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Come and explore the Future Materials Inspired by Nature!

Updated: Sep 29

Shaping Tomorrow With Smart and Living Materials:

Join us for an engaging afternoon of talks and hands-on experiments with the LIBER researchers showcasing innovative materials inspired by nature. This event is organized by the LIBER Centre of Excellence as part of the Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition at Aalto University.


Date and time: Friday, October 3rd, from 14:00-17:00

Location: Room F102, Väre building (Otaniementie 14, Espoo)

Coffee/tea and snacks will be served during the event.   


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Event Program


14:00–15:00 | Project Overview & Research Talks

  • 14:00–14:05 | Welcome & Introduction to the LIBER Centre of Excellence (Professor Markus Linder, Director of LIBER CoE)

  • 14:05–14:20 | Biodesign and the Power of Transdisciplinary Research (Barbara Pollini, Professor of Biodesign Integration)

  • 14:20–14:30 | Virus-Inspired Shells with DNA Origami (Iris Seitz, Biohybrid Materials Group)

  • 14:30–14:40 | Nature-Inspired Anti-Fogging Surfaces (Mariia Kiseleva, Soft Matter Wetting Group)

  • 14:40–14:50 | Underwater Glue Inspired by Caddisfly Larvae (Ardalan Rahimipour, Cellular Engineering Group)

  • 14:50–15:00 | Computational Design of Bioinspired Materials (Adam Harmat, Soft Materials Modelling Group)


15:00–17:00 | Interactive Workshop Get hands-on with exciting experiments and demonstrations:

  • Compare artificial and natural water-repellent surfaces

  • Explore how proteins serve as building blocks

  • Try pulling artificial leather and spider silk fibers

  • And much more!


The event is open to the public.

Everyone is welcome — come and get inspired by the materials of tomorrow!



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