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NANO Supermarket

The NANO Supermarket presents speculative nanotech products that may hit the shelves within the next ten years: medicinal candy, interactive wall paint, a wine which taste can be altered with microwaves, a twitter implant, invisible security spray and much more. Visit the shop, taste & test our products and experience the impact of nanotechnology on our everyday lives.

The debate–provoking nanotech products are submitted by designers, technologists and artists from around the world. They are selected by a jury of nanotech experts and design experts. Our products are both innovative and useful as well as uncanny and disturbing. They function as scenarios for potential nano futures, that help us decide what nano future we actually want.

The new NANO Supermarket website is online. Click here visit it.

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Contributors
- Nano Product Designers
- Biocustomized Sneakers – Raymond Ong, Rayfish.com
- Biojewellery – Tobie Kerridge, Nikki Stott, Ian Thompson
- Biophilia – Veronica Ranner
- Check up Tatto – Yessica Isabel Garcia Tellez
- Conception Condom – Aylin Groenewoud
- DNA World – Niko Vegt
- Dust Pills – Wouter Widdershoven, Dirk Gooren, Ruperto Hernández, Castor Bours
- Energy Belt – Emmy van Roosmalen
- Echromi The Scatalog – Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, James King
- Epicur Pralines – Stephan Hoes
- FluDoc – Jan van der Asdonk
- Freshkeepers – Roy van den Heuvel
- Glow in the Dog Shit – Sanne Kat
- Keratin Ink – Casper Vos & Biotecture
- 1Knife – Jeffrey Braun
- Latro – Mike Thompson
- Lungless Aquatic Respiration – Sean Serafini
- Magic Meatballs – Mark Kanters
- Menoé – Robin Pohl
- Nano Lift – Orestis Tsinalis
- Nansense – Joshua Brevoort, Lisa Chun, Eric Baldwin, Ian
  Campbell
- Nano Detector – Paul Frigout
- Nano Mop – Koen van Emden
- Nano Sock – Nicolas Nelson
- Nano Wine – Mensvoort, Grievink, Daas
- Necklace – Marco van Beers
- Nico Bear – Vincent Hamingh
- Skin Paper – Vanessa Harden & Tomasso Lanza
- Swallowable Parfum – Lucy McRay
- Smoke Dress – Trieuvy Luu
- Thorny Devil Skin – John Vlaming
- Twitter Implant – Hendrik-Jan Grievink
- Wallsmart – Jonas Enqvist, David Menting
- Creative Director
- Koert van Mensvoort
- Art Direction
- Hendrik-Jan Grievink
- Production Team
- Krista te Brake
- Tim Hoogesteger
- Marieke Kruithof
- Product Model Masters
- David Menting
- Gordon Tiemstra
- Jeffrey Braun
- Jan van der Asdonk
- Graphic Design Team
- Kris Soroka
- Theresa Lupprich
- Valentino Campici
- Jack Hallam
- Ruben Daas
- Michael Kluver
- Copywriting
- Allison Guy
- Bus Design
- Maze de Boer
- Video Commercial
- Studio Smack
- Experience Research
- Symbiont
- 3D Printing
- Chet Bangaru, D.Search-Lab
- Realization Nano Bus
- Bordbusters
- Design Coaches
- Arne Hendriks
- Ronald van Tienhoven
- Mike Thompson
- Joris van Gelder
- Menno Stoffelsen
- Jury Members
- Dave Blank – Director MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- Rob van Hattum – Creative Director NEMO Science Center, Director Science programs VPRO
- Tracy Metz – Design Journalist & Writer
- Mieke Gerritzen – Designer, Director MOTI, Museum of the Image
- Ronald van Tienhoven – Artist, Design Educator
- Lucas Asselbergs (Chair) – Director Studium Generale, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Organizers
- Next Nature Network
- TU/e Industrial Design
- TU/e Studium Generale
- Initiators
- Koert van Mensvoort
- Marco Rozendaal
- Sponsors
- Stichting Doen
- Mondriaan Foundation
- Eindhoven University of Technology

TV Commercials

Line-up of visionary NANO products in the 2012 collection

The NANO Supermarket commercial shows some of our products in daily life.
What is Nano Technology?

