Project Nebula
Miniaturized Map Technology Device for SAES
Nebula Project is a device that incorporates a miniaturized Modified Atmosphere Packaging MAP technology system for food preservation. It represents Saes's first Industrial Design project, aimed at implementing design driven innovation methodologies within the company and exploring their applicability in laboratory workflows. It is estimated that approximately 930 million tons of food were wasted in 2019, with around 60% of it being discarded by consumers at home. Nebula aims to address these challenges by leveraging cutting edge technology to empower individuals to reduce food waste.
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Delighted to offer translations for Project Nebula projects in a variety of languages: Miniaturized Map Technology Device EN, Geminiatuuriseerde MAP-tegnologie Apparaat AF, Pajisje Teknologjike MAP e Miniaturizuar SQ, ተሰናጭቶ የMAP ቴክኖሎጂ መሳሪያ AM, جهاز تقنية التعبئة بالأجواء المعدلة المصغر AR, Փոքրացված MAP Տեխնոլոգիայի Սարք HY, ক্ষুদ্ৰীকৃত মেপ প্ৰযুক্তি ডিভাইচ AS, Miniatürləşdirilmiş MAP Texnologiyası Cihazı AZ, MAP Teknologia Miniaturizatuko Gailua EU, Мініятюрызаваная прылада з тэхналогіяй MAP BE, ক্ষুদ্রাকৃত ম্যাপ প্রযুক্তি ডিভাইস BN, Minijaturizovani MAP Tehnološki Uređaj BS, Устройство с Миниатюризирана MAP Технология BG, သေးငယ်ထားသော MAP နည်းပညာ စက်ကိရိယာ MY, Dispositiu de Tecnologia MAP Miniaturitzada CA, Ginagmay nga Kagamitan sa Teknolohiya sa MAP CEB, Chipangizo Chaching'ono cha Tekinoloje ya MAP NY, 微型氣調包裝技術裝置 ZY, 微型化气调包装技术设备 ZH, Apparechju Tecnologicu MAP Miniaturizatu CO, Uređaj s minijaturiziranom MAP tehnologijom HR, Zařízení s miniaturizovanou MAP technologií CS, Miniaturiseret MAP-teknologienhed DA, Geminiaturiseerd MAP-Technologie Apparaat NL, Miniaturigita MAP-Teknologia Aparato EO, Miniatuurne MAP-tehnoloogia seade ET, Miniaturisoitu MAP-teknologialaite FI, Dispositif de Technologie MAP Miniaturisée FR, Inneal Teicneòlais MAP Meanbhaichte GD, Dispositivo Miniaturizado de Tecnoloxía MAP GL, მინიატურიზებული MAP ტექნოლოგიის მოწყობილობა KA, Miniaturisiertes MAP-Technologie-Gerät DE, Μικρογραφημένη Συσκευή Τεχνολογίας MAP EL, Mba'e'oka Tecnología MAP Michĩva GN, લઘુચિત્રીકૃત MAP તકનીકી ઉપકરણ GU, Dispozitif Teknoloji MAP Miniaturize HT, Ƙaramar Na'ura ta Fasahar MAP HA, Mea Hana ʻEnehana MAP i Hoʻoliʻiliʻi ʻia HAW, מכשיר טכנולוגיית MAP ממוזער HE, लघुकृत मैप प्रौद्योगिकी उपकरण HI, Lub Cuab Yeej Thev Naus Laus Zis MAP Me Me HMN, Miniatürizált MAP Technológiai Eszköz HU, Smækkað MAP-tæknitæki IS, Ngwaọrụ Teknụzụ MAP E mere Obere IG, Perangkat Teknologi MAP Miniatur ID, Gléas Teicneolaíochta MAP Mionaithe GA, Dispositivo Tecnologico MAP Miniaturizzato IT, 小型化MAP技術デバイス JA, Piranti Teknologi MAP Miniatur JV, ಚಿಕಣಿ MAP ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಾಧನ KN, Миниатюрленген MAP технологиялық құрылғысы KK, ឧបករណ៍បច្ចេកវិទ្យា MAP ខ្នាតតូច KM, Igikoresho Gito