Amsterdam Schiphol releases design for new pier

In the Netherlands, Amsterdam Schiphol airport released CGI renderings of its new pier and announced completion of the foundation and that construction will now...

RCSI researcher gets €3M ERC grant for advanced biomaterials

In Ireland, a professor and researcher from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s Department of Anatomy and AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials...

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...

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Bio-hybrid robot made from langoustine shells works like arcade claw crane

In Switzerland, scientists at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have converted shellfish shells into claws that grip, not unlike the prize-filled claw machines found...

Holy Carp! makes waves as biodegradable single-use soy sauce alternative

In Australia, design studios Heliograf and Vert Design have jointly developed a biodegradable alternative to whimsical—but polluting—plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers often seen with...

Pineapple hair ties win Fowler Business Concept Challenge

In California, a University of San Diego graduate student has won a $15,000 scholarship to advance her pineapple leaf hair ties. Sage Dobby, who...