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- From Wastewater To Fashion: Textile Dye Developed From Sewage SludgeResearchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Dutch fashion label Hul le Kes have developed garments coloured with a pigment recovered from…
- Sustainable and Circular Facade Panels Made from Wastewater ResiduesA project in the Netherlands is exploring the use of circular materials in architecture. In collaboration with NPSP Delft, the Dutch water authority Hoogheemraadschap…
- Biodegradable polyester clothing made with wastewaterOne major problem with oil-based polyester clothing is that when washed, they shed microfibers, tiny particles of plastic that are washed into the ocean…
- Wastewater Algae Explored as a Binder for Recycled Textile MaterialsUNSW researchers explore wastewater algae as a biobased binder for discarded textiles, aiming to create new composite materials.
- A material made of microalgae grown in wastewaterMaterial designer Laura Bordini’s project 'Nice to seed you' developed a material made of the biomass of microalgae, grown in domestic wastewater. The aim…
- Kaumera: from wastewater to raw materialEnergie- & Grondstoffenfabriek, an initiative of all Dutch water authorities, developed Kaumera, a raw material derived from wastewater. To show its versatility, 3 Dutch…
- Cleaning wastewater with adsorbent material made with citrus peelsPolluted water is a major problem in the world, especially if it contains heavy metals. Researchers from the University of Granada collaborated with the…
- New material can extract energy and clean water from wastewaterIn a world in which fresh water become a scarce good and where there is never sufficient energy, any material that can help produce either…
- Nameko Mushroom Mucilage Removes Microplastics From WaterResearchers at Japan's Shinshu University have developed a natural flocculant based on mucilage from nameko mushrooms (Pholiota nameko). The material efficiently removes microplastics and…
- Bricks made from recycled sewage sludgeResearchers from RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia, demonstrated that fire-clay bricks incorporating biosolids, a by-product of wastewater treatment, could be a sustainable solution for…
- Living Architecture is developing bioreactor bricksA house that can recycle wastewater and generate electricity from sunlight without the need of things like solar panels. Sounds too good to be…
- Solar steam generation system produces clean water from salt waterResearchers at Monash University in Australia developed a solar powered steam generation system that produces clean water from salty water with almost 100 per…
- Best of 2019: Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsOriginally published on 11 August Irish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles…
- Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsIrish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles of less than 5mm in…
- Dutch Design Week: Some tips for material highlights Part 1The Dutch Design Week is coming up (21-29 October 2017), so we have listed some material highlights you don’t want to miss! For part…
- Origami bio-battery powered by bacteriaResearchers at Binghamton University in New York have created a bacteria-powered bio-battery from a sheet of paper. The project is aimed at creating batteries for…
- Waterschatten: Objects made from used toilet paperThe Dutch Water Authorities no longer see wastewater as just a by-product that needs to be cleaned, but as a valuable source of renewable energy, raw…
- Algae and hydrogel coated tiles to clean waterAn interdisciplinary team at the Bio-Integrated Design Lab at the Barlett School of Architecture designed leaf-inspired clay tiles that clean water thanks to algae…
- A building façade with integrated butterfly sanctuaryNon-profit architectural studio Terreform ONE designed an office and retail building with a double skin façade that functions as a breeding ground, waystation and…
- The must for mushrooms in material designThe State of the World’s Fungi 2018 report, the first of its kind and written by scientists from Kew Royal Botanical Gardens in London,…
- This plywood pavilion produces algae as food sourceSpace10, Ikea’s external future-living lab, developed the Algae Dome, a four-metre high plywood pavilion that produces micro-algae as a food source. The alga is…
- New sponge-like material turns harmful dyes colourlessResearchers at the University of Washington (US) have created an environmentally friendly sponge-like material that can turn harmful dyes spilled into the environment colourless.…
- Waste Streams and New Material Value at Dutch Design Week 2026Explore DDW 2026 recycled materials, from glass and discarded sanitaryware to furniture made with coffee grounds and aluminium offcuts.
- Museumpark VONK Becomes The Netherlands’ First Large-Scale Biobased MuseumMuseumpark VONK has opened in Eindhoven as the first large-scale biobased museum in the Netherlands. The building combines natural and reused materials with low-energy…
