100% biobased concept house opens in Denmark
In Copenhagen, a consortium of over 40 partners has built a home made out of only biological materials, including tomato stems and seaweed.
The team...
Sappi acquires specialty paper business Cham Paper Group
In South Africa, Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic (printing and writing) paper and biomaterials,...
New biomaterial can replace damaged cartilage or bone
In Slovakia, scientists from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (UVLF) and the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences...
Silica-based material could hold key for slowing down global warming
In California, a nonprofit, Ice911, is trying to slow down ice cap melting and global warming with geoengineering by replacing the lost reflectivity of...
Squeeze Me! Researchers squeeze trees for electricity
In Ireland, researchers at the University of Limerick discovered that the biomolecule glycine, which occurs in practically all agro and forestry residues, can generate...
Need holiday gift ideas? How about a 100% blood-based jewelry box?
In the Netherlands, blood leftover from meat slaughterhouses is being used by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen for his new collection of objects...
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...
Braskem’s sugarcane-based bioplastic to reduce carbon footprint of LeafGro packaging
In Maryland, Braskem’s sugarcane based bioplastic will be used to package over 500,000 bags of Leafgro, a soil conditioner for sale in lawn and...
National Aquarium turns trash into soil with Eco-Products
In Maryland, the National Aquarium is partnering with Eco-Products on an innovative new effort to turn guests’ trash into rich, fertile soil – rather...
Bambu launches new bamboo disposable plates
In Oregon, bambu expanded the company’s range of bamboo disposable plates with the introduction of a new decorative plate design in their Veneerware brand...