Software challenge yields algae-based route to ethylene
In Turkey, two Izmir Institute of Technology students have won Honeywell’s UniSim Design Challenge by using the company’s software to demonstrate a process route...
Polish company develops energy bars for bees
In Poland, Saatchi & Saatchi IS Warsaw has created paper that acts like an energy bar for bees—fortifying the vital workers and, hopefully, reducing...
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...
A greener red sportscar: Clariant launches biobased auto pigment
In Switzerland, Clariant has launched a biobased version of a pigment that is the auto industry’s most widely used in red exterior car coatings.
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Suicide machine features 3D printed, biodegradable coffin
In Austria, designer Philip Nitschke has unveiled a suicide machine complete with a 3-D printed, removable coffin for efficient removal and burial of the...
Bee nesting material creates buzz for Kiwi bioplastic startup
In New Zealand, a biotech startup is looking at how to harness the properties of bees’ nesting material to produce a superior bioplastic film,...
Biobased Barbies on the horizon?
In California, Mattel, maker of childhood mainstay brands like Barbie, Fischer-Price, and Hot Wheels, has promised to use only recycled, recyclable, or renewable plastics...
New microbeads concept could actually benefit oceans
In Puerto Rico, a university chemistry lab is working to create microbeads out of algae, chitosan, and iron that could remediate harmful sunscreen chemicals...
Frutarom acquires Israel Biotechnology Research for $21 million
In Israel, Frutarom has acquired Israeli Biotechnology Research, a producer of natural active ingredients for cosmetics and dietary supplements, for $21 million.
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Italian report finds many biobased building materials are seismically favorable
In Italy, environmental organization Legambiente is advocating the use of biobased materials in future construction as a way of improving the safety of structures...