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Seaweed Slime to High-Tech Gold as New Kiwi Nanocellulose Plant Could Signal End of Plastic Era
Forget oil. The future is slimy and it’s growing in the small New Zealand town of Paeroa. A new pilot plant is set to churn out 1.6 tonne
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Kombucha’s Secret Weapon -The SCOBY on Your Kitchen Benchtop May Hold the Future of Wound Healing
At the heart of this medical innovation is the living tissue found in the kombucha SCOBY (shown below), the symbiotic culture of bacteria an
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Kiwi Vegetable Growers to Harness Geothermal Energy for Sustainable Greenhouse Heating
New Zealand's vegetable producers are poised to embrace geothermal energy to transform greenhouse and vertical farming operations, moving aw
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Why a Biofuel Boom Could Benefit a Tiny Kiwi Tourist Town and Create a Centre for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
#earthhack Rotorua, famed for its geothermal landscapes, could become a global hub for sustainable biofuel innovation and it has the backing
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Sauce With the Latest Fashion - Tomato Leather Takes Root in Sustainable Style
#earthhack In a delicious twist on eco-friendly fashion, tomato leather is emerging as the latest sustainable alternative to traditional ani
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Japan’s Groundbreaking Biodegradable Plastic Is A Game-Changer for Planet Earth
#earthhack In a highly innovative breakthrough, scientists from Japan's RIKEN Centre for Emergent Matter Science have developed a revolution
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Coles Supercharges Online Grocery Game with Ocado Partnership
#earthhack After nearly two years of delay, Ocado has finally launched Coles Australia's first robot-picking facility. The Aussie food giant
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The Sway Polybag! Just What the World Needs... NOW!
The Sway Polybag, a game-changer in eco-friendly packaging. Developed by California based, EcoEnclose, these bags have seaweed as their prim
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Flora Food Group Wins Award for Eco-Friendly Plant Butter Tub
#earthhack Flora Food Group has won the prestigious World Sustainability Award for Eco Design with their unique paper-based butter tub, a fu
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#earthhack How Legacy Timber Starch Knowledge Leads to Seaweed-Based Polymers, Offering Earth Friendly Consumer Benefits
#earthhack A New Zealand breakthrough is transforming seaweed into the foundation for sustainable industrial products. Drawing on traditiona
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Has Zerocircle Invented a Seaweed Plastic to Replace Petroleum-Based Products?
Indian based material science company Zerocircle is redefining the landscape of packaging and disposable products by introducing a line of s
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A Star Trek Reality Powered by Mushrooms with Cornell's Biohybrid Robots
Cornell University researchers have made a 'Star Trek' science fiction concept a reality by creating biohybrid robots controlled by king oys
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