Eggnest creates urban butterfly hideouts

In South Korea, designers Chaewon Lee, Zay Kim, Jungmin Park have developed biodegradable urban habitats for butterflies.  Dubbed EggNest, the 3D printed structures are...

Bali architect Archigods eyes pistachio façade for luxury hotel

In Bali, architecture firm Archigods has submitted a luxury hotel design concept that embeds crushed pistachio shells in the building’s façade to create a...

Poop to profit: Cow manure plant pot maker finds success on ABC’s Shark Tank

In Connecticut, a manufacturer of cow manure-based seed starters made a lucrative deal on a recent episode of the popular ABC entrepreneur showcase, Shark...

Built by Nature awards innovations in timber construction

In Amsterdam, Built by Nature has launched its 2025 global prize for real-world applications of the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction in predominantly timber...

Artist Daniel Arsham creates limited edition poker sets out of ceramic and linen

In New York, contemporary artist Daniel Arsham has crafted ceramic poker chips and linen playing cards to explore the game’s “duality,” in that it...

Parcel Health innovates paper pill packaging

In Pennsylvania,  Parcel Health has developed 100% recyclable, paper-based prescription bottles. Dubbed Tully Tubes, the bottles are certified by the US FDA for use in...

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...

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UMaine lays off researchers focused on innovative wood waste materials

In Maine, nine researchers from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, including those focused on biobased materials innovation, are being laid...

COIM USA buys cashew nutshell-based polyols plant

In Texas, specialty chemical maker COIM USA has acquired a 20-acre property in New Boston from Palmer International. The acquisition includes existing logistics infrastructure,...

Split-gill mushroom eyed for biomaterial potential

In Switzerland, researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have developed a biobased material from the living mycelium of the...