Designer Mary Lempres creates oyster reefs from plant extracts and crushed shells
In Virginia, designer Mary Lempres has used plant enzymes to produce Reef Rockets, structures made of biobased cement that could mimic naturally occurring oyster...
Organic cereals in 100% biobased recyclable packaging coming to every school in America
In Canada, the world’s largest organic breakfast company, Nature’s Path, joined up with California-based food and garden startup Back to the Roots for an...
Longer shelf life for coconut water thanks to new mesh microbe-removing method
In India, scientists found a way to keep coconut water tasting delicious for up to 18 weeks and increase its shelf life without any...
Need holiday gift ideas? How about a 100% blood-based jewelry box?
In the Netherlands, blood leftover from meat slaughterhouses is being used by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen for his new collection of objects...
Solid Waste Company Joins Efforts with Bioplastics and Biomaterials Company for Greener Options
In Georgia, Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc., a solid waste services company, signed an agreement with Advanced Lignin Biocomposites LLC for a joint venture to...
Shell of an idea: Designers repurpose mollusk waste into concrete
In South Korea, design firm Newtab-22 is turning waste shells from seafood and aquaculture industries into a terrazzo-like material.
Dubbed Sea Stone, the shells are...
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...
No Plastic Allowed for Weddings in One State
In India, Kerala, a state in South India, has declared a war on disposable plastic and styrofoam. Due to pollution issues and in an...
Spun-flax pavilion strong enough to comply with German building codes
In Germany, a multidisciplinary team from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart has created a load-bearing structure using robotically wound flax fiber.
The pavilion, dubbed...
Marrone Bio Innovations to bring biopesticides to Kenya and Tanzania farms
In California, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for agriculture, turf, water treatment and ornamental markets,...