Coca-Cola, Absolut among consortium developing paper packaging
In Denmark, an unlikely consortium of consumer goods companies and brewers are working to toward paper packaging. Dubbed Paboco (PAper BOttle COmpany), the group...
Start-up creates bioplastic with food spoilage sensor
In San Francisco, researchers at biotech accelerator IndiBio have created biobased packaging that can tell consumers when the food it contains has gone bad.
“We’re...
Bacteria-built house prototype nabs NSF top prize
In Boston, a miniature prototype house made from plastics produced by bacteria has won the National Science Foundation’s 2026 Idea Machine competition.
Neel Joshi, an...
Future Fashion Expo features living garments and biobased textiles
In London, the recent Future Fashion Expo underscored the fashion industry’s push for sustainability, including fabrics made from renewable resources and living textiles that...
Death shroud designer thinks ahead to burials on Mars
In Australia, bioengineer J.J. Hastings and burial-garment designer Pia Interlandi have partnered to develop end-of-life solutions for the early—and resource-starved—colonizers of Mars.
Because bacteria do...
Aspiring mogul makes skis out of algae
In Utah, a chance phone call led entrepreneur Matt Sterbenz to build a company around sustainable skis made from algae.
Sterbenz’s company, Wndr Alpine, began...
H&M’s Conscious Collection includes wine-leather and coffee dyes
In Sweden, fast fashion mainstay H&M has debuted its Conscious Collection, which uses natural materials such as dyes made from coffee and faux leather...
Canadian researchers convert old McDonald’s fryer oil to 3D printing resin
In Canada, researchers at the University of Toronto have converted old fryer oil from McDonald’s into a biodegradable 3D printing resin.
“The reasons plastics are...
Indian scientists turn human hair into fertilizer
In India, researchers at the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute in Bhavnagar, Gujarat have successfully converted human hair into melanin, keratin, and...
Researchers make yarn from crab shells and seaweed
In Finland, a consortium has created a new fiber from crab shells and seaweed. Researchers from Aalto University, the University of São Paulo and...