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How matter
mutates.

An open atlas of how materials decay across climates, uses, and time. Every case is documented, dated, geolocated, and linked to the scientific literature that explains its behaviour.

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Hand-curated by experts
Taxonomy
Material × Climate × Time
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NORTHERN POLARNORTHERN TEMPERATETROPICALSOUTHERN TEMPERATESOUTHERN POLAR90°W0°90°E0°LAGOS6.42°N 3.42°ESELECTIONDCD-0847-LA
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DCD-0847-LA
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Lagos, Nigeria+37y
Tidal seawall in reinforced concrete.
Chloride-induced corrosion of rebar
coastal-salt-driven5 phenomena
Methodological note / 01

Every case is curated by hand. The taxonomy that links material, climate and time is built deliberately, case by case — that's what sets this archive apart from a mere collection of images.