Tag "alga"

Why Westerners Should Eat More Seaweed

Checkout research suggests that people in the UK, like consumers in other western countries, are less familiar with seaweed as an ingredient. This is important because food neophobia (wanting to...

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Smart bioplastic made using upcycled green algae helps to clean up beaches

UK-based plastic technology specialist, Symphony Environmental, has teamed up with the French biotech company, Eranova, to create a new “smart plastic” bag using upcycled green algae. The technology aims to not...

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Black algae t-shirt cuts emissions

London-based tech clothing startup Vollebak has launched a t-shirt made from eucalyptus trees and black algae. The t-shirt feels and looks just like a conventionally dyed t-shirt without any of the unsustainable practises present in...

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Lipstick made from algae comes in refillable, biodegradable packaging

The beauty and personal care market is constantly growing. Whilst the industry attempts to be more sustainable, single-use plastics continue to be produced, filling up landfills. With the awareness that the beauty...

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The countryside can develop through good examples

Increasing the productivity of the food economy is a key issue for which it is absolutely necessary to support digitization and the application of the latest technologies – Erdős Norbert,...

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