Engineers create ‘lifelike’ material with artificial metabolism
In New York, tapping into the unique nature of the molecule, Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living...
Scottish art festival features E. coli influenced by sound, portraits made from skin oil
In Edinburgh, a festival is exploring the relationship between art and science, with many exhibitions highlighting the potential for new materials that reduce environmental...
Nothing goes to waste! Roadkill turned into biofuel
In the United Kingdom, pet and animal lovers are upset that their dead pets are being rendered down to fat and converted into biodiesel...
Wheat straw transformed into bio-isobutene – precursor for chemicals
In California, the EU-funded OPTISOCHEM project researchers have made strides in converting wheat residues, an agricultural waste, into valuable bio-isobutene, or bio-IBN which is...
100% sunflower waste finds use in bioproducts and design
In the Netherlands, designer Thomas Vailly worked with scientists from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques Et Technologiques (ENSIACET) laboratory to turn...
From UCO to sunflowers and hemp oil, Pacific Biodiesel focuses on the future
In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel has moved beyond its origins of biodiesel made from used cooking oil to sourcing sustainable crops like jatropha, safflower, kukui,...
BASF launches bioactives from responsible beauty program
In Germany, BASF’s Care Creations launched three new active ingredients derived from its Rambutan Program, a socially and environmentally responsible supply chain for sustainable...
Beyond beef without the baggage offers ground beef alternative
In California, Beyond Meat introduced a new plant-based food innovation called Beyond Beef which is made from a combination of pea, mung bean and...
uBiome and L’Oréal partnership to advance skin microbiome research
In California, uBiome is partnering with L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator, to help continue L’Oréal’s longtime research into the skin microbiome. Through this partnership, the two...
Nouryon launches bio-based polymer for ‘weightless’ hair styling
In the Netherlands, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) expanded its offering to customers in the personal care market with a bio-based polymer, Amaze SP,...