Research Team Creates New Company, Spinthesis, for Spider Silk Biomaterial Production
In North Dakota, North Dakota State University researchers are finding ways to use spider silk as flexible metal conductors and in medical treatments. The...
Airbus and AMSilk partner up for Biosteel airplanes
In Germany, AMSilk, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, entered into a joint cooperation agreement to develop new bionic high performance...
UK’s Vegware sees start of composting revolution
In the United Kingdom, Vegware founder Joe Frankel tells The Scotsman the disposable food service packaging market is on the edge of a revolution...
Virginia college senior grows his own clothes
In Virginia, a political science major at Liberty University has been growing his own clothes.
Luis Quijano, now a senior, said he has been growing...
Green decree: France says all new public buildings must be 50% renewable by 2022
In France, The French government has issued a mandate that half of all materials used to construct new public buildings must be timber or...
Vegea showcases clothing prototypes using grape-based leather textiles
In Italy, Vegea completed its first wardrobe capsule made entirely of a biobased leather made from grapes. After working with research centers on the...
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...
‘Churro Trick’ at rally recycles churro waste fats into Neste renewable diesel
In Finland, Neste Rally Finland, one of the biggest annual sporting events in the Nordic countries and part of the World Rally Championship hosted...
Let it rain! EcoRain poncho made with sugarcane based bioplastic
In Brazil, Braskem is partnering with GreenGear Supply to provide Braskem’s I’m Green Polyethylene (PE) bioplastic for its durable, reusable and lightweight EcoRain Poncho.
EcoRain...
Researchers Find Way to Block Scar Tissue from Forming on Biomaterial Implants
In Massachusetts, researchers found a way to help prevent fibrosis, or scar tissue from developing around medical implant devices. While biomaterial devices have been...