Cardboard bed frames promise Olympians a good night’s sleep ahead of their events
In Tokyo, the much-anticipated—and COVID-disrupted—Olympic Games will soon get underway, with athletes sleeping off their exertions in beds made from recycled cardboard.
Airwearve, a Japanese...
Dissolvable towers could help speed forest recovery after fires
In Italy, architect Alberto Roncelli has proposed an innovative solution to jump-starting forest regeneration after forest fires. Dubbed Regenera, the 80-meter-tall building is actually...
Namaste news: Women in India are turning invasive plant into yoga mats
In India, six women from a fishing community are collecting water hyacinth, an invasive plant species, from Deepor Beel Lake and turning them into...
Biocement looks to solve infrastructure’s massive carbon problem
In North Carolina, startup Biomason is making tiles and bricks out of bacteria to provide an alternative to cement, which is responsible for large...
Blood enzyme could hold key for self-healing concrete
In Massachusetts, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a promising technology for self-repairing concrete. The breakthrough could help cut down on the enormous amount...
3D-printed algae may solve Mars’ voyage air and energy challenge
In the Netherlands, a project led by Delft University of Technology has successfully printed photosynthetic biological material—a breakthrough that could one day help create...
Fun guys on Mars: Mycelium eyed for astronaut houses
In California, a researcher at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California has received additional funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts to evaluate the...
Vietnamese company develops plastic made from used coffee grounds
In Vietnam, AirXcoffee has developed a plastic using used coffee grounds that can be used in disposable tableware and other items currently made from...
Cornflake waste eyed as future packaging material
In Germany, researchers at Göttingen University have developed a packaging material out of the popcorn-like material left over from manufacturing the corn flakes popular...
3-D printing wood waste could save endangered trees
In California, 3-D printing innovators have successfully printed sawdust and binder in a way that mimics the grain of a tree—a process that can...