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Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads Could Help Save The Environment
With these biodegradable Mardi Gras beads, party goers can have fun, guilt-free! Although the celebration may be fun, it is terrible for the environment. Every year Mardi Gras produces up to 1,000 tons...
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Microalgae System Turns Pollution Into Oxygen Equivalent To More Than 300 Trees
BiomiTech beat out six other finalists in the innovation category with its BioUrban 2.0 system at the Contamination Expo Series 2018 held in Birmingham, England. This Mexican company’s air purification...
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Here’s A Truly Biodegradable Algae-based Bioplastic You Can Make At Home!
Part of the problem causing the plastic pollution crisis is the abundance of non-recyclable materials currently used for packaging food products. These single-use items that can’t even by recycled are...
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Biodegradable Plastics May Be Worse Than Conventional Plastics For Reducing...
According to a report from the European Commission, one hundred billion plastic bags are sold in the European Union each year with around 8 billion of these ending up as litter. Labeling them as...
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How Parasites And Global Warming Are Creating A Global Intelligence Gap
Parasites are getting cooked up by global warming and rapidly spreading, infecting people, causing congenital defects in newborns and Mild Cognitive Impairment in adults leading to the decline of...
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This Atlantic Island Is Being Covered In A Crust Of Plastic Trash
Plastic pollution is everywhere, from the deep depths of the ocean to the highest peak in the mountain; from the guts of sea birds to the guts of coral. Now, a study in the October 2019 issue of the...
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Seafood Super-filters: Mussels Could Be Used To Help Beat Water Pollution
Did you know, mussels can serve many purposes? Apart from being an ingredient for seafood dishes, they can be used as ‘bio-indicators’ of the health of the seas, lakes, and rivers they inhabit, and...
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Sustainable Reusable Diaper Wins Swiss James Dyson Award 2019
The winner of this year’s top national James Dyson Award 2019 in Switzerland goes to Luisa Kahlfeldt, an industrial design student from ECAL, for her SUMO project – a diaper made from 100% sustainable...
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Algae-Based Water Filter Can Save Millions Of Lives In Bangladesh
Bangladesh is at the top of the list of the highest population densities in the world. Access to safe drinking water has always been a challenge. In fact, 4 million people in Bangladesh are without...
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Eos Bioreactor: An Algae-based ‘Personal Carbon Capture’ Device
The carbon-absorbing abilities of algae may be one of the most potent tools as far (as organic processes go) for combating climate change. The natural phenomena of algae have been the topic of many...
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Some Coral Are Eating Microplastics With Their Zooplankton
Tiny microplastic particles from synthetic clothing, containers, bottles, plastic bags, and cosmetics are taking over the ocean. Coral and other marine species are in danger because they are consuming...
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Here’s How Ocean Plastic Waste Can Be Reduced Using Bubbles
What’s the best way to tackle any problem? Attack at the root of the problem. As far as the ocean plastic waste crisis is concerned, that would be dirty rivers. Plastic pollution from inland gets...
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Agrisea Ocean Farms Will Grow Rice In Saltwater This Year
Rice may be a little grain, but it makes quite an impact on our world. More than 700 million tons of it is produced every year, grown in over 100 countries, to feed 3.5 billion people worldwide daily....
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How Bioprinting Is Set To Save The World
Bioprinting is 3D printing with organic cells as ink. The technology is mostly used for medical research and regenerative medicine, but some scientists are now using it to help restore ecosystems in...
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Nine Different Biodegradable Plastic Solutions Made From Nature
Plastic in the ocean is a big problem; everybody should know this by now. However, that knowledge doesn’t stop the world from using plastic. This has motivated inventors to come up with different ways...
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In-Flight Meal Tray Made From Coffee Grains, Algae And Banana Leaves
It’s estimated that around 18 ounces (500 grams) of single-use plastic from in-flight meal deliveries and toiletries are used up per person. Drinks come in a plastic cup, with a plastic stick provided...
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New Bioplastic Made From Fatty Waste Degrades In One Year
Traditional plastics are made from non-renewable petroleum and take centuries to degrade. German scientists have developed a new plastic alternative that should break down within 12 months. The...
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T-Shirt Made From Algae And Wood Becomes Worm Food In 12 Weeks
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has developed a t-shirt made entirely from algae and wood pulp. Impressively, the t-shirt breaks down in a composter or soil within three months. Users can wear the...
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Algae Packed Droplets Create Hydrogen Fuel Via Photosynthesis
The latest renewable energy invention might be as green as it gets. Researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and the University of Bristol have created droplet-based biological...
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Algae-Based Water Filter Can Save Millions Of Lives In Bangladesh
Bangladesh is at the top of the list of the highest population densities in the world. Access to safe drinking water has always been a challenge. In fact, 4 million people in Bangladesh are without...
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