Coconut waste composite strong enough to use for roads
A research team from Russia, India and Thailand has developed a technology for manufacturing a reinforcement composite from waste coconut leaf sheath. When reinforced with...
Green burial option turns human remains into ocean habitats
In Hawaii, a new green burial option has emerged for ocean lovers. Memorial Reefs International will mix human cremains into concreate “reef balls” that are...
RPI team developing hemp rebar for greener, longer-lasting buildings
In New York, a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is developing a composite reinforcing material made of hemp stalk and bioplastic to create a...
Indian company makes tableware from leaves
In Hyderabad, India, a local company is making biodegradable tableware and packaging from fallen areca leaves and recycled paper.
"I call myself a waste person,...
Kansas company creates more comfortable prosthetics using hemp fiber
In Kansas, a company called Human Plant Solutions has developed lower-extremity prosthetics using a hemp fibers.
The company was cofounded in 2017 by medical...
Norwegian designer revives lost art of Romanian hoof fungus
In Norway, up and coming designer Mari Koppanen is revisiting a mushroom leather that was once commonly used in the Transylvanian region.
She recently featured...
Addressing space boo-boos with 3D printed skin bandages
In Germany, researchers are testing whether 3D-printed skin cells could work for wound care on long space voyages. The German Space Agency’s Bioprint FirstAid...
Pining for sustainability: Indian fruit processor to repurpose pineapple waste
In India, The Vazhakkulam Agro and Fruit Processing Company will soon begin producing cutlery and plates from pineapple leaves. A joint venture owned by...
Controversial artist to make diamonds from poop, unsold art
In Switzerland, provocative installation artist Christoph Büchel will convert his unsold work and DNA extracted from his own feces into lab-grown diamonds. The ongoing...
A humerus idea: Swiss designer makes light switches, electrical sockets from animal bones
In Switzerland, recent ECAL design school grad Souhaïb Ghanmi had a particularly unusual final project proposal: repurposing bones from the animal processing industry into...