Starting From the Bottom Up – Going From Poop to Food Can Get Researchers...
In California, researchers at the Center for Microbiome Innovation analyzed over 9,000 samples of fecal matter to study the microbiomes in our guts, but...
Mango Materials Moving Forward with BioPlastics at Berkeley Lab
In California, Mango Materials, which we covered when they were first starting out, is taking advantage of the U.S. Department of Energy's Small Business...
Biomaterial Busts Out Micro-Pollutants Faster Than Others
In the United Kingdom, CustoMem developed a new granular absorbent that can bind and remove a variety of micro-pollutants which are usually very tough...
“Trussworthy” construction: Dutch city opens pedestrian bridge made of flax
In the Netherlands, a pedestrian bridge made of flax fiber, biobased resin, and polyurethane foam has been constructed in the city of Almere.
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Silk Therapeutics $11 million steps closer to launching liquid silk into apparel industry
In Massachusetts, Silk Therapeutics, a specialty biomaterials company, closed on an $11 million Series A3 financing. This concludes a total of $21 million within...
Home of the future may be 3D printed out of hemp
In New York, a consortium is developing hemp-based ink for use in 3D-printed construction applications. Black Buffalo 3D, a supplier of 3D printers and...
New service launched with information on biobased materials availability
In Scotland, Scottish Enterprise launched the Scottish Bio-Resource Support Service to track and detail information on the type, quantity and location of an estimated...
Punk rockers launch plant-based packaging for coffee brand
In California, a Bay Area coffee company owned by two members of the punk band Green Day has introduced the first coffee bag made...
Say it again Sam – Another study says palm oil plantations negatively impact climate...
In the Czech Republic, a study conducted by Palacký University researchers and others analyzed ow the tropical rain forests on Borneo absorb carbon dioxide...
Fungus among us: Mushrooms finding use in multiple end markets
E&T Magazine has done a deep dive on the recent efforts to produce sustainable materials from mushrooms, with end markets including packaging, water capture,...