Dutch designers envision biopolymer 3D print shops on every corner
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/12/04/dutch-designers-eric-klarenbeek-maartje-dros-convert-algae-biopolymer-3d-printing-good-design-bad-world/
In the Netherlands, designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed an algae-based bioplastic that they hope to eventually use in a network of...
German research team targets pinecone-powered blinds for climate control
In Germany, a research team from three universities is investigating ways in which folding mechanisms found in nature can be used in architecture to...
Flushable test will tell you if you have bun in the oven
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/04/lia-is-launching-the-first-ever-flushable-pregnancy-test/
In Philadelphia, Lia Diagnostics is launching the first-ever flushable pregnancy test made from natural materials.
Founded in 2015 by Bethany Edwards and Anna Simpson, Lia...
Italian shoe brand debuts apple-based vegan leather
In Italy, designer shoe brand VEERAH has launched a line of footwear made from apple peels.
The vegan leather, which took six years to develop,...
Bio-On, AkzoNobel extend barnacle-busting collaboration
In Italy, biotechnology company Bio-On and coatings major AkzoNobel have agreed to continue their work in the SEAFRONT project for using Bio-On’s biobased polymers...
Hemp-based house is not blowing smoke about sustainability
In Israel, Tav Group has built an ecofriendly home using natural materials, including hempcrete—a composite made from hemp, lime, and water.
Located in a rural...
Swiss company launches cure for libation overload
In Switzerland, YourSaint is launching a hangover cure just in time for the festively boozy holiday season.
Hangovers occur when the liver breaks down alcohol...
Biobased GOAAAAALS: World Cup soccer balls to include renewable rubber
In Brazil, ARLANXEO’s biobased ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber will be used in the official soccer balls used in next year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.
adidas...
South Korean scientists claim baldness breakthrough
In South Korea, researchers claim they have discovered a hair regrowth hormone that could cure the scourge of male pattern baldness.
Professor Kang-Yell Choi of...
US government recruiting plants to spy
The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to genetically modify plants to turn them into spies.
According to the Department of Defense...