Biodegradable Electric Car Made Of Flax and Sugar Beets Offers Eco-Friendly Alternative
In the Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology students and their startup, TU/ecomotive, designed a four-seater electric car made of biocomposites and bioplastics meaning it...
Mango Materials Moving Forward with BioPlastics at Berkeley Lab
In California, Mango Materials, which we covered when they were first starting out, is taking advantage of the U.S. Department of Energy's Small Business...
Rock on! Wood type doesn’t matter for guitars
In the United Kingdom, Lancaster University researchers got to rockin’ with guitar players in the name of research, testing six different acoustic guitars in...
Designers make Styrofoam alternative from exoskeletons of Styrofoam-eating mealworms
In Brooklyn, Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of design studio doppelgänger have developed a process to convert the exoskeletons of mealworms into an alternative...
Brooks Automation Acquires Cool Lab for $5 Million Cash
In Massachusetts, Brooks Automation, Inc. announced it has acquired Cool Lab, LLC in exchange for a $5 million cash payment and a $9 million...
Clairy launches biobased natural air purifier on Kickstarter
In California, Clairy introduced their latest technological advancement in air purification: NATEDE, on Kickstarter. The name NATEDE comes from Clairy’s unique and proprietary product...
3D-printed, biobased cabin available for rent
In Amsterdam, DUS Architects has unveiled a 3D-printed “urban cabin” built out of linseed oil-based plastic. The “cozy” 86-square foot building includes a small park...
Consumers want plant-based products, but more education needed
In Washington, DC, a consumer survey by the Plant Based Products Council shows the majority of U.S. consumers are receptive to plant based products...
Italian firm designs minimalist dwelling made of wood, straw and cork
In Italy, architecture firm LCA Architetti has designed a small country house made from natural and recyclable construction materials. The simple design utilizes a...
Latest architecture and design trends take waste not, want not approach
Architecture is undergoing a “biowaste revolution,” according to Architect, an online publication affiliated with the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. The piece...