Nanotechnology is an emerging field of science that deals with the manipulation of structures on an atomic and molecular scale – the size of one billionth of a meter. Nanotechnology is often seen as a trend in material science, but has much deeper implications.

Nanotechnology, or more precise nanotechnologies, is an umbrella term for various techniques that scientists use to operate on the very small nanoscale, ranging from nanostructures, nanocoatings, nano-encapsulation, nanocircuits, nanosensors, nanoparticles, and more. Existing applications range from sunscreens, from mobile phones to airplanes to medicines.

Although many people are aware that nanotechnology is very small, there is only little discussion on how this emerging technology will change our everyday lives. Nanotechnology radically intervenes with our notion of what is natural. It may realize the dreams people have of themselves and significantly improve our lives, but may also have its downsides. Hence the urgency to have a public debate on the impact of nanotechnology on our lives.
Supermarket Brochure

This Nano Supermarket Brochure is being distributed alongside the regular commercial folder material in the neighborhood.

Product Examples

Wallsmart – Interactive wallpaint This paint gives you the freedom to change the colour of your walls with the push of a button. Just paint any surface once with the product and nano particles in the paint will give you the option to change colour just by choosing on from the accompanied computer program. If you get fed up with your choice just pick a different colour and the walls will change instantly into the desired hue. Enabling technology: Magneto chromatic nanorods
Energy Belt With Energy Belt, stop treating your excess fat like a liability, and instead embrace its untapped potential. Artificial protocells in the belt mimic natural brown fat, taking the energy from white fat and converting it into ATP. This chemical energy can be used to power everything from cell phones to pacemakers. Eat what you want at dinner, and give up that gym membership for good. Energy Belt cuts down on electricity costs while you cut down on size. Enabling technology: Nano Transporters
Nico – Loves kids, hates cigarettes Nico is cute, cuddly and serious about your child’s health. Many adults smoke around children with no thought for their developing lungs. Covered in nicotine-sensitive nano-cloth, Nico monitors your child’s exposure to secondhand smoke by changing from brown to black. Simply glance at Nico to see if your child is around a smoker – and if it’s time to fire the babysitter. Enabling technology: Nano Sensors
SelectaDNA security paint Once something gets stolen it’s often hard to trace back the original owner. To make the lives of thieves as hard as possible a lot of ingenious ideas already made their way to the anti-theft market. From engraving serial numbers into bike frames to GPS trackers in cars. But how about grandfathers clock or your blu-ray-player? How can you easily mark them? With the Selecta DNA Kit you can invisibly mark all your possessions through a unique strand of synthetic DNA. Just swipe a little bit of the DNA onto your most beloved stuff so that there is always proof of the fact that the items belong to you. Enabling Technology: Synthetic DNA
NanoLift – Physical Photoshop What would your life look like if you had the ability to change the shape of your face on a daily basis? Not just retouch parts through make-up but actually alter the physical form of your face. The Nano Lift is a product that could make this a reality. All it takes is one trip to the cosmetic surgery clinic, where they will inject a grid of tiny magnetic nano particles into your skin. From then on you can adjust these particles at home with the accompanied magnetic stick. The particles are connected with your skin, so adjusting the grid means physically changing your face. Enabling Technology: Magnetic Nanoparticles
NanoSock – Self dressing sock A lot of elderly people experience the loss of flexibility. In daily live this presents these people with a lot of practical problems. One of them, for instance, is bending over to pull up your socks while getting dressed. Many seniors now, have to rely on outside help to get them ready for the day. This is something that undermines their sense of independence and their overall dignity. The Nano Sock offers a solution to this problem. Through miniscule moving particles in the fabric, the sock pulls itself all the way up without any help. The energy to do this is generated entirely through the sock’s own movement that causes static electricity that powers the moving parts. Enabling technology: Nano Electro-mechanical systems
Programmable Wine Each course of a fancy diner should be accompanied with a soothing wine. But why buy each different type separately when you can get them all out of one bottle? Nano Wine is a basic grape product that is mixed with nano sized flavour capsules. When exposed to microwaves these capsules release their flavour. Different wattage and duration of exposure means you create a different type of wine. Just open the vanilla capsules when you are in an Australian mood. Truffle puts you in an Italian atmosphere and for a smooth Merlot won’t have to do anything. Enabling Technology: Nano encapsulation

