Biowax among Cup Challenge winners, gourd cups earn honorable mention
In California, twelve sustainable cup designs out of 480 have been chosen as winners of the NextGen Cup Challenge, an innovation competition working to...
Wood-based sensors could enable an Internet of Greener Things
In Canada, Simon Frasier University professor Woo Soo Kim and researchers from Switzerland have developed a sensor made from cellulose for use in the...
Vegan deodorant boasts over 100,000 armpits served
In the Netherlands, a vegan cosmetics firm has launched a line of deodorants it claims will be a “revolution for the planet and your...
Corbion, Delft University crack the code for self-healing concreate
In the Netherlands, Corbion has launched a renewable copolymer for adhesion or controlled release. Dubbed SENTIALL, one of the first applications being pursued is...
Mushroom-root Styrofoam replacement wins Lebanon Student Startup competition
In Lebanon, a team from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik is set to compete in a global competition for $1 million in seed capital...
London designers establish “Shellworks” to convert seafood waste into bioplastic
In London, four designers at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College have invented a process to convert lobster and crab shells into...
Futamura and Biome Bioplastics partner to create biodegradable, multilayer food packaging
In the United Kingdom, Futamura has partnered with Biome Bioplastics to evaluate biobased, compostable multilayer films for dry food packaging.
The films combine Biome’s biodegradable...
UK company debuts biodegradable food packaging
In the United Kingdom, Jem Packaging has launched biodegradable food packaging, trade-named Just Earth Materials, after six years of development. The line includes water-resistant...
Biomanufacturing hub planned for University of Manchester
In the United Kingdom, the University of Manchester has been given £10 million from the government to establish a biomanufacturing research center.
The Future Biomanufacturing...
Kiwi fisherman and brewer team up on bioplastic
In New Zealand, a fisherman is working to create a biodegradable alternative to plastic using beer waste. Mohi Healey, a deckhand on a factory...