Plastics as a class of materials is currently undergoing a PR nightmare, with its favorability ratings at ‘underwater’. Ask the average consumer about their opinion on the material, and there will be …
Design for Disassembly
Today, we're excited to be joined by: Mardis Bagley, Partner and Creative Director at Nonfiction; and Dan Kennedy, Partner and Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Sustainability at Ronin PD Labs. We'll be …
Incredible Hemp and Algae Technologies Tackling Carbon
With multiple plausible and scalable pathways available for renewable carbon sources from biomass to CO2 utilization to recycling, the societal conversation around net zero has now shifted by …
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A more sustainable way for women to cope with periods
Every year in America, women spend at least US$2.8 billion on sanitary pads and tampons that can take hundreds of years to decompose. Is there a more economical and environmentally friendly way? To …
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Sustainable Materials for a Better Future
Sustainability is often labeled a nice-to-have rather than a necessity. Join us for a conversation with Mardis Bagley, Creative Director at Nonfiction. In this #MCXLive, we discuss the common …
Super-natural Performance: A Talk with Allbirds
Today, Dr. Gayatri Keskar, VP of Research was joined by Claudia Richardson and Romesh Patel, Ph.D. of Allbirds. Our guests shared their perspectives on product development and material selection, …
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Waste: An Ocean of Opportunity
This morning we were joined by Giulio Bonazzi, Chairman and CEO of Aquafil Group, the manufacturers of ECONYL® yarn for our ongoing #MCXLive Webinar Series. As is often the case, our audience had …
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
You have likely heard the term LCA during conversations about product development and responsible manufacturing. Knowing the acronym stands for life-cycle assessment or life-cycle analysis is one …
Product Life Cycle
A product life cycle is an assessment of resource consumption, performance, and environmental impacts at each phase of an industrial product’s life. It consists of the extraction of raw materials, the …
