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Foam that captures carbon dioxide, bamboo sunglasses made by artisans and a building covering made of recycled bottles are among the finalists of the Earth Awards....
Rethinking the methods of manufacturing and making wiser decisions about how to distribute those goods will be essential to allow future generations to share our world. Nature just so happens to...
A failed attempt at making a special adhesive resulted in the accidental creation of a vegetable oil-based adhesive that can be used to make duct tape, stick-on notes, labels and more....
A new framework, "The Living Principles," aims to help bring sustainability to design in all its many forms, from products to companies to systems of commerce....
The creation of the world's first artificial life form (a new type of bacteria cell) promises to make synthetic biology a permanent part of our world and the possibility of growing live buildings...
This book brings together over 100 innovative and award-winning projects from over 20 countries, launched by leading design offices and companies worldwide, including IDEO, IBM and New Deal...
Paint inspired by the scales on sharks aims to reduce the amount of fuel used by airplanes and ships by cutting down on the resistance they face in the air and sea.
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New research inspired by principles from nature aims to make buildings smarter and more efficient. A proposed new building membrane would monitor and use moisture and sunlight to control humidity...
Two landmark private sector initiatives are models for the development green chemistry -- and demonstrate how a robust federal initiative could speed the realization of a green chemistry...
Two conferences and a visit to the California Academy of Sciences show how new ideas can be generated from diverse sources and why aspiring innovators need to mix it up in different venues....
Green chemistry and biomimicry are powerful tools for reducing the toxic, energy and waste components of companies’ environmental footprint. This post is the first of a four-part series...
Scorpion venom could lead the way to morphine alternatives without side effects like addiction, according to research at Tel Aviv University.
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Biomimicry has the potential to improve ceramics, cars and other objects with materials that copy the strength of clam shells and bones, but such investigations will also need to look at the end...
The issue of water and how best to use it touches every aspect of our lives. As varied as the challenges are, many of them have already been faced by other organisms, and many of their solutions...
Self-cleaning paint inspired by the Lotus Effect is one of the standout stories of bio-inspired design. Read on for a look at how it came to be, and what it takes for a product inspired by nature...
Technological advancements based on nature seem to appear every week and it is a challenge to keep track of them all. It is also a challenge to analyze their worth. Two useful questions are: Is...
Quiznos begins its journey down a greener path with today's roll-out of new packaging made from renewable or recycled content that hasn't added any cost to its operations....
From putting a value on the services provided by fresh water and bees to building a community based on the land's historical ecosystem, companies, governments and groups are bringing heightened...
Ten global universities will compete for a $25,000 prize in the Staples Global EcoEasy Challenge, which is seeking the most innovative environmentally preferred office product that is either a...
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GreenBiz.com is pleased to announce a landmark event, the GreenBiz Innovation Forum, the first event aimed at global companies seeking to understand and harness the opportunities that exist at the intersection of “green” and “innovation.”
Evaluate and compare features between the leading Enterprise Carbon Accounting software applications from over 60 providers. Produced by Groom Energy and GreenBiz.com.
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The Green Packaging Group is a collection of packaging companies that have combined...
Which materials can be claimed as pre-consumer recycled content -- and which definitely...- The latest quarterly rankings of the greening of the electronics industry finds a number...
- This study shows that eating common canned foods is exposing consumers to levels of...
- Laboratory tests revealed 38 secret chemicals in 17 name brand fragrance products,...
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