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- New Adidas shoe made from biodegradable synthetic spider silkShoe company Adidas is working hard to become a sustainable company. Earlier, they started making shoes out of recycled ocean plastic. This month, Adidas…
- Biodegradable Skin Care JarAnita Redd launched her eczema and skin care moisturizer with great success in 2011. But as sales climbed, her original 1 oz. packaging jars…
- Rhino-Inspired Cellulose Fibres Combine Strength And BiodegradabilityResearchers from Anhui Agricultural University and Zhejiang University have developed high-performance cellulose fibres that combine the strength of advanced synthetic fibres with toughness comparable…
- Silk-Inspired Process Creates Strong Biodegradable Plant-Based PlasticResearchers from Wageningen University & Research, the University of Amsterdam and institutions in China have developed a strong, biodegradable plastic from maize protein. They…
- Coffee Grounds Upcycled Into Biodegradable Thermal InsulationSpent coffee grounds could find a second life as high-performance thermal insulation. Researchers have developed a fully biobased composite that offers a renewable alternative…
- Breakthrough Photocatalytic Process Converts Lignin Waste into Biodegradable 3D Printing MaterialsResearchers from the University of Alicante (UA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and international partners, have developed a new photocatalytic…
- Biodegradable Mulching Film Protects Crops Without Plastics or PesticidesResearchers have developed a new biodegradable mulching film that can protect crops without using plastics or chemical pesticides. The study, published in ACS Agricultural…
- From Petroleum to Plants: Biodegradable Circuit Boards from WoodResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have created a biodegradable printed circuit board (PCB) made from wood-based materials.…
- Re:Shell – Eggshell Waste Reimagined as Biodegradable BricksA design team at Seoul National University’s Living Design Lab has created Re:Shell, a biodegradable material that turns discarded eggshells into functional building blocks.…
- Bamboo-Based Biodegradable Mulch Film for Greener AgricultureResearchers in China have created a new biodegradable mulch film made from bamboo waste. This biobased material provides an eco-friendly solution for agricultural soil…
- Seaweed-Based Cling Film: A Biodegradable Alternative to Single-Use PlasticsA team of material scientists from Natural Edge Ltd, a Maltese start-up, has developed a seaweed-based cling film offering a sustainable alternative to traditional…
- Biodegradable Artificial Nails: A Sustainable Material Innovation for Customisable DesignA team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed an innovative, biobased alternative to conventional artificial nails — and it might…
- Fully biodegradable bioplastic made of barleyResearchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark developed a biobased plastic material, made from barely starch, which is 100 per cent biodegradable. Plastic…
- Biodegradable children’s shoes with an expiration dateDesigner Shahar Asor created a knit-based, biodegradable composite material that has the potential to disassemble at a pre-defined time and used this to designed…
- Biodegradable textile made from algae and silk proteinWith her project Decomposition of Materiality and Identities, designer Scarlett Yang imagines a circular ecosystem in which garments grow, decompose and shape-change throughout time…
- How to grow your own biodegradable IKEA furnitureIKEA dedicated research and design lab SPACE10’s resident architects Katya Bryskina and Tomás Clavijo explored how the famous IKEA FRAKTA shopping bag might be…
- Turning food waste into biodegradable plasticsCanadian-based company Genecis developed biological processes that convert food waste, otherwise destined for the landfill, into biodegradable plastics. The type of plastic Genecis produces…
- A biodegradable clay material made of tea wasteAs part of her thesis project at Tongji University, Chinese designer Jiwei Zhou developed a pliable, clay-like material made from tea-waste using a biodegradable…
- Nuatan is biobased, biocompatible and biodegradable plasticDesign studio Crafting Plastics! Studio created Nuatan, a new type of bioplastic that is biobased, biocompatible, and biodegradable, for products and disposable objects. The…
- 3D printed eyewear is made from biodegradable plasticHow would you like to look fashionable and sustainable at the same time? Crafting Plastics! Studio created a line of 3D printed unisex designer…
- Vision: a 3D printed, customisable, biodegradable, airless car tireNo more flat tires, no more changing summer tires when it becomes winter, and a large reduction in waste material in the tire industry.…
- Bonaveri presents the world’s first biodegradable mannequinWhen you think about ways to help the environment, changing the production of mannequins is probably not the first thing to come to mind.…
- Living Mycelium Textile Can Renew, Repair And BiodegradeResearchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) have developed a flexible textile from living fungal mycelium. Unlike conventional mycelium materials, which are…
- Leaf-Inspired Bioplastic Promises Strong, Fully Biodegradable PackagingResearchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a breakthrough in bioplastic design that could transform sustainable packaging and beyond. Inspired by the…
