Brooklyn Company Offers Circular Solution for Your Corpse and Throws in a Free T-Shirt
In New York, a new company called Transcend is signing up future corpses to turn into trees.
The startup hopes to tap into the green...
Natural skincare enjoys strong growth in India
In India, natural alternatives for skincare products are seeing increased demand. According to a market report by RNCOS, the organic skin care market in...
Bioplastic improvements thanks to cassava
In Brazil, researchers from Ibilce’s Grupo da Unesp de Rio Preto are using cassava starch as a raw material for the production of biodegradable...
Sustainable support: Humanitaria designs cheap, flat-pack cardboard beds for humanitarian crisis
In New York, a startup nurtured by UNICEF Lab Program has unveiled cardboard beds that can be assembled quickly for deployment to emergencies.
Humanitaria’s...
Bamboo toothbrush options abound
In New York, Medical News compiled a list of bamboo-based toothbrushes for those looking to live a “zero-waste lifestyle.” The publication reports that more...
New biomaterial can replace damaged cartilage or bone
In Slovakia, scientists from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (UVLF) and the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences...
Scientist solves nanocellulose composite challenge
In Washington, D.C., an American University chemistry professor reports a simple, scalable method for incorporating cellulose nanocrystals into plastics that could enable the versatile...
Students in India develop biodegradable cutlery with embedded veggie seeds
In India, students at Ramjas College have developed biodegradable forks and knives from straw stubble with embedded vegetable seeds. Producing the cutlery, dubbed Waraq,...
EU companies want to give food packaging a green makeover
In Finland, food packaging firm Huhtamaki is developing food packaging based on natural raw materials. The company has partnered with Sweden’s Södra to develop...
Apparel company selects biomaterial startup for pain-relieving yarns
In North Carolina, Textile-Based Delivery Inc., a biomaterials platform technology company, and Kentwool Performance Apparel, a wool sock brand, joined forces to develop a...