Glow-in-the-dark trees eyed for street lighting
In Denmark, a startup named Allumen is looking to turn trees into street lights by inserting genes for bioluminescence.
In theory, the trees could replace expensive...
Get boozy and be green: UK alcohol beverage company offering edible, flavored straws
In the United Kingdom, alcoholic beverage company Diageo is offering an innovative solution to the growing prevalence of plastic straw bans: edible, flavored straws...
Kombucha clothes could be next hipster trend
In Arizona, a designer is creating leather-like textiles from kombucha, a fermented tea beverage growing in popularity among trendy, health-conscious millennials.
“This is an old thing,”...
Apple mush: The latest straw replacement material
In Germany, a Langenbernsdorf-based startup is producing straws made from apple pomace, a solid mush left over from the apple juice production process.
Wisefood’s straws,...
Spit-activated, biobased batteries could improve humanitarian aid
In Binghampton, New York, researchers are have created paper-based, saliva-activated batteries that could help power medical tests and devices in remote or impoverished regions.
The...
Celebrity-backed, sustainably packaged water brand lands in the UK
In the United Kingdom, Red Star Brands is adding Just Water—Jaden Smith’s sustainable water brand—to its portfolio of available products.
Eighty-two percent of the Just...
Finnish cellulose fiber company raises cash for pilot plant
In Finland, textile fiber company Spinnova says it has raised additional funding to help it build a pilot factory. The company has developed a...
Idaho bioplastic company develops marine biodegradable biopolymer
In Idaho, BioLogiQ has develops a biodegradable bioplastic by blending polybutylene adipate terephthalate and NuPlastiQ GP. Testing by Eden Research Laboratory demonstrated that the material...
Wheat waste reworked into pulp alternative
In Washington state, Columbia Pulp is looking to convert wheat straw into a higher-value products, such as toilet paper and takeout food boxes, that...
Mango-based bioplastic eyed as PET alternative
At Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), students have developed a bioplastic based on mango peel that could be used to produce bottles, cutlery, plates,...