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🍄 Emma van der Leest develops fungal coating to strengthen bio-leather
The Dutch designer is hoping to completely eradicate the use of leather in the fashion industry and is developing a fungal coating to make a bio-leather material more versatile.
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🍃 Calyxt expands end markets for PlantSpring and BioFactory tech
The plant-based synthetic biotechnology company announced a new strategic direction to provide sustainably produced plant-based synthetic biology solutions. The goal is to expand the group of end markets and diversify the base of customers.
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💷 New Fund for Blue Carbon Projects
UpLink has launched a funding competition to find finance, training, and education tools that ‘support people, nature, and climate’. Submissions for the Blue Carbon Challenge are open until December the 17th, 2021 on the UpLink website.
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☀️ Scientists Develop Fuel Made of Sunlight and Air
According to scientists in Switzerland, airplane fuel can technically be made out of just sunlight and air. On the roof of ETH Zurich University, engineers are testing whether a new system of fuel generation can work in the real world.
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🍚 Ivory Coast rice-fish farming improves yields
On October 10th, the Ivory Coast’s National Agency for Rural Development (ANADER) announced the results of its field trial in integrated rice-fish farming.
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🦗 EU Legalises Edible Locusts
The EU commission has authorised the sale of migratory locusts for human consumption. Businesses in member states can now sell frozen, dried, and powder forms of the species anywhere in the EU.
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