The perfect packaging solution does exactly what you need it to: protect the product, present it beautifully, provide seamless and functional use of the product when desired, and then disappear …
The Wonders of Mycelium
It was only a matter of time in this series before the wonders of fungi, or mycelium, were presented. In just a few years, following the formation of the originators, Ecovative Design this wholly …
Paper Innovations Push For Zero Plastic
Paper or plastic? It was a regular refrain at grocery stores a generation ago. We chose plastic because it was stronger, lighter, and on purely carbon footprint terms, a better solution for the …
Ocean Plastic – Provenance Is Key
Not all waste is equal. The reason why high-quality recycled polyester is so widely available is because there is a ready supply of clear plastic beverage bottles that have only had some water or …
Horizon Report: Foundational Materials
Developing new and next-gen product starts with material innovations for performance, impact and innovation. For outdoor and performance apparel, it's truly a time of uncertainty. The pandemic has …
Silk – a New Dimension for the Ancient Material
Silk for the last 5,000 years has meant one thing – beautiful fabric. But in the last decade what we know about this natural luxury material has been turned on its head. The growing trend in …
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Carbon Dioxide Goes Circular
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - all around us, yet never noticed: It is essential to life on earth, but right now we need to remove as much of it as possible to sustain our current sea levels and control our …
Algae: Fast-Growing and Versatile
Somewhat an unsung hero of the plant world, algae rarely make headlines in our search for viable alternatives to our reliance on synthetic, oil-based plastics. Perhaps because they exist mainly below …
Material (R)evolution: Additive Manufacturing
This report presents an overview of the current developments in Additive Manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing. It is intended to give the reader a better and fuller understanding of …
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Material (R)evolution: Connected
Connected is an exploration of the latest materials, processes and technologies that are influencing the world of flexible electronics. Included in this world are smart fabrics, e-textiles, printed …
Material (R)evolution: Design
Welcome to the last in our quarterly series of the Material (R)evolution reports, this one focusing on ‘Design’. Perhaps though, this issue could more accurately be called ‘Tools for Design’, as the …
Material (R)evolution: Grown
Grown; any raw material, product, technology and/or process that is based upon natural growing cycles in the plant, animal, fungal and bacterial kingdoms. Grown is an idea about what we want our …