cy'Ikoranabuhanga rya MAP RW, 소형 MAP 기술 장치 KO, ئامێری تەکنەلۆژیای بچووککراوەی MAP KU, Кичирейтилген MAP Технологиясы Түзүлүшү KY, ອຸປະກອນເຕັກໂນໂລຢີ MAP ຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ LO, Instrumentum Technologiae MAP Minutum LA, Miniatiūrizuotas MAP technologijos įrenginys LT, Miniaturiséiert MAP-Technologie Apparat LB, Миниjатуризиран Уред со MAP Технологија MK, Fitaovana Teknolojia MAP Nohakelin'ny MG, Peranti Teknologi MAP Terminiatur MS, ചെറുരൂപവൽക്കരിച്ച MAP സാങ്കേതികവിദ്യ ഉപകരണം ML, Apparat tat-Teknoloġija MAP Miniaturizzat MT, Taputapu Hangarau MAP Whakaitihia MI, लघुकृत मॅप तंत्रज्ञान उपकरण MR, Жижигрүүлсэн MAP Технологийн Төхөөрөмж MN, सूक्ष्मीकृत एमएपी प्रविधि उपकरण NE, Miniaturisert MAP-teknologienhet NO, Miniaturisert MAP-teknologienhet NB, Dispositiu de Tecnologia MAP Miniaturizada OC, ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମାକାର ମ୍ୟାପ୍ ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ଡିଭାଇସ୍ OR, د کوچني شوي MAP ټیکنالوژۍ وسیله PS, دستگاه فناوری MAP مینیاتوری FA, Urządzenie z Miniaturyzowaną Technologią MAP PL, Dispositivo Miniaturizado de Tecnologia MAP PT, ਲਘੂਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਮੈਪ ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ ਡਿਵਾਈਸ PA, MAP Tecnología Uchuyachisqa Aparato QU, Dispozitiv Miniaturizat de Tehnologie MAP RO, Миниатюрное устройство с технологией MAP RU, Masini Tekonolosi MAP Fa'ala'ititi SM, सूक्ष्मीकृतं मैप् प्रौद्योगिकी उपकरणम् SA, Уређај са минијатуризованом MAP технологијом SR, Mudziyo Wehunyanzvi hweMAP Wakadzikiswa SN, ننڍو ميپ ٽيڪنالاجي ڊوائيس SD, ක්ෂුද්රකරණය කළ MAP තාක්ෂණ උපකරණය SI, Zariadenie s miniaturizovanou MAP technológiou SK, Miniaturizirana naprava z MAP tehnologijo SL, Qalab Teknoolajiyeed oo Yar ee Tiknoolajiyada MAP SO, Sesebediswa se Nyenyane sa Theknoloji ya MAP ST, Dispositivo de Tecnología MAP Miniaturizada ES, Alat Téknologi MAP Miniatur SU, Kifaa Kidogo cha Teknolojia ya MAP SW, Miniatyriserad MAP-teknologienhet SV, Pinaliit na Aparato ng Teknolohiyang MAP TL, Дастгоҳи технологияи миниатурии MAP TG, சிறிய அளவிலான MAP தொழில்நுட்ப சாதனம் TA, Кечерәйтелгән MAP Технологиясе Җайланмасы TT, సూక్ష్మీకృత MAP సాంకేతిక పరికరం TE, อุปกรณ์เทคโนโลยี MAP ขนาดจิ๋ว TH, ዝተነኣሰ ማፕ ቴክኖሎጂ መሳርሒ TI, ཆུང་བསྡུས་བཟོ་བཅོས་མཁའ་ཁམས་ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་ཏེ་ཀེ་ནོ་ལོ་ཇི་ཆས་འཕྲུལ། BO, Minyatürleştirilmiş MAP Teknolojisi Cihazı TR, Kiçeldilen MAP Tehnologiýa Enjamy TK, Мініатюрний пристрій MAP-технології UK, مائیکرو میپ ٹیکنالوجی ڈیوائس UR, كىچىكلەشتۈرۈلگەن MAP تېخنىكىلىق ئۈسكۈنە UG, Miniatyurlashtirilgan MAP Texnologiyasi Qurilmasi UZ, Thiết Bị Công Nghệ MAP Thu Nhỏ VI, Dyfais Technoleg MAP Meintioli CY, Miniatuere MAP-technology Apparaat FY, Isixhobo seTekhnoloji ye-MAP eNcinciswayo XH, מיניאַטוריזירט MAP טעכנאָלאָגיע מכשיר YI, Ẹrọ Ìmọ̀-ẹrọ Maapu Aládinídìíkéré YO, Idivayisi Encane Yobuchwepheshe be-MAP ZU, Miniatūrizēta MAP Tehnoloģijas Ierīce LV.
