In Maryland, U.S. Soy and Stanley Black & Decker outdoor brand DEWALT have developed soy-based Bar & Chain Biodegradable Oil for chainsaws and other chain-driven equipment. According to Ag Daily, the environmentally friendly oil is available at Home Depot and online retailers like Bomgaars, Mac Tools, Grainger, and Amazon. The product was endorsed by Buckin’ […]
In the Netherlands, Meatable has reached an important milestone in its efforts to produce cultivated meat at scale—the transformation of pluripotent stem cells into high quality fat and muscle tissue in just four days. The milestone eclipses the previous record of 8 days and, according to Meatable, is faster than anyone else in the cultivated […]
In Los Angeles, popular clothing brand Reformation has released a new swimwear line that emphasizes the use “planet-friendly,” biobased materials. The company tapped Italy-based Fulgar for its castor oil-based EVO fabric. According to Elle Collective, Reformation previously used ECONYL recycled synthetics to make its fabrics more sustainable, but sought out Fulgar after finding that the […]
In Germany, Fuse GmbH has won the JEC Composites Innovation Award for a hemp-based material it co-developed and is using to produce snowboards. The “hemp tape” is processed into reinforcement textiles using Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH’s COP MAX 5 multiaxial warp knitting machine and then impregnated with biobased resin. A follow-on project dubbed HempSki […]
In Berkely, California, bee-free honey startup MeliBio has partnered with Pow-Bio to use artificial intelligence to scale its precision fermentation process. Founded in 2020, MeliBio already has several products on the market based on its bee-free honey and is hoping biomanufacturing startup Pow.Bio can help accelerate scale-up. “Working with cutting-edge science, particularly that aided by […]
In Santa Cruz, California, a food waste upcycler backed by A-list investors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher, is already mitigating 17,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Made from 70% food waste, Cruz Foam’s product is formulated for cold chain logistics. By working with Atlantic Packaging, one of the largest private packaging companies in […]
In San Diego, University of California San Diego and Algenesis have developed a new biobased thermoplastic urethane to help address pervasive microplastics in the environment. In a study published recently in Scientific Reports, the team proved that tiny plastic particles from their new TPU rapidly biodegraded under home composting conditions. They discovered that even common […]
In Paris, AFYREN NEOXY has received the third tranche of EU funding to the AFTER-BIOCHEM consortium, which was formed in 2020 to establish value chains that convert renewable and non-food raw material into chemical building blocks. The €3.4 million (US$3.8 million) payment is the third installment of a €20 million grant from the Circular Bio-based […]
In Vatican City, Pope Francis is solving his mobility issues with a religiously tricked-out wooden wheelchair. Designed by Paul de Livron, the Apollo Wooden Wheelchair is helping the Bishop of Rome adjust to persistent knee pain in places where his popemobile presumably can’t go. The wheelchair uses pieces of wood sourced from Notre-Dame Cathedral and […]
In London, cultivated meat company Meatly has produced the world’s first can of cultivated cat food. Made in collaboration with Omni, a novel protein pet food company also located in the UK, the development is a significant step in Meatly’s B2B plans. Once granted regulatory approval, Meatly expects pet food made from cultivated meat to […]
