In Tokyo, researchers have created the world’s largest, and most advanced, lab-growth chicken nugget. Featuring “veins” that deliver nutrients and oxygen, the new nugget marks a breakthrough in the race for lab-grown meat, which has struggled to make thicker, more cohesive cell groupings that better mimic meat’s muscle structure. The team also broke the record […]
In Tokyo, an exhibit at the 21_21 Design Sight gallery wants to flush away preconceived notions and illustrate how humanity can create materials from excrement. Made by artist Koro Ihara, Pooploop consists of animal poop sculptures coated with urishi lacquer, including a recreation of the ubiquitous poop emoji. The exhibit also includes nearly 200 types […]
In Tokyo, designer Hiroto Ikebe is exhibiting clothing made from rewoven silk cocoon waste at the DESIGNART Tokyo event. Though not used for mass production, Ikebe intends for the COCOON ANATOMY exhibit to show that silk industry waste can be repurposed into a usable, leather-like textile. The waste material specifically included raw, unprocessed silk; kibiso, […]
In Tokyo, Toyo Engineering Corp. has been awarded the front-end engineering design contract for a biobased ethanol-to-ethylene production facility by Braskem Siam Company Ltd., a joint venture between Brazil’s Braskem S.A. and Thailand’s SCG Chemicals plc. The collaboration, initiated in August 2023, marks a significant step toward the Final Investment Decision for the project. Utilizing […]
In Tokyo, watchmaker Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is celebrating the 50th anniversary of HELLO KITTY, the iconic and adorable character created by Sanrio, with a commemorative watch and biobased watchband. Further details of the watchband material were not disclosed, but the company has used castor seed and corn feedstocks in the past. The new watch […]
