Pollution
Invention
Bioplastic based on fish waste and algae wins the James Dyson Award
Product design student Lucy Hughes has invented a bioplastic created from fish skin and scales and red algae.
Invention
Eliminating odors in recycled plastic materials with water vapor
This innovation reduces plastic waste in landfills and increase the quality of recycled domestic containers.
Invention
100% biodegradable pasta straws to help the planet
Made from wheat and water, Stroodles are the latest pasta-based and sustainable straw solution.
Invention
New Citicape House will annually capture eight tonnes of pollution
It will also produce six tonnes of oxygen, and lower the local temperature by three to five degrees Celsius.
Invention
Zotefoams introduces new technology for recyclable barrier packaging
A fully recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE) mono-material barrier packaging technology.
Emerging Tech
This algae-based bioreactor absorbs as much CO2 as an acre of trees
This bioreactor is 400x more efficient than a tree at removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
Invention
New sensor system hidden in sewage canal helps to expose polluters
While most companies dispose of their wastewater properly, but some want to avoid the costs associated with it, so they quietly and secretly release...
Invention
Turning plastic water bottles into affordable prosthetic limbs
Most currently available prosthetic limbs tend to be lacking in functionality or are unaffordable to many who need them. Alongside this need for prosthetic...