is a collection of tangible samples displaying five case studies for each of the four EM&Ts areas approached in the project
(download the moodboard for each areas):
- Advanced Growing EM&Ts
- Experimental Wood-based EM&Ts
- Interactive Connected Smarts (ICS) Wearable-based EM&Ts
- Nanomaterial EM&Ts
The Datemats collection of materials samples, a total of 20, is not exhaustive but of illustrative nature to trigger interest in emerging materials or reconsider known physical matter under a new perspective.
The Method
The methodology is based on the assumption that teaching and learning process for designing with EM&Ts is both cognitive and physical.
Datemats is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ programme, within the key actions related to transnational and result-driven activities between higher education institutions and businesses, to generate innovation in teaching and learning and co-creation of knowledge.
The project aims to create a unique design teaching and learning method in the field of emerging materials and technologies and to boost knowledge transfer from academia to companies in a designerly way.
Datemats intends to co-creates many outputs: teaching methods and training guidelines, methodology and framework, training workshops addressed to managers and companies, entrepreneurship workshops addressed to start-up related to emerging materials and technologies.
The toolkit was created to be used as aid in educational contexts with students and during workshops with companies and professionals. It is a powerful tool to provide students with information about the materials and their opportunities and limits, and to inspire them during the concept development.
On the other side, it has potentialities to provide decision makers of the company with information about the emerging materials and technologies, their opportunities and limits, and to inspire them for innovation in product development.
Each material sample is showcased in its box accompanied by an exhaustive description, and based on the developed Datemats methodology, that sheds light on the three main aspects to consider when designing with emerging materials and technologies. The explanations are summarised in “understanding”, “shaping” and “applying” the EM&T, made easily assimilable through graphics, icons, and case studies.
Discover the EM&Ts Transfer Toolkit!
Here you find all materials which are organized according to the EM&Ts areas. Furthermore there is the area YOUR CATEGORY which you can use to add your own material to the toolkit!
