MIT team engineered a woody composite which they say it’s as strong as bone and hard as aluminum and it may open up the path for plastic that’s naturally derived. The strongest part of a tree isn’t in the trunk or its root but in the walls of its cells. […]
The use of seaweed both for food and as medicine is old as time itself, especially among people who live in coastal cities. Asian cuisines in countries like China, Korea, and Japan have a long and rich history of seaweed use. Though its medicinal and culinary uses are well-established, the […]
When we think of IKEA, two things usually come to mind, furniture and meatballs, right? Almost as much as their assembly manuals and Billy bookcases. IKEA is a synonym of Swedish meatballs. Their meatballs have fans worldwide, but IKEA has also launched a sibling-a 3-D printed vegan meatball that’s good […]
Brigitte Kock and Irene Roca Moracia, graduates of the UK Art and Design School Central Saint Martins, worked together and produced a sustainable material that acts like concrete. This bio concrete is made using invasive species like Japanese knotweed and the American Signal crayfish that are eco hazards known to […]
AUGA Group is the largest vertically integrated organic food producer in Europe and they’ve recently presented the first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor in the world, intended for professional farming. The AUGA M1 is the first green tractor that’s suitable for large scale farming. The CEO of AUGA explains that […]
With worries about climate change being a hot topic in recent years, it comes as no surprise that plenty of countries globally are changing their power consumption and switching to renewable sources of energy. One of the most popular sustainable alternative energies is definitely the wind one. In places such […]
The Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich started converting its trucks for delivery to run on low-emission biogas that’s produced from waste products from their own whisky distillery. The representatives of the brand say this move is part of their closed-loop sustainability initiative. For the purposes of this change, the company began […]
Some two decades ago, the last trash load arrived at the Fresh Kills Landfill. The packed barged turned slowly out of the Arthur Kill, a long, brown tidal strait that divides Staten Island from New Jersey, and docked at the Sanitation Department Pier. The once biggest landfill in the world, […]
Although it can be a real blessing to turn on the AC during those hot summer days, our energy bills won’t be as relieved. On the contrary, things will get quite hot, especially if you turn it on quite a bit. But, what if we told you that it’s possible […]
Tiny home living has been around since the 70s and increasingly popular in the last couple of years. Small house movement isn’t uncommon nowadays, with more and more people rethinking the real values in life and deciding to do more about their environment, saving money, and making communities stronger. Still, […]