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Unique Properties
Nebula Project is a device that incorporates a miniaturized Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) technology system for food preservation. It represents SAES's first Industrial Design project, aimed at implementing design-driven innovation methodologies within the company and exploring their applicability in laboratory workflows. Nebula utilizes pre-mixed capsules containing compressed gas, which can extract the existing internal atmosphere from a container and inject a specific gas composition.
Tags
Nebula, MAP, FoodWaste, ScientificDesign, SAES
Production Technology
SAES specializes in advanced technologies and materials for niche sectors, including getter technologies for high and ultra-high vacuum, gas management, and advanced materials for functional compostable packaging. Nebula was developed by combining these three areas of expertise. With MAP, the final pressure is slightly below atmospheric pressure, which offers significantly more design flexibility compared to high vacuum technology. This flexibility allows for the use of lightweight solutions without the need for reinforcement structures. Adopting these lightweight solutions brings numerous benefits, including reduced energy consumption and improved recyclability. Nebula's containers employ an innovative microcellular polypropylene (PP) molding technique, allowing for weight reductions of up to 20% while increasing tensile and impact properties by 30% compared to standard PP materials.
Design Challenge
Miniaturising MAP technology requires a paradigm shift and a major technological shift. As it was not possible to scale up the components, it was necessary to find alternative options that would achieve the same result with different kinematics. Initially, the team identified a solution based on a graphite carboniser capable of transforming oxygen into CO2 by separating argon using a membrane. The results were poor: the separation of the argon was more complex than expected and the injection of the gas into the container was too slow to be integrated into a common object. Inspired by the simplicity of compressed gas cylinders for inflating bicycle tyres, the idea arose to develop compressed gas capsules and study a business model for refilling, similar to that of some brands in the coffee pod world. The internal structure also being circular was structured on the idea of a helix design, in this context the fixing of the electronics and the development of a lithium-polymer battery capable of supporting the energy absorption of the pump in its peaks was an extremely complex development. The entire design was handled procedurally through the grasshopper software in order to be able to process and modify the system automatically during its design, in this context many of the elements were difficult to manage and required the development of custom tool set using script and complex logics.
Project Duration
The project started in Milan in May 2019 and was presented at Cibus 2020 in Parma.
Operation Flow
Nebula can be operated by a rotational selector switch and is equipped with a display showing real-time operations. the device is loaded with a compressed gas capsule containing a specific mixture and can be attached to it's rigid container. Nebula replace the internal atmosphere with another one able to increase drastically the shelf life of food at home level.
Research
Nebula is a project developed within an experimental, multidisciplinary team at SAES, combining the expertise of several professionals including designers, engineers, chemists, physicists and strategists. The objective was to integrate some of the company's scientific clusters to develop the first consumer product, and produce a solution to one of the great modern social and technological problems: food waste, on which the company is already engaged on the technological front in the B2B sphere. The R&D process was carried out on several levels simultaneously: from laboratory tests to validate the technology, to external tests to assess the extent to which gases including CO2 impact bacterial proliferation, to qualitative and quantitative market research carried out on a sample of 10,000 people. Nebula was designed from the inside out, the design revolving around the study of layout and product architecture, with the dual objective of integrating the exchange pump and all the electrical and electronic elements without any gaps. The exchange pump enables two processes to be carried out in sequence: creating a low vacuum and transferring the compressed gas from the capsules inside the container, exploiting the pressure difference. The technical-scientific research was supported from the early stages of development by the strategy team, cross-referencing the user journey and user experience with the possibilities offered by laboratory technologies, always pushing the project's purpose in a direction of real effectiveness. The project also served to validate a design pipeline that later became the standard for SAES's consumer innovation division called Design House.
Inspiration
The design of Nebula represents the synthesis of SAES's technical and scientific aesthetics. The cage-like structure draws inspiration from the architecture of the NextTorr pumps designed for extreme applications such as particle accelerators. The use of glass material accentuates the device's core, while the rest is concealed beneath a deep black. Nebula is a product inspired by scientific instruments, its design reflects a rational and analytical language commonly found in laboratories.
Project Overview
Project Nebula Miniaturized Map Technology Device has been a Golden winner in the Idea and Conceptual Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
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Golden Recognition
Saes was recognized with the coveted Golden A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work Project Nebula Miniaturized Map Technology Device.
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SAES Unveils Nebula: Miniaturized Map Technology Device for Food Preservation
SAES introduces Nebula, a cutting-edge miniaturized Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) technology device, designed to revolutionize food preservation and combat food waste.
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