H&M launches clothing line made from fruit and algae
In Stockholm, embattled fast fashion leader H&M has launched a new line of clothes made from renewable sources, including fruit and algae.
Dubbed the Conscious...
Honest Company in hot water again over baby powder recall
In Los Angeles, an all-natural consumer products company owned by movie star Jessica Alba is facing backlash after a voluntary recall of baby powder.
Honest...
Givaudan buys AMSilk’s cosmetics business
In Germany, flavor, fragrance and cosmetics giant Givaudan has acquired the cosmetics business of AMSilk GmbH, a producer of vegan silk biopolymers, for an...
DuPont partners with sustainable textile tech company
In Iowa, renewable polyester maker DuPont Industrial Biosciences has partnered with bluesign, a Swedish company with stream management technology for ensuring sustainability in the...
Sandworm’s Jaw Could Hold Key for Soft Robotics
In Boston, researchers have developed a pH- and ion-sensitive material from a protein found in worm jaws that could enable “soft” robotics.
The work was...
Biobased polyester breakthrough could improve production rates
In Japan, researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a method to producing a new lactic acid-based polyester with an alternating arrangement...
Global Bioenergies hits isobutene milestone at Leuna plant
In Germany, Global Bioenergies has produced biobased isobutene at the scale of its 5,000-liter fermentation plant at Leuna—less than five months after the unit...
Turkey looks to get back into the hemp game
In Turkey, President Erdoğan is eyeing a return to industrial hemp production for the nation and has raised the issue of expanding cannabis planting...
3-D Printing with Bacteria Evaluated for Graphene Structures
In the Netherlands, Delft University of Technology researchers are using bacteria and 3-D printing to produce graphene. The work could yield a more environmentally...
Sweetgreens upgrades compostable bowls after PFAS revelation
In California, to-go salad mainstay Sweetgreens is set to launch new compostable fiber bowls after its previous version was called out for containing perfluoroalkyl...