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A plant-based fibre fill insulation material

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UK-based start-up Saltyco developed a plant-based fibre fill insulation material which was used in a capsule collection by fashion label YOOX. Saltyco is a materials science company with the aim to make planet-positive textiles. Earlier, ...

Luxurious packaging printed with natural minerals

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The Packadore Collective, a collective of various packaging and printing brands to make packaging more sustainable, developed a new packaging design for natural candles made from recycled cardboard and a powder coating of natural minerals ...

Smart fibres to help regulate your breathing

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Researchers at MIT (US) and the University of Uppsala (Sweden) developed a new type of smart fibre that can be woven into clothing. The fibre can sense how much it is being stretched or compressed ...

Protecting cellulose-based leather with a fungi coating

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Dutch designer Emma van der Leest developed a fungi-based coating that can be used to make plant-based leather water-repellent and more durable. Plant-based leather offers a vegan alternative to animal leather. Unfortunately, many of these ...

A chair made from sequestered CO2

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For his thesis project at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, Riel Bassai designed a modular chair made with blocks of carbon-negative bio-HDPE to store atmospheric CO2. Called Unito, the conceptual chair consists of ...

Biodegradable glitter made from cellulose

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge (UK) developed sustainable, plastic-free glitter for use in cosmetics, made from cellulose found in fruits, vegetables and other plants. Aside from the personal frustration of finding glitter everywhere after ...