Fruit protecting fruit: Swiss firm develops edible produce coating from juice industry waste
In Switzerland, a research group has developed an edible, plant-based coating for produce, which a major supermarket chain in the country will soon begin...
Universities team up to create biobased materials suitable for 3D-printed buildings
In Alabama, researchers at Auburn University and University of Idaho have partnered to develop materials from agricultural waste that can be used to 3D-printed...
Veganuary is coming: Game of Thrones star endorses apple leather
In France, faceless man/heroine of Winterfell Maisie Williams has launched an apple leather handbag in partnership with fashion brand Coperni. Williams, best known for...
Fashionable fungi: Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger parent partners with mushroom leather maker Ecovative
In New York, mycelium materials company Ecovative has partnered with a number of brands, including the group behind Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, to...
Design community reflects on biomaterials progress in 2021
In London, design publication dezeen did a retrospective on the “explosion of interest” in biomaterials in 2021, with sales of plant-based goods skyrocketing as...
Mercedes-Benz taps AMSilk for concept car materials
In Germany, luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz has partnered with biobased fiber producer AMSilk to demonstrate the potential for renewable materials in high-end automotive interiors.
Specifically,...
Ap-peeling idea: Banana waste leather wins accolades
In Berlin, designer Youyang Song has developed a 100% biodegradable leather alternative from banana peels and algae. Dubbed PEELSPHERE, the material was formulated to replace...
Breakthrough lifts hopes for biodegradable, shelf-life-extending food packaging
In Singapore, scientists at Nanyang Technological University and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have jointly developed biodegradable food packaging that also...
Bright idea: Designer launches Kickstarter for biodegradable lamp
In Italy, design firm ZM Design Lab has created 100% biodegradable lamps using 3D printing and wood-based plastic filament.
The green gadget is called Puddy,...
Cargill to acquire Croda’s bioindustrial business for $1 billion
In the UK, agribusiness giant Cargill has agreed to acquire Croda’s performance technologies and industrial chemicals for €915 million (USD$1 billion) in a deal...