A gourd idea: New York firm grows cups and flasks in molds
In New York, architecture and design firm Creme is designing cups and flasks using gourds that are grown inside 3D-printed molds.
"The inspiration actually came...
ARMI Is Becoming an Army – UVA Latest to Join Cell and Tissue Regeneration...
In Virginia, the University of Virginia is joining others we’ve reported on like Lattice Biologics and Akron Biotechnology to work on manufacturing human tissues...
Kraig Biocraft begins spider silk operations in Vietnam
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. a developer of spider silk based fibers, announced it has been issued its long awaited Enterprise Registration Certificate...
UCapture platform helps emission reduction in online shopping
In Switzerland, sustainability solutions provider South Pole has partnered with UCapture, a green-tech platform that helps inject climate consciousness into online shopping. The two...
Chance observation leads English professor to invent coconut leaf straws
In India, an English professor is working to address the populous country’s plastics waste crisis by turning waste coconut leaves into straws.
Saji Varghese, of...
Living, programmable robots raise ethics concerns
In Boston, researchers have created living, programmable organisms that could one day have widespread applications, including cleaning microplastics from the oceans.
Dubbed xenobots by their...
3D Custom-Made Implants Improving Craniomaxillofacial Patients Outcomes
In Germany, Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik, which manufactures surgical implants, now has metal 3D printing capability allowing it to create titanium implants for craniomaxillofacial surgery....
Printer concept would replace costly and polluting inks with your morning coffee grounds
In South Korea, Samsung Electronics product designer Hwan Ju Jeon has created a prototype printer that uses used coffee grounds as ink.
While soy-based...
Polish company sells wheat bran-based tableware
In Poland, Biotrem is converting wheat bran and polylactic acid into 10 million pieces of tableware and cutlery annually in an effort to cut...
MycoWorks meets mycelium-manufacturing milestone
In South Carolina, MycoWorks, a leading producer of mycelium materials, has reached a key production milestone and begun its first commercial shipments. The company...