Bioengineering, closer to 'custom-made' skin grafts with human cells
The possibility of grafts made with real 3D "biological suits" can completely transform reconstructive surgery
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Concept Luna, the laptop prototype that you disassemble in 45 seconds without tools
Easy to repair, easy to recycle, easy to disassemble (in 45 seconds). Concept Luna is the laptop we all want, and perhaps it will "teach" Dell to create the one we will all have.
Okay, we have ways to make much more powerful solar panels
Ferroelectric crystals arranged in a lattice with three different materials can increase the photovoltaic effect up to 1000 times.
7 small gestures to save endangered species
Millions of species of animals and plants are at risk of extinction. It might seem that humans are not involved, but this sad process affects us too, and very closely. There are two reasons: biodiversity is a real wealth for the earth, because it allows the maintenance of delicate balances that make the environment in which we live healthy. The other reason is that everyone can commit to doing something to remedy this situation. So here is a practical guide… Read more
Long live pasta! An Italian research extends its duration
From 50% to 400% longer duration (without using preservatives) for a popular food like pasta are a real hit: made in Italy, of course.
Transparent wood may soon replace plastic
A study has found that transparent wood could be a more sustainable alternative to glass or plastic, typically used for car windshields, packaging and biomedical devices.
Interiqr, edible QR-Code printed directly on food
Track foods with a QR Code printed directly inside them, to reduce fraud and create information experiences in augmented reality
Goodbye capsules, the coffee spheres arrive: away aluminum, plastic and waste
The use of algae as casings also reaches coffee: a sphere without packaging, aluminum or plastic can be the capsule of the future.
A simple chemical reaction recycles polystyrene into more 'noble' products
UV light and aluminum chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene into a chemical used in perfumes and medicines.
More and more sugary foods and drinks, a serious problem
According to a study published by Cambridge, over the past 10 years there has been an ever-increasing use of added sugars and non-nutritive sweeteners in the production of packaged foods.
Carlsberg tests wood fiber beer bottles. Better than glass? Mmm
Commendable initiative of the Danish company, but I have the impression that these wood fiber bottles do more confusion than good.
A vegetal and antimicrobial 'coating spray' keeps food fresh
Spray a (vegetable) coating directly on foods to keep them fresh and eliminate packaging and plastic? Check it out here.
Other than reducing: consumption and production of plastic will triple between now and 2060
Among many good intentions (we appreciate, but we await facts), the OSCE draws up a worrying document. Within less than 40 years, plastic production will triple.
FAST-PETase, created enzyme that breaks down plastic in a few hours
An extraordinary enzyme reduces the breakdown time of plastic from millennia to a few hours, and also allows it to be reassembled for recycling.
How self-driving vehicles will change the retail trade
Autonomous driving will transform the retail trade, bringing goods closer to customers and vice versa. Here are some possible scenarios.
Bruk, organic packaging to be 'peeled' to separate paper and plastic
They seem friendly, but they are hard to recycle between plastic and cardboard: today the classic Brik ones have an alternative that needs to be peeled.
Optimism! The revolution we are all waiting for will come. For three very good reasons.
We always seem on the eve of positive change, but it never comes. Optimism! It will come for sure: for three good, old reasons.
Cana, the molecular printer creates almost all drinks: Netflix to drink
4 years of incubation, today a product is born that 'prints' drinks. Which? Almost all: fruit juices, soft drinks, cocktails, wine, tea, coffee and beer.
Notpla, the seaweed plastic bag dissolves directly in the coffee
The special seaweed plastic sachet dissolves in the drink, without waste: it does not change the taste of the food and it does not hurt. How about?
Reusable gel “ice cubes” never melt
Researchers have developed new gel “cooling cubes” that could change the future of food preservation.
A new DNA-based plastic is biodegradable and easy to recycle
A DNA-based plastic can be recycled virtually indefinitely, is light and easy to manufacture.
