Algae blooms as Fermentalg raises nearly $15 million in oversubscribed offering
In France, microalgae company Fermentalg has raised €12.6 million (US$14.8 million) to help fund development of natural food colorings and nutrition and health products.
The...
Gevo teams up with National Labs to improve ethanol-to-olefins catalyst
In Colorado, Gevo and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are collaborating to improve Gevo’s ethanol-to-olefins catalyst.
Gevo’s...
Shellfish-based packaging set to hit Scotland’s beer coolers
In Scotland, CuanTec says it is close to launching biodegradable beer packaging made from chitin, a material extracted from lobster shells and discarded by...
Functional fungus: Designers tinker with mycelium to produce furniture, paneling
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Times has profiled several designers who are using mycelium as raw material.
Sebastian Cox of Kent got the idea...
LEGO launches first block set made from bioplastic
In Denmark, LEGO, the maker of the popular children’s interlocking bricks, has launched its first kit made from bioplastic.
The kit—appropriately designed to make a...
Common natural products implicated in hormone disruption
In Chicago, researchers have demonstrated a link between regular exposure to essential oils lavender or tea tree oil—common, natural ingredients found in personal care...
Michelin joins biobased adhesive project
In France, tire giant Michelin is part of a $30.9-million project to develop a powerful, biobased adhesive over the next six years. Dubbed the...
New microbeads concept could actually benefit oceans
In Puerto Rico, a university chemistry lab is working to create microbeads out of algae, chitosan, and iron that could remediate harmful sunscreen chemicals...
Architecture that cleans the air unveiled in Dublin
In London, design house ecoLogicStudio is piloting the use of photosynthetic microalgae to help de-carbonize cities. The company has developed an “urban curtain” of...
Slovenian skateboarders find another use for cannabis
In Slovenia, startup Rolkaz Collective is crowdfunding its business to produce skateboards from marijuana cousin hemp.
The “deck” of the skateboard—the main part that the...