Spider silk and shrilk among “biomimicry” breakthroughs
A California-based manufacturer of bioengineered spider silk and shrimp-shell-based bioplastics are two examples of a new materials innovation trend based on biomimicry.
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H&M partners with Danone for bottles to textiles conversion
In Sweden, clothing retailer H&M joined forces with Danone to collect used plastic bottles from their Indonesian drink business Tirta Investama and convert them...
Kraft Heinz to move to 100% cage free eggs by 2025
In Pennsylvania, the Kraft Heinz Company released its first corporate social responsibility report revealing their CSR strategy and goals, including a move to 100%...
Free vending machines to help homeless in England
In England, nonprofit charity Action Hunger is hoping to alleviate poverty and hunger for the homeless with its new vending machines that offer fresh...
Hybrid biomaterial to prolong hip replacements
In the Netherlands, TU Delft researchers created a hybrid meta-biomaterial that promotes bone growth using a 3D printer and existing biomaterials. The material may...
Fish leather, sealskins amount maritime fashion award winners
In Malta, Karen Sissal Kristiansen, founder of Faroe Island’s Shisa fashion brand, has won the Blue Fashion Challenge award for a jacket and handbag...
Double-digit growth expected for biobased biodegradable plastics
In the United Kingdom, a report by Future Market Insights predicts a double-digit CAGR during forecast period 2014-2020 for the global bio-based biodegradable plastics...
Life exists in North and South Poles, but we aren’t talking about Santa
In the United Kingdom, University of York researchers found microbes living in the icy north and south poles for the first time. It was...
Taiwan says “Just say no” to plastic bags in the new year
In Taiwan, the country’s Environmental Protection Administration expanded the plastic bag ban coming into effect on January 1st to further reduce waste. The ban...
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, what a nice fish habitat you have become
In California, used and unsold Christmas trees are being recycled by being thrown into lakes to create reefs and fish habitats in otherwise barren...