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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 57 of Renewable Matter is online
Longevity will increasingly become the transformative force in society and the economy in the years ahead, with technologies for healthy ageing as its pillars. From exoskeletons, nutraceuticals, genetic medicine, subcutaneous chips, biohacking, cryopreservation, and frontier research, this issue explores the evolution of human tech, always with an eye on sustainability.
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bioeconomy

CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport

by Giorgio Kaldor 13 AUG 2025 17:00

For over 40 years, CONOU, Italy's National Consortium of Waste Oils, has been a reference point nationally and in Europe for extended producer responsibility. The first to apply this model, it ...

Bio-based Polymers worldwide: Status and Outlook

by Michael Carus 31 JAN 2025 10:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano As the New Year begins, let's take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We lo...

Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition

by Ana Birliga Sutherland 15 JAN 2025 08:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A few years ago, I remember reading about houses on a Danish island thatched with thick layers of ...

Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming

by Editorial Staff 02 JAN 2025 11:45

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Although vital for certain purposes, some plastics used in farming can be sources of micro and nan...

Roasting chestnuts, recycling walnuts: turning festive treats into sustainable new materials

by Jack McGovan 30 DEC 2024 07:45

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Dr Notburga Gierlinger, an Austrian researcher specialising in the study of the structure and...

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 23 OCT 2024 07:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Using a mycelium-based technology, Smush Materials transforms agricultural by-products into a comp...

Startup, Mykor: building insulation from mushrooms

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 21 AUG 2024 11:30

Mykor uses biotechnology to produce insulation from industrial residues and mycelium, aiming to decarbonise the construction industry. The startup's first product, MykoFoam, is an acoustic and therm...

IFIB 2024, Bologna centre of gravity of the global bioeconomy

by Mario Bonaccorso 27 JUN 2024 08:00

IFIB 2024 lands in Bologna.  From 3 to 4 October, the city will host the new edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio economy, organised by the Italian circular bi...

Ecomondo Mexico, circular economy waiting to be built

by Emanuele Bompan 22 APR 2024 14:01

(Guadalajara) There is a need for circular economy in Mexico. Among the 12,500 registered visitors at Solar + Storage y Ecomondo México in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, the interest in EP...

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