MAKING Material Move
The New Episode with Heidi Jalkh Explores Auxetic Materials
Plants are masters of motion! Take the ice plant — just a single drop of water, and its leaves spring to life! No muscles, no motors, just pure natural genius. So, what's the secret? It’s all in the plant’s structure. And researchers like Heidi Jalkh are diving deep into how plants move to design smarter materials for the future. From everyday stuff like EVA foam, she creates bioinspired, so-called auxetic materials that can even lift rocks.
»My aim was to make it be alive«, Heidi says. Unlocking nature’s magic recipe book to motion could change the way we build, create, and design. Want to know more? Catch the full episode of MAKING_ now!
MAKING Material Move with Heidi Jalkh. Copyright: Matters of Activity. Ice plant footage by Max Planck Gesellschaft