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- Corn-Based ‘Plantymer’ Mimics Spider Silk to Create Strong Biodegradable PlasticResearchers from China and the Netherlands have developed a new biopolymer from corn protein that combines high performance with biodegradability. Inspired by spider silk,…
- Lemon Peel Waste Turned Into Bio-Based Textile FilamentsResearchers have developed a circular method that transforms lemon peel waste from juice production into biobased textile filaments. The study shows how food industry…
- Conductive Plastics: A New Frontier in Organic ElectronicsResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a pioneering method to produce electrically conductive plastics on a larger scale. The discovery…
- Ruffini Chair: 3D Printed Seating from Recycled PlasticGerman architecture studio Mungenast / Morroni designed the Ruffini chair as a 3D printed seating solution made from recycled PETG plastic. The design debuted…
- From Plastic to Nature: The HIRO Diaper Harnesses Fungi for Biodegradable InnovationHIRO Technologies, a North American start-up, has developed a disposable baby diaper that utilises fungi to accelerate decomposition. Branded as the world’s first "Mycodigestible"…
- From everyday waste to materials and productsLast month, New York art and design school Pratt Institute launched its first-ever Material Lab Prize, honouring students who engage in reclaimed materials exploration.…
- Asphalt made with recycled tire wasteUK construction materials company Tarmac developed a new rubberised asphalt using recycled waste tires. Each year, 40 million waste tires become available in the…
- An electric car made of recycled plasticMandalaki Studio, in collaboration with Estrima and the Rossana Orlandi Gallery, developed what they say is the first electric car concept made with 80…
- The aesthetics of disposable plasticSwedish designer Kajsa Willner collaborated with material scientist Dmytro Orlov of Lund University to create polarised images of disposable plastic, bringing out the beauty…
- These circular watches are made with recycled consumer wasteThe start-up Circular Clockworks collaborated with Dutch recycling company Coolrec to create a line of circular watches, made from post-consumer ABS waste and leather…
- Precious WasteThese textiles are handmade in Mexico from used plastic shopping bags. Designer Michelle Baggerman developed the process of making fine yarn from plastic bags…
- Hemp Waste Shows Promise For Lower-Carbon Bioplastic FilmsResearchers in South Korea have tested biocomposite films made with hemp hurd, the woody inner part of the hemp stem. This part of the…
- 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…
- Bee2C: A Circular Beehive from Mycelium and Recycled Coffee WasteThe Bee2C project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a structural, functional, and ecological material solution. By cultivating mycelium on a substrate…
- Mutualism: Transforming Waste into Elegant LightingThe Mutualism Lamp, a collaboration between Dutch creators VanPlestik and Blom & Blom, was showcased during Dutch Design Week as a striking example of…
- Auto parts made of olive tree wasteCar company Ford is experimenting with the use of a composite made of olive tree waste and recycled plastic for car parts. The region…
- Compostable cling wrap made with food wasteGreat Wrap, an Australian biomaterials company, developed a compostable bioplastic alternative to cling wrap, made from waste potatoes. Cling wrap is a translucent plastic…
- A wooden dome made only from wasteA research group from ETH Zurich used digital fabrication methods to make a wooden geodesic dome entirely from demolition waste. The waste was sourced…
- A watch made of ocean plasticIn collaboration with #tide ocean, a company that recycles ocean plastic, Swedish watch brand TRIWA launches a range of watches made of ocean plastic…
- 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…
- Roadside clippings and recycled fibre-reinforced plastic to protect waterbanksWith two projects, alternative and sustainable materials are being tested to protect waterbanks in the Netherlands. The Dutch Department of Waterways and Public Works…
- Blood plasticThis plastic material is made from 100 per cent dried and pressed pig's blood, without any additives. Animal blood is a waste material from the meat industry. Designer Basse Stittgen explores the possibilities of blood as a material. The objects made from it interplay between the strong symbolic meaning of blood and its physicality.
- Colour changing plastic makes ‘sell by’ dates unnecessaryLooking, sniffing and carefully tasting are good ways to indicate if food is still edible. However, anyone who has ever had food poisoning knows…
- Pumpkin Peel Waste Forms Active Biodegradable Food PackagingResearchers at Kyushu University in Japan have developed a biodegradable packaging material made partly from discarded pumpkin peel. The composite film could help preserve…
