Maine’s craft breweries create beer coaster opportunity
In Maine, a startup has developed beer coasters that use both wood pulp and waste grain from breweries in an effort to both capitalize...
Biobased shoemaker Allbirds expands to eucalyptus
In San Francisco, biobased shoe startup Allbirds has expanded its use of renewable raw materials to include fibers from eucalyptus tree pulp.
Allbirds already uses...
BillerudKorsnäs launches its first climate-positive biobased package
In Sweden, BillerudKorsnäs launched its first packaging with climate-positive impact. D-Sack, the removable bag for cement and other building materials is dissolved in a...
Gelling agent used in pastries could save lives as anti-hemorrhaging bandage
In Texas, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering developed an injectable bandage that could help avoid death from hemorrhaging in battlefields, car...
Roboze accelerates growth with new headquarters, huge hiring push and more
In Italy, Roboze, a 3D printing company, unveiled its new headquarters at a 16,000 square foot facility in Modugno that has an R&D laboratory...
New compound activates cancer-fighting T cells
In Connecticut, an international team of immunologists, molecular biologists, and chemists led by University of Connecticut chemistry professor Amy Howell reports the creation of...
Australia tests ultra-thin shield to protect Great Barrier Reef
In Australia, scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Biology, have successfully tested a biodegradable, super-thin “shield” that could be used to prevent coral...
Indian city eyes starch bags to cut down on plastic waste
In Andhra Pradesh, India, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has proposed introducing biodegradable shopping bags made of starch after it failed to push through a...
Dutch research institute wants to make hospital stays greener
In the Netherlands, Wageningen University & Research is looking at ways to increase the use of biobased and biodegradable products in hospitals as a...
Israeli company wants trash to be the next plastic feedstock
In Israel, a startup has developed a process to turn garbage into plastic. UBQ’s process took five years to develop, but the company has...