Circular sea solution: Taiwanese students create wave-dissipating bricks from oysters

In Taiwan, students Chia-Ying Chiang and Shao-Yu Lin have created wave-dissipating blocks using oyster shells and c-slurry. Such blocks are used to minimize damage...

À_SOMBRA mycelium burial urn embraces ecological regeneration

In Brazil, the À_SOMBRA project has added a new eco-friendly end-of-life option. Designed by João Pedro Alves Cavalcanti and Jeanine Torres Geammal from the...

UAE expanding greenery with natural latex balloons laden with seeds

In Abu Dhabi, 100,000 natural latex balloons carrying about 100 million seeds were released on New Year’s Eve, with hopes the stunt would help...

Designers envision game controllers grown from SCOBY

In France, designers Vivien Roussel, Madalina Nicolae, and Marc Teyssier have created a video game controller made from SCOBY, also known as Symbiotic Culture...

Hard nut to crack: Project eyes pistachio and walnut shells for new materials

In Austria, researchers at the BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences are leading an EU-funded project to manufacture new materials from nutshells....

Holiday music box features coffee-grounds base

In South Korea, designer Hyunbin Kim has created a music box made out of used coffee grounds. Dubbed Snowie, the holiday-themed music box features...

Kiwi design student creates Woo-Lace, a wool-based shoelace

In New Zealand, a design student at Auckland University of Technology has won a design award for biodegradable shoelaces made from an underutilized wool....

Mumbai MycoMuseum puts mushroom materials on parade

In Mumbai, a “MycoMuseum” has been established to highlight how fungi can be used to sustainably create everyday items. Curated by Suyash Sawant and...

Researchers eye squid bone to rid the world of microplastics

In China, researchers from the University of Wuhan and Guangxi University have produced a fibrous, microplastics-attracting foam by combining cellulose fibers from cotton and...

Wrapped up: Origami inspires paperboard packaging solution

In Finland, researchers from VTT and Aalto University are applying origami, the ancient Japanese art of  paper folding, to the plastics waste crisis. Led...

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