You’ve got blood on your sneakers – no, really…world’s first blood-based sneaker
In Germany, nat-2™ Designer Sebastian Thies and Eindhoven based Designer Shahar Livne have joined forces creating the world’s first sneakers made from real blood.
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EU consortium team begins to trial renewable food trays
In United Kingdom, the EU-funded project FRESH has begun to trial Durapulp, a biocomposite material based on wood fiber and biopolymer that can be...
New biocompatible hydrogel grows neurons in 3D
In France, researchers from CNRS, INSERM and Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem...
Cattle hearts in high demand for biomedical uses
In New Zealand, 10.4 million beef and dairy cattle have hearts and the heart’s pericardium is becoming quite high in demand thanks to the...
Kathmandu reshapes outdoor apparel with bio-based synthetics and plant-based colors
In New Zealand, adventure and travel brand Kathmandu is becoming more well known for its sustainability and eco-friendly fashion thanks to their commitment to...
Biomaterials research comes to a halt at Venezuelan universities
In Venezuela, universities are not getting the government funding they need for biomaterial research projects and other biology and chemistry research that they were...
Government approval could mean GMO cannabis on our future
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, a treatment for epileptic seizures that is based on a cannabis compound called...
MasterCard credit cards to go green with Greener Payments Partnership
In New York, Mastercard, Gemalto, Giesecke+Devrient and IDEMIA joined together to commit to more sustainable credit cards by launching the Greener Payments Partnership to...
California Baby develops 100% plant-based preservative for skin care products
In California, global skincare company California Baby has developed a 100% plant-based preservative formula for skin care products. The company is in the process...
Sea squirt could hold key to better wood composites
In Maryland, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a composite material that is flexible, nontoxic, and UV light-reflective using...