Features
How will Trump’s return impact US biomanufacturing?
What does Trump’s return to the presidency mean for industrial biomanufacturing in the U.S.? It’s difficult to say at this early stage, but here we break down what to watch for.
Stuck for sustainable ideas? Look inside these biomaterials libraries
Biobased designers needn’t just wait for inspiration to strike. Online libraries for biomaterial materials are growing and flicking through them can be all it takes to spark new ideas.
Poland’s growing bioeconomy
We look at how Poland’s domestic biobased sectors are shaping up as the wider economy grows, ranging from more traditional areas like biogas to biomaterial startups.
What distributed biomanufacturing offers the energy transition
We look at the groups trying to move biobased production out of large-scale plants and into the hands of a much wider range of actors, something that could strengthen the climate resilience of whole economies.
The beet goes on: valorising Europe’s largest agro-waste pool
The Polish design team Waste Lab has developed a low-tech method for turning the waste leaves and pulp of beets into biodegradable packaging applications such as supermarket fruit containers, plant pots, and packaging.
Manure, feathers, and wool: the circular potential of animal waste
Building a biobased and circular industry to use up livestock waste could go some way to solving the pollution associated with animal farming.