Material ConneXion
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Between the Paris agreement and the recent classical climate pact, we consume over half a trillion tons of virgin materials. That's creating a massive supply gap of over 90%. To close this gap we need …
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While the widely recognized recycling icon ♻ is found on everything - quarts of motor oil to colorful children's toys, and drink bottles to single use utensils - it's become almost invisible. …
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Plastics make up 80% of all marine debris found - from what's floating on the surface to deep sea sediments - at least 40 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. By 2050, there is …
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Dr. Andrew Dent invited Fashion Designer & Brand Strategist Jonathan Cheung to join him in a conversation. Here, Jonathan shares lessons learned through his years of experience working with global …
Current home recycling rates are pitiful - 91% of plastics are not recycled. That means only a revolution in the way we approach recycling will be able to solve this challenge. Lasso could well be …
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In this Eye On, VP of Research, Dr. Gayatri Keskar, discusses food waste mitigation and solutions with Bill Belias, CTO and Founder of SoFresh. SoFresh creates packaging products that help extend the …
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Material ConneXion took the stage at the FEI (Front End of Innovation) Conference in Boston, Massachusetts this month. Presenting live were Dr. Andrew Dent, EVP of Research, and Jennifer Gumpert, VP …
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As part of this month's focus on start-ups, Dr. Andrew Dent was excited to interview Joshua English, the Founder of okom wrks labs and creator of the patent-pending mycelium based biocomposite called …
Continuing this month's focus on start-ups, Dr. Andrew Dent welcomed Joanne Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of Mycocycle, who is "training mushrooms to eat trash." Watch the full interview to learn more …
Today, Dr. Gayatri Keskar welcomed Novoloop, LOLIWARE, and Werewool to the #MCXLive stage. These innovative companies are pushing the boundaries by redesigning textiles and single use products to …
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What is the future of comfort? Support? Impact protection? Energy conservation? For a generation, PU foams have been the go-to for these areas, providing reliable and effective answers to these …
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In this Eye On, VP of Research, Dr. Gayatri Keskar, welcomes Madison Savilow, Chief of Staff at Carbon Upcycling Technologies for an interview. The two discuss CUT's carbon capture technology that is …
