100% biobased thermally stable polyamide possible from turpentine oil waste
In Germany, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB are investigating a sustainable alternative for the production of new high-performance...
$1M NextGen Cup Challenge opens Oct 9
In California, OpenIDEO, part of IDEO’s open innovation practice, is launching the $1 million NextGen Cup Challenge on October 9, 2018 as a way...
Calcium silicate spheres leads to stronger, greener concrete
In Texas, Rice University researchers developed packed, micron-scale calcium silicate spheres that could lead to stronger and greener concrete, the world’s most-used synthetic material....
Fungi munch on plastic and help clean up the environment
In the United Kingdom, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London published their State of the World’s Fungi 2018 report that references studies showing...
Ecover’s new bottle rethinks ocean waste and plastic
In California, Ecover launched a new “Ecover Ocean Washing-Up Liquid Bottle” made from 50% plastic waste collected from the sea, waterways and shores of...
Light-regulating living biomaterial reacts to its environment
In Germany, researchers at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials developed a new “active nanocomposite” that is teeming with motion: small particles connect or...
New iLAB proposed to increase bioproduct materials
In Indonesia, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) proposed the establishment of an integrated laboratory of bioproduct (iLAB) to increase economic value-added and create...
New biomaterial uses bacteria and synthetic biology
In Virginia, researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Pennsylvania-based Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh University created a new biomaterial...
Fast fashion drives push for natural fabrics
Efforts are underway globally to create renewable fabrics and textile dyes to counteract increasing pollution from “fast fashion,” a trend marked by increased consumption...
French consortium headed to India and Bangladesh for jute talks
In India and Bangladesh, the French Trade & Investment Commission is pushing to grow the use of jute and other natural fibers.
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