Safety meets sustainability: Dutch design studio unveils biodegradable bike helmet
In the Netherlands, Studio MOM has developed a 100% biodegradable bike helmet made from the root structure of fungus and hemp textiles.
Dubbed MyHelmet, the...
Bamboo-based diapers, delivered to your door for just $60/month
In Arizona, a subscription service for bamboo-based diapers has launched for just $60/month—a price any parent will call a bargain.
STYR Labs says the service,...
Boeing, SpaceX race to be decided by microbial engineering: report
The race between Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX to put the first human on Mars may not be decided by who can build the...
Canadian Government to Develop First Algal Biorefinery Project for Biofuels and Biomaterials
In Canada, the Government of Canada is making an effort to double funding for clean energy and clean technology by 2020 as part of...
Japanese designer Masateru Yasuda creates wood bike
In Japan, designer Masateru Yasuda has developed a bicycle that leverages wood’s flexibility and ability to absorb vibration.
Such attributes, which help make Japanese buildings...
Wayne Paterson Appointed as Admedus CEO
In Australia, Admedus's Board of Directors appointed Wayne Paterson, who has been serving as acting CEO since May 2016, to be their permanent CEO...
Proof that Yes, Children Heal Quicker than You Do, and Maybe Now You can...
In Ireland, scientists have found scientific proof explaining why children heal more quickly than adults. Children's stem cells have the JNK3 gene which allows...
Spider silk and shrilk among “biomimicry” breakthroughs
A California-based manufacturer of bioengineered spider silk and shrimp-shell-based bioplastics are two examples of a new materials innovation trend based on biomimicry.
Dan Widmaier, Bolt...
Eat it or implant it – Ham company and university team up for pig...
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and the University of Virginia School of Engineering & Applied Science are partnering up to explore and advance regenerative...
You’ve got blood on your sneakers – no, really…world’s first blood-based sneaker
In Germany, nat-2™ Designer Sebastian Thies and Eindhoven based Designer Shahar Livne have joined forces creating the world’s first sneakers made from real blood.
In...