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- Scaling Up Fibre-Based Bio-Materials for the Built EnvironmentAchieving carbon-neutral construction by 2050 will require a major shift in the materials architects and designers specify. While timber is currently the most familiar…
- MIT’s Fibre Computer: A Breakthrough in Smart TextilesResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an innovative "fibre computer" that can be woven into clothing, presenting a potential alternative…
- Difficult-To-Recycle Textiles Find New Use In Technical BoardsGalician companies BIRDMIND and Insertega are exploring how textile waste that is unsuitable for conventional recycling could be used in technical boards. The collaboration…
- Industrial-Scale MDF Recycling Enables Reuse of Wood FibresA new recycling process makes it possible to reuse MDF (Medium-Density Fibreboard) on an industrial scale. Developed through a collaboration between Unilin and GP…
- Biobased PHA Cutting Board Designed To Reduce Microplastic PollutionDutch start-up BitByBit has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a cutting board made from 100% PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a biobased polymer produced by microorganisms. The…
- 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.…
- Fristads Unveils Circular Workwear Sweater with Closed-Loop Recycled FibresSwedish workwear manufacturer Fristads has introduced its first circular garment: the Close the Loop Sweater, created from both recycled polyester and cotton, with 15%…
- Compostable Fungal Circuit Boards Offer Circular Alternative to Conventional PCBsElectronic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Millions of smartphones, computers and electronic toys reach the end of their lives every…
- Board materials made with biobased glueSwedish furniture giant Ikea is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues, especially in board materials. Ikea uses wood more than any other material, and…
- Recycled Yarn and Fabric FibresThere is a lot you can do with used or discarded fabric fibres and yarn. For example, you can make new clothes out of…
- Missed the Milan Design Week? Here are some material highlights! Part IIIAt the Milan Design Week, several companies and designers showed how you can do wonderful things with recycled and upcycled materials. In our third…
- An ode to the coconut on World Coconut DayThe humble coconut, while not a nut, is far more than an ingredient in your curries or a humorous plot device in cartoons. Today, on…
- Practical purposes for potato peelsStudents from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Italy developed a cone to hold French fries made from potato peels, while the start-up Chip[s]…
- Soluboard: A Breakthrough in Recyclable PCB SubstratesEach year, the world produces around 62 million tonnes of electronic waste. A large share comes from printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are found…
- GreenEdge: A Circular Material for Interior DesignEvery year, designers face the challenge of dealing with Europe’s enormous furniture waste stream: more than 10 million tonnes are thrown away annually, and…
- Bio•Logic: A Foam-Free Surfboard Built From Natural MaterialsGrain Surfboards, based in Maine (US), has introduced Bio•Logic—a new construction method that removes foam, fibreglass and almost all resin from surfboard production. The…
- Biomaterials as material of the year at London Design FairFor its 2019 edition, the London Design Fair, taking place from 14-22 September 2019, chose biomaterials as its Material of the Year, represented by…
- After Milan: more material innovation we have seenThe Milan Design Week attracted this year 400,000 visitors, a new record, and focused mainly on colour and exuberance after all the gloomy natural…
- Biobased Acoustic Ceilings In A Private Villa In Vejle ÅdalA private villa in Velje Ådal by PAX Architects features a biobased acoustic system rather than treating acoustics as a secondary addition. The ceilings…
- Peanut shell wins Material of the Year awardPeanut Shell Board by Kokoboard has won the Material of the Year award. From a shortlist of ten top-quality new materials, the post-harvest bio-composite…
- Disposable paper electronicsA team of researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton created a prototype circuit board made of a sheet of paper…
- Construction material made of cellulose wasteHonext is a sustainable construction material made of cellulose leftover of unusable paper sludge and cardboard waste. Most construction materials are difficult to recycle…
- Paper cups made of fully recyclable paperboardRenewable materials company Stora Enso developed a renewable paperboard for paper cups, produced without the traditional plastic coating layer, that is fully recyclable. Paper…
- Surfboards made with wool and bioresinThe New Zealand company Barron Surfboards has developed a new type of surfboard, made of bioresin and reinforced with wool. Traditional foam surfboards are…
