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Ecor

Apr 07, 2023Comments off

100% cellulose fiber composite Ecor is a 100% USDA-certified bio-based material composite that can be engineered to custom specifications. Ecor transforms abundant, low-cost cellulose fiber

Illuminated Surfaces

Mar 28, 2023Comments off

OLED surfaces Thanks to research from the University of Southern California and Princeton University, almost any surface in a building, whether flat or curved, could

Fruit Leather Bags

Mar 08, 2023Comments off

Leather products made from fruit waste A company in Rotterdam has developed a way to achieve the same tactile qualities of leather without having to

Liter of Light

Feb 16, 2023Comments off

Daylight-delivering repurposed containers Lighting is increasingly seen as promising territory for energy savings. New sunlight-piping technologies provide free illumination during daylight hours to remote locations

Çurface

Mar 03, 2019Comments off

Recycled coffee-based polymer composite Nearly half the biomass of coffee cherries, which are processed to make coffee beans, is discarded as waste. Although various methods

NewspaperWood

Feb 17, 2019Comments off

Reverse-processed lumber NewspaperWood reverses the production process of making paper by making a wood-like material out of newspapers. NewspaperWood feedstocks include both pre- and postconsumer

Shavings

Jan 13, 2019Comments off

Pressed sawdust furniture Sawdust and other types of sawmill residues are typically treated as undesirable by-products of the timber industry and are often incinerated or

Nanocellulose Solar Cell

Nov 11, 2018Comments off

Solar cell made from trees Although artificial solar cells are designed to emulate the natural process of photosynthesis, they could not be more materially different

Lightning-Processed Concrete

Oct 07, 2018Comments off

Electrodynamic fragmentation-based concrete recycling Although it is possible to recycle concrete, the process typically involves breaking the material down into aggregates that are used as

Watershed Block

Jul 01, 2018Comments off

Cement-free concrete masonry unit Watershed Block is an ecologically responsive and attractive replacement for the traditional concrete block (CMU), one of the most commonly used