Assembly Required
Tim McGeeAn Impossible Fibers publication | The next revolution in manufacturing won't begin with new materials. It will begin with new ways of thinking about how materials come together.
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Bio-inspired materials, manufacturing, and product development. Program Lead at Speculative Technologies, Founder & Chief Scientist at LikoLab.
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