Tour Schedule

Since its opening the Nano Supermarket received over 30.000 visitors in various cities and events. Below is an overview of the tour schedule. If you are interested in hosting the Nano Supermarket in your city or event, do contact us.

16-05-13 What Design Can Do, Amsterdam (tentative)
20-03-13 Discovery Centrum Continiuum, Kerkrade
16-02-13 Het Wonder van Eindhoven, Amsterdam
26-11-12 Shaking Science, Leiden
21-10-12 Dutch Design Week, 18 Septemberplein, Eindhoven
28-09-12 Discovery Festival, Eindhoven
16-09-12 Groeneveld Festival, Baarn
15-09-12 Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven
17/19-08-12 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen
17/21-05-12 Deaf Festival, Rotterdam.
17/22-04-12 Salone Mobile, Milan.
30-03-12 TU Eindhoven
21-01-12 TU Eindhoven
11-11-11 Vila ArenA, Amsterdam
06-10-11 STW conference, Nieuwegein
14-09-11 Picnic Festival, Amsterdam
04-06-11 Night of Art & Science, Groningen
19-05-11 Cultuur op de Campus, Nijmegen
13-05-11 TEDxBrainport, Eindhoven
17-03-11 Evoluon, Eindhoven
09-03-11 Pamplona, Spain (Map)
02-02-11 Leidseplein, Amsterdam
27-01-11 Nemo, Amsterdam
23-10-10 Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Call for Products

We call upon designers, technologists and artists to translate current nanotech trends into speculative yet visionary products that stimulate debate on our nanotech future. We are searching for well thought-out and designed proposals that take technological, economical, political and societal trends into consideration: Science faction rather than science fiction.

A selection of the entries will be presented in the Nano Supermarket and the accompanying publication. Entries are judged by an international jury of nanotech and design experts upon originality, design quality, visual presentation, technological feasibility and the extent to which your design stimulates debate. The winning submission will be awarded a € 2500 prize.

You can submit your product in two different categories: As a photoshop model or as a physical model. A selection of the best photoshop models will be displayed in the catalogue and on the website. A selection of the best physical models will also be displayed in the physical supermarket. The submission deadline of the next round will be 31 May 2013. More details will follow.

Your submission consists of:
1. A short product pitch.
2. A description of the technological feasability of your product. Which principles allow your product to function, and how and when do you expect it to be produced?
3. A reflection on the socio-cultural implications of your product. What are the promises and fears of the underlying technology and how do you expect your product will change everyday life?
4. A photograph and a technical description of your physical model, OR a photoshop model (depending on the category you want to submit to).

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Nano Supermarket in the Media

A selection of the TV, Radio, newspaper and magazine articles on the Nano Supermarket

Dutch NOS Journaal: Nano technologie rukt op.
RTL Koffietijd TV item on NANO Supermarket.
PowNews TV item on NANO Supermarket.
Radio 1 – Goedemorgen Nederland visits Nano Supermarket”
Dagblad Trouw – Products of the future in the Nano Supermarket
BNR News Radio – Nicolas Nelson, designer of the Nano Sock.
Omroep Brabant – Design en Technologie vinden elkaar.
Reformatisch Dagblad – Nano in de Supermarket.
Bright – Maak je wijn zoet, eikenhout of fruitig.

Download our Mediakit (280 mb).

NANO Supermarket

Pictures

Contributors

TV Commercials

What is Nano Technology?

Supermarket Brochure

Product Examples

Tour Schedule

Call for Products

Nano Supermarket in the Media