Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 10, 2016 The material’s incredible moisture-retaining abilities come from its high polysaccharide and pectin content. by Orion Rodriguez In the midst of South Africa’s worst drought in recorded history, one Johannesburg...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 08, 2016 by Emily Peckenham 1. Straw Bales Rather than relying on new research and technology, straw bale building hearkens back to the days when homes were built from natural, locally-occurring materials. Straw bales are used to...
Source: popsci.com Published: June 28, 2016 By Mary Beth Griggs Pig manure could pave the road to a new sustainable asphalt, thanks to civil engineer Ellie Fini and a team at North Carolina A&T State University. Fini and her partners have filed patents on the...
Source: thehomestead.guru Published: May 17, 2016 By Catherine Bleish A University in Thailand has spent the past year developing a new type of waterproof bowl made of leaves. The women behind this leaf dinnerware felt called to design a replacement for Styrofoam when...
Source: trueactivist.com Published: March 4, 2016 Credit: Piñatex by: Amanda Froelich Ethically-minded fashionistas now have a plethora of cruelty-free leather goods to choose from, thanks to the genius of a Spanish company. Clearly Veg reports that Piñatex has...
Source: matteroftrust.org Published: December 16, 2015 LEGO has announced a plan to develop sustainable manufacturing materials that would allow the toy company to ditch plastic forever. The Denmark-based company is investing millions to create a Sustainable Materials...
Source: wastedive.com Published: December 1, 2015 Credit: Flickr user liz west Arlene Karidis We live in a throw-away world, which takes its toll on the environment, demonstrated by such realities as the tonnage of plastics — almost all from packaging — that inundates...
Source: redorbit.com Published: October 23, 2015 Feature Image: Thinkstock By Chuck Bednar Researchers from Flinders University have accidentally discovered a technique to remove toxic mercury from water using a material made entirely of industrial waste and orange...
Source: mnn.com Published: June 16, 2015 The bendable and foldable batteries created by engineers at Arizona State University. (Photo: Arizona State University/Vimeo) Even while sewn into a stretchy wristband, the folded batteries could power a device. Charles Q....
