Logistics issues force on-the-fly cardboard furniture project by Zaventem Ateliers
In Mexico, design collective Zaventem Ateliers showed that necessity is truly the mother of invention when customs delays meant it had to recreate most...
Proservation perfecting Styrofoam replacement from grain husk and chaff
In Germany, a company called Proservation has developed a molded packaging product from grain cultivation waste that could replace Styrofoam. Called Recou, the impact-resistant...
TenCate introduces PFAS-free, biobased-infill turf
In the Netherlands, advanced materials company TenCate has developed synthetic turf with several biobased components and zero per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Instead of the...
MycoWorks meets mycelium-manufacturing milestone
In South Carolina, MycoWorks, a leading producer of mycelium materials, has reached a key production milestone and begun its first commercial shipments. The company...
Designer Mary Lempres creates oyster reefs from plant extracts and crushed shells
In Virginia, designer Mary Lempres has used plant enzymes to produce Reef Rockets, structures made of biobased cement that could mimic naturally occurring oyster...
Space waste race: Kyoto University team testing wood satellites
In Japan, researchers at Kyoto University hope to launch the first biodegradable satellite into space in 2024. They hope the use of renewable materials...
Record-setting Santa sand sculpture highlights sustainability
In India, noted sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has sculpted a massive Santa Claus figure using sand and onions. The structure at Blue Flag Beach...
Natural Material Studio uses beer waste panels for brewery interior
In Copenhagen, Natural Material Studio has converted spent grain from beer production into indoor design panels for the city’s ÅBEN brewery.
Spent grain—also known...
Genera breaks ground on $350-million biobased packaging plant
In Tennessee, a producer of compostable packaging solutions has broken ground on a $350-million expansion of its Vonore Sustainable Biomaterials Campus.
Genera’s products are made...
Mycelium housing complex sure to attract “fun guys”
In California, a 300-unit affordable housing complex called Phoenix is being built by Autodesk Research using mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms.
Developers hope...