Car company partner with artist to showcase biobased materials
In Sweden, electric car manufacturer Polestar has tapped artist Thijs Biersteker and his Woven Studio design group to showcase the strength and durability of...
Biopolymer turns deserts fertile
In Mexico, a biopolymer that holds nutrient-filled water for months at a time may help make deserts arable.
Developed by engineer Rafael Ríos Trejo of...
College student creates packaging material from seagrass
In London, Royal College of Art student Felix Pöttinger has developed a biodegradable packaging material made from seagrass.
The seagrass, which washes up on beaches,...
Former British soldier hopes to hit biodegradable golf ball and toast King Charles from...
In the Himalayas, a war veteran and double amputee is scaling the world’s tallest peak, from which he hopes to toast the coronation of...
Indian students develop algae-based paper
In India, a team of students have won a regional science exhibition by developing paper based on algae pulp.
The students, from Maharaja Sawai Bhawani...
Leather alternative uses algae and food waste
In India, a leather alternative made from algae and food and fiber waste has won the runner-up James Dyson Award for India, having been...
Trip to Indonesia sparks sustainable bag business
In Utah, Stardust Sustainables has launched a line of compostable, reusable shopping bags made from the plant corchorus.
The company was founded by Peter Murray...