Cargill launches seaweed-based carrageenan extract for dairy manufacturers
In Belgium, Cargill launched Satiagel Seabrid, a new type of carrageenan extract based on 100% cultivated seaweed that will help dairy manufacturers achieve the...
Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy
In Canada, University of British Columbia researchers found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy....
Government approval could mean GMO cannabis on our future
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, a treatment for epileptic seizures that is based on a cannabis compound called...
Kraig Biocraft opens new silkworm textile production facility in Vietnam
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of Prodigy Textiles new facility in Quang Nam province in Vietnam. This facility will...
VTT unveils 100% bio composite chair
In Finland, research institute VTT has made a prototype designer chair using a 100% biobased, biodegradable material. Unlike many composite materials that combine both...
From dust to dirt – The Living Urn changes the funeral industry
In Colorado, The Living Urn launched two new product offerings by now being able to cater to millions of additional people interested in having...
BioGenesis vitamins launched using probiotics, brewer’s yeast and other organisms
In the United Kingdom, Opti-Nutra Advanced Nutraceuticals launched BioGenesis nature-identical vitamin and mineral essentials. Available exclusively in Opti-Nutra supplements including the Performance Lab line...
First-of-a-Kind Algal-based College Certificate Program Sends Off First Graduates
In New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)-funded Algae Technology Educational Consortium (ATEC) graduated its first students from the algal...
New kind of spider silk vaccine could help fight cancer and diseases
In Switzerland, researchers from the universities of Geneva (UNIGE), Freiburg (UNIFR), Munich, and Bayreuth, in collaboration with the German company AMSilk, developed spider silk...
Biodegradable battery breakthrough could one day reduce electronic waste
In New York, researchers at Binghamton University have created a paper-based battery with more power capacity than previous iterations.
The battery uses a hybrid of...