Flax to the Future: Natural fiber boosts padel racket performance
In France, a flax-fiber composite is finding a home in rackets for padel, a fast-growing sport that marries tennis and squash.
Dubbed TeXtreme R...
Soybean foam cuts firefighters’ exposure to PFAS
In Michigan, Cross Plains Solutions has developed a soybean-based alternative to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, a firefighting foam that contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Dubbed...
A latte potential: Kyunghee University creates biodegradable batteries from discarded coffee grounds
In Seoul, researchers at Kyunghee University have developed a biodegradable battery using coffee grounds.
Led by Jin Seong-hoon, a professor at KU’s Department of Information...
NextGen Bioplastics taps Tiderock for bioplastic food packaging distribution in Europe
In Europe, Tiderock Companies has signed a Master Exclusive Distribution Agreement with NextGen Bioplastics that grants Tiderock exclusive rights to distribute NextGen's bioplastic products...
Hoogesteger to use Avantium PEF for juice bottles
In the Netherlands, juice maker Hoogesteger has signed a conditional offtake agreement for polyethylene furanoate biopolymer produced by Avantium.
PEF has an oxygen barrier...
Algenesis Labs claims biobased polyurethane breakthrough
In California, Algenesis Labs has commissioned its Bio-Iso™ pilot plant, which is producing 100% biogenic carbon isocyanate.
Unlike traditional isocyanates derived from petroleum and...
Luxury brand Velvet Eyewear lauds advances in biobased acetate
In California, luxury women’s eyewear brand Velvet Eyewear has unveiled its first biobased eyewear collection.
Crafted from renewable sources like wood pulp and cotton...
Sustainable sinus relief: Aptar unveils decongestant nasal pump made of biobased materials
In Illinois, Aptar Pharma has released a partially biobased nasal spray pump for its Haleon Otrivin® brand. Dubbed Freepod®, the pump for the xylometazoline...
Reborn Materials taps B2En for AI-based biodegradation modeling of hybrid plastics
In California, Reborn Materials, a developer of enzyme-infused hybrid plastics designed to biodegrade effectively in natural environments, has partnered with AI analytics firm B2En...
MATE4MEAT pursues shelf-life extending bioplastic for meat packaging
In Germany, an EU-funded project aims to create antimicrobial, biobased, and shelf-life-extending packaging for meat.
Dubbed MATE4MEAT, the project is being led by Fraunhofer...