Mushroom to grow: Major brands sign on to accelerate mycelium leather
In California, major brands have formed a consortium with Bolt Threads to commercialize mycelium-based leather in 2021. Adidas, Stella McCartney, Lululemon and Kering, which...
New biocompatible hydrogel grows neurons in 3D
In France, researchers from CNRS, INSERM and Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem...
Are Hydras the Secret to the Fountain of Youth? Cut Them Up But They...
In Israel, a team of researchers chopped up some hydras, which are small, tentacled freshwater animals, but don’t worry, they didn’t die. In fact,...
MadeRight raises $2 million to advance fungi packaging
In Israel, startup MadeRight has raised $2 million in seed funding to drive biodegradable packaging made from fungi.
Founded in 2022, MadeRight is using...
Danone takes the plunge with Kona Deep for deep ocean water
In France, Danone Manifesto Ventures has taken a minority stake in the Hawaii-based company Kona Deep with a $5.5 million investment. Kona Deep sources...
Colorado set to become second state to legalize human composting
In Colorado, state legislature is poised to legalize human composting after a lawmaker began pondering her own mortality. State Representative Brianna Titone told the...
Agragen predicts camelina-based biofuels to be on price parity with petroleum fuels
In Ohio, Agragen LLC, a Cincinnati-based plant sciences company, predicts that the recent surge in oil prices will soon permit biofuels derived camelina oil...
Divergent 3D Gets $23 Million in Funding to Get 3D Printed Car in Production
In California, Divergent 3D, a 3D printing automobile technology company, received $23 million from Horizons Ventures as well as Altran, a large automotive and...
National Aquarium turns trash into soil with Eco-Products
In Maryland, the National Aquarium is partnering with Eco-Products on an innovative new effort to turn guests’ trash into rich, fertile soil – rather...
Bolt Threads uses Ecovative mushroom technology for new Mylo leather
In California, Bolt Threads is going beyond spider silk and introduced a new animal-free leather, called Mylo, made from mycelium, the roots of a...