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- Carbon-Free Aluminium Enters Consumer PackagingAlcoa, Ball and Unilever have joined forces to launch the first use of ELYSIS carbon-free aluminium in personal and home care packaging. The partnership…
- Resource-Efficient Engineered Wood Reduces Carbon Emissions in ConstructionSustainable construction increasingly focuses on resource efficiency. Material selection plays a key role in lowering the environmental impact of building projects. Recent research highlights…
- The world’s first 3D printed carbon fibre bicycle frameThe company Arevo, developer of digital additive manufacturing technologies, created software that allowed for the world’s first 3D printed carbon fibre bicycle frame, at…
- Project CARBON Advances Scalable Biobased Insulation For Housing RenovationThe Netherlands faces the challenge of improving the energy performance of 2.5 million homes. Although biobased insulation materials are technically suitable for this task,…
- A ceramic planter made with biochar to trap carbonIn a collaboration between US-based companies OurCarbon, Break, and Sum Studio created a ceramic planter made with biochar, which traps greenhouse gasses. Developed by…
- Turning Rubber Waste Into Carbon-Capturing MaterialsResearchers at the University of St Andrews have developed two new methods to recycle nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). This material is widely used in…
- Eco-Friendly Desert Sand Bricks Offer Low-Carbon Alternative To Portland CementResearchers at the University of Sharjah have developed sustainable bricks made from desert sand and alkali-activated binders. The innovation offers a lower-carbon alternative to…
- Carbon-Negative Building Material Offers Alternative to ConcreteResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a carbon-negative building material that could change how we construct buildings. The innovation, published in the…
- 3D Printed Carbon Fibre Instruments Push the Boundaries of Material InnovationForte3D, a US company working with advanced 3D printing, has launched what it calls the first fully 3D-printed carbon fibre cello and violin. The…
- Low-carbon Housing Materials for Sustainable Urban LivingIn Paris’ 19th arrondissement, architectural firm MAO Architectes has created a forward-thinking residential building that blends low-carbon housing materials with traditional craftsmanship. This 15-unit…
- Sugarcrete School Project Demonstrates Potential for Low-Carbon Housing ApplicationsIn northern India, a recently completed school building constructed from Sugarcrete has become the first full-scale prototype of this emerging low-carbon material. Sugarcrete, developed…
- Toward Carbon Neutrality: A More Sustainable Concrete BrickThe construction industry accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, making sustainability a critical concern for architects, builders, and manufacturers. Addressing this challenge…
- A shoe with a midsole made from carbon emissionsSwiss sports brand On developed what they say is the first shoe with an midsole made from carbon emission. Called Cloudprime, the shoe's midsole…
- Carbon-neutral cement made with industrial residueResearcher at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany found a way to produce more environmentally friendly and sustainable cement alternatives, made with industrial residues.…
- UK Straw Supply Could Support 300,000 Low-Carbon Homes AnnuallyThe UK produces enough agricultural straw to help build up to 300,000 low-rise homes each year. New research from the University of Bath shows…
- Finland Advances Low-Carbon Timber Architecture For Therapeutic Care FacilitiesLagmansgården is located on Finland’s west coast, within an existing pine forest landscape. The residential institution provides accommodation and education for young people who…
- Enzymatically Formed Carbon-Negative Material Offers a New Alternative to ConcreteResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have created a new structural material that could reshape sustainable design. The material, called Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM),…
- Blue Ocean Dome by Shigeru Ban Showcases Cardboard, Bamboo and Carbon Fibre at Expo 2025 OsakaAt Expo 2025 Osaka, architect Shigeru Ban has realised the Blue Ocean Dome, a temporary exhibition structure constructed from recyclable cardboard tubes, laminated bamboo,…
- The world’s first carbon neutral bike tireNorwegian company reTyre developed what they say is the world’s first carbon neutral bicycle tire, made from 100 per cent reclaimed materials. In 2019,…
- A 3D printed artistic carbon storage made of mussel shellsUK-based artistic studio IM-A Studio designed an artistic object you can use to hold items using AI and generative design, and is 3D printed…
- Turning sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into fuelResearchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, developed a device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without the need…
- Carbon nanotube coating is the new blackMIT engineers developed a coating made from carbon nanotubes that makes for the blackest black, capturing at least 99.995 per cent of incoming light.…
- 1963 Hans J. Wegner chair reimagined in marble and carbon fibreArchitectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, engineering firm AKT-II, New Fundamentals Research Group and stone fabricator Generelli SA collaborated to reinterpret an iconic 1963 design…
- New MOF material uses light to capture carbon dioxideMetal-organic frameworks (MOF) are a new class of highly porous materials. They are compounds consisting of metal ions or clusters coordinated to organic ligands to form one-, two-, or three-dimensional structures. A…
