Design firm “grows” a house from mushrooms during Dutch Design Week
In the Netherlands, a design conference is showcasing the ability of mushrooms to one day provide an alternative material to the construction industry, a...
Indian entrepreneur “adds life to paper” by including seeds
In India, Seedpaper India has produced paper Karnataka flags with embedded seeds to help South Indians celebrate Rajyothsava while creating a carbon-consuming plant and...
Givaudan unveils fermentation route to prized fragrance ingredient
In Switzerland, flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan says it has developed a fermentation-based production route for ambroxide, an alternative to the expensive and rare...
Auburn researcher turns green tea into leather substitute
In Alabama, a researcher at Auburn University has used green tea to produce a leather alternative.
Funded by an EPA grant, Young-A Lee and her...
Researchers look to make use of supermarket rejects
In Australia, a group of researchers from universities and the private sector are looking at ways to convert produce that isn’t supermarket quality into...
Swedish company boasts first truly circular cotton recycling solution
In Sweden, Re:newcell is set to being selling clothing made using its clothing recycling technology through select retailers.
Dubbed Circulose, the material is made from...
Japan unveils concept car made from high-tech cellulose
At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Japan’s Environment Ministry unveiled a concept car made from a nanocellulose material made from wood-based cellulose and crop...
Spider silk firm sees fast scale-up thanks to frisky silkworms
In Vietnam, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories says its new spider silk-based fiber facility has set production capacity records after just a few months of operation,...
Swiss student invents seaweed-based reusable diaper
In Switzerland, design student Luisa Kahlfeldt has developed a disposable diaper made from seaweed and eucalyptus.
For the inner layers of the diapers, Kahlfeldt, a...
Bio-On execs accused of accounting shenanigans
In Italy, Reuters reports that Bio-On CEO and chairman Marco Astorri has been arrested as part of a probe into alleged false accounting and...