Category "Material"

Scientists at Berkeley Labs have developed a new strain of plastic that they say has all the vaunted properties of modern polymers — but also happens to be 100 percent recyclable.

Thermoelectricity is an impressive two-way process that consists of the conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa.

Guatemalan designer Elena Amato has created sheets of bacterial cellulose with paper-like qualities as a sustainable alternative to the plastic packaging used in personal care products.

Tetra Rex ist laut Herstellerangaben die weltweit erste Kartonverpackung, die zu 100 Prozent aus erneuerbaren Materialien besteht – pflanzenbasierten Kunststoffen und Karton.

A team from the University of Cambridgeand a Dutch company called Hoekmine BVhave outlined how we could grow organic paints and coatings out of vibrantly coloured bacteria colonies.

BillerudKorsnäs and LPLA have formed a joint venture in the Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac, which aims to develop a fully biobased and recyclable paper bottle.

Students 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] Board developed an MDF-like board material made from peel waste.

Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK.

Central Saint Martins graduate Ying Wang has recreated a traditional tea ceremony ritual that uses milk and vinegar to produce an alternative to single-use plastic.

A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling.