Dirty Labs wants to make laundry clean and green
In Arizona, laundry detergent brand Dirty Labs is taking on the likes of massive consumer products companies like Unilever and Procter & Gamble with...
Natural materials make inroads into demanding wind power applications
In the Netherlands, engineering firm Greenboats has created a wind turbine casing made from natural flax and balsa fibers and held together with a...
Swedish startup raises €11 million for enzymatic production
In Sweden, EnginZyme has raised €11 million ($13.3 million) to advance its enzymatic production platform. The extension of the Series A funding was led...
Corn contest looks for a-maize-ing new products
In Missouri, The National Corn Growers Association has launched its third corn innovation challenge with a call for ideas about how corn can be...
Spanish research center looks to squeeze more value from citrus waste
In Spain, a European Union-funded project is looking to develop economically viable products from citrus waste. The project is being led by Aitiip Centro Tecnológico....
Dutch brand to launch bioplastic construction blocks
In the Netherlands, BioBuddi has patented toy construction blocks made of biobased plastic developed in collaboration with Wageningen University.
The blocks are set to launch...
DSM partners to bring biobased thermoplastics
In the Netherlands, DSM and Sympatex Technologies have partnered to produce a biobased thermoplastic elastomer for the sports and apparel value chain.
Sympatex is a...
Homes of the future could use transparent wood for windows and mushroom bricks for...
In Maryland and New York, researchers are finding innovative ways to incorporate natural materials into construction.
At the University of Maryland, researchers have made...
Icelandic designer turns animal skin into bioplastic meat packaging
In Iceland, a designer is turning waste animal bones and skin into vessels and meat packaging, respectively. Valdís Steinarsdóttir says the “The Just Bones” project...
Living glue could one day be used to restore landmarks
In Europe, conservationists are evaluating the use of living, self-repairing glue to help lower the region’s high costs of preserving historic buildings and monuments....