First spider silk fabrics to hit performance apparel industry
In Massachusetts, textile company Polartec, and biotech company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories announced plans to bring to market the first fabrics made from spider silk....
Bioplastic improvements thanks to cassava
In Brazil, researchers from Ibilce’s Grupo da Unesp de Rio Preto are using cassava starch as a raw material for the production of biodegradable...
ARMI Gets New Member – Lattice Biologics Joins Cell Regeneration Initiative
In Arizona, joining the ranks of Akron Biotechnology and others we've covered in the past, Lattice Biologics Ltd. is joining nearly 100 organizations in...
Sustainable skivvies to save the world
In Georgia, a new eco-friendly underwear brand is donating $4 of every pair of underwear towards nine top charities hand-picked by the company, Marc...
Gallic acid steals oxygen making it useful for bio-based food packaging film
In Germany, researchers produced a multilayer bio-based packaging film using gallic acid and sodium carbonate that acts like an oxygen scavenger using a three-step...
Genetics Gives Glimpse Into Deep Ocean Creatures
In California, Stanford University researchers are taking advantage of the latest DNA analysis technologies to get a more complete picture of what actually goes...
Chicken feathers not so chicken – could produce stronger plastics than plant-based plastics
In Belgium, EU-funded KARMA2020 project is looking to chicken feathers waste by-product from poultry production as a possible valuable feedstock for biobased materials, especially...
Latest Report Projects Growth in Biomaterials and Biodegradables in Implants
In California, a new report “Analysis of Biomedical Textiles Market in U.S.” from Frost & Sullivan’s Visionary Science Team predicts a growth in the...
Green tea extract fights tooth sensitivity and cavities
In China, a new formula made with green tea extract can help sensitive teeth sufferers as well as prevent cavities. Green tea extract epigallocatechin-3-gallate...
India is looking to revive jute industry
In India, a centuries-old textile manufacturing process is being revived by the need for greener materials.
Indian officials are pushing to reopen jute factories that...