3D Custom-Made Implants Improving Craniomaxillofacial Patients Outcomes
In Germany, Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik, which manufactures surgical implants, now has metal 3D printing capability allowing it to create titanium implants for craniomaxillofacial surgery....
Covestro develops first biobased coating hardener for lightfast polyurethane coatings
In Germany, Covestro received the MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2018 for the development of the first biobased coating hardener for lightfast polyurethane coatings....
Cow intestine lamps marry grossness with function
In Denmark, designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen is converting waste cow intestines into surprisingly beautiful lighting installations. Once cleaned and reinflated, Bendixen, founder of Studio...
Forget the bug spray – just paint some stripes on to protect against bloodsucking...
In Sweden, a study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It...
Going Where the Big Guns Are – Eastman Launches Treva Biomaterial in China First
In China, Eastman Chemical Co. chose the country to launch its new Treva material because it sees China as the largest market for the...
Safety-Kleen drives NASCAR Green effort with new bio-based cleaner
In Florida, 10 years after helping establish the NASCAR Green initiative, Safety-Kleen will once again assist NASCAR in becoming even greener with the launch...
Cardboard bed frames promise Olympians a good night’s sleep ahead of their events
In Tokyo, the much-anticipated—and COVID-disrupted—Olympic Games will soon get underway, with athletes sleeping off their exertions in beds made from recycled cardboard.
Airwearve, a Japanese...
Park your butt on a cushion made from cigarette butts
In India, students from Delhi University’s Sri Venkateswara College are making cushions out of discarded cigarette butts.
Dubbed CiggB, the project began in 2016 and...
World’s first wearable fashion garment made from liquid waste
In Australia, biomaterial technology company Nanollose Ltd created the world’s first wearable garment using the company’s eco-friendly Tree-Free Rayon fibre (Nullarbor), sourced from sustainable...
Keep Those Crab and Shrimp Shells for Biomedical Purposes
In Portugal, researchers have now given us a reason to keep those crab and shrimp shells after consuming the deliciousness inside. Three researchers at...