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EcoFit Paper Lid Aims to Cut 400 Tons of Plastic Waste per 100 Million Coffee Cups

February 4, 2025

Your morning coffee cup’s plastic lid might soon be a thing of the past. Seda International has created the EcoFit Lid, a paper-based lid that works just like the plastic ones we’re

Architecture·Design

It would take to make rectilinear building elements, Photo Source: Saleh Jamsheer (@ MIT News)

MIT’s 3D-Printed Mud Molds Aim to Halve Concrete’s 8% Carbon Emissions

January 31, 2025

Rahul Somvanshi

Construction is getting a surprising helper: dirt from the building site itself. MIT researchers have found a way to use 3D-printed mud to build concrete structures faster and cheaper than traditional methods.

Design·Fashion·Science

Strip of e-textile demonstrating the flexible qualities of ink jet printed graphene. Credit: Marzia Dulal

Biodegradable E-Textiles Revolutionize Health Monitoring While Cutting Environmental Waste

January 14, 2025

Rahul Somvanshi

Research teams from UWE Bristol and University of Southampton have engineered electronic textiles (e-textiles) that decompose naturally while maintaining medical-grade monitoring capabilities. The Smart, Wearable, and Eco-friendly Electronic Textiles (SWEET) project, published

Architecture·Design·Materials

Examples of materials made from fruit and vegetable waste (cabbage, orange, onion). Photo Source: The University of Tokyo

Scientists Turn Chinese Cabbage Waste into 18 MPa Sustainable Construction Material

January 13, 2025

Rahul Somvanshi

Japanese researchers have achieved 18 MPa flexural strength from Chinese cabbage waste—creating construction-grade materials four times stronger than concrete. The achievement emerged from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science, where

The "liquid tree" or the Y-ALGAE project was developed by Y-TEC( Source: inbiotec )

Design·Pollution

Argentina’s Breakthrough with ‘Liquid Trees’: Can Y-ALGAE Clean Urban Air 50x Better Than Trees?

The “liquid tree” or the Y-ALGAE project was developed by Y-TEC, an Argentine technological development company in the oil and gas sector, with YPF, CONICET, and the Institute of Biodiversity and Biotechnology

Rahul Somvanshi

May 7, 2024

A wooden box with two tubes inside it: one green and the other white and green. It has to do with PhotoSynthetica at ecoLogicStudio. With a concentration on a seated arrangement, the scene looks to be indoors, either on a table or the floor. (Source: EcoLogicStudio)

Design·Sustainability

EcoLogicStudio Harnesses Algae for Urban Air Purification, Matching Mature Tree CO2 Absorption

Introduction to ecoLogicStudio and PhotoSynthetica The London-based architecture and design studio ecoLogicStudio, led by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, presents its first collection of biophilic design products. This collection, part of the

Rahul Somvanshi

April 3, 2024

Design·Pollution·Technology

Capture6, K-water, and BKT’s Pioneering Project in South Korea: 500,000 Tonnes CO₂ Capture and Water Desalination

Capture6, K-water, and BKT have joined together to set up a state-of-the-art plant in South Korea. This program, which was formalized by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), aims to address major environmental

Rahul Somvanshi

January 25, 2024

Design·Energy·Sustainability

Panasonic’s Perovskite Glass Set to Revolutionise Green Energy in Cities with 30% Lab Efficiency Increase

Panasonic’s Perovskite Photovoltaics Glass is at the forefront of raising environmental awareness and helping people adopt a greener lifestyle. The focus on sustainability has undergone a serious shift in people’s daily lives.

Karmactive Teamand

Karmactive Staff

January 20, 2024

Bhutan's landscape is about to transform with Gelephu Mindfulness City, stretching across 1,000 sq km. P>C Google

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City Targets Negative Carbon Footprint in Urban Sustainability Drive

On the 116th National Day of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk announced an inspiring city-wide design-led sustainability approach known as Gelephu Mindfulness City. This futuristic-sustainable city has been designed in collaboration

Karmactive Staff

January 17, 2024

Design·Sustainability

Qua’ Robots: Transforming Urban Waste Management with Innovative Design

Present day world, where urban waste management continues to pose significant challenges, the innovative ‘Qua’ waste management robot emerges as a creative & efficient solution. Designed by Luca Florentino, N Basile, &

Rahul Somvanshi

January 5, 2024

Lexus LANDMARK by Koichi Takada Architects © Koichi Takada Architects

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

LANDMARK by Lexus: Blending Nature, Luxury and Sustainability

The Landmark by Lexus is a luxurious showroom located in Flemington, Melbourne, Australia. The three-story temporary building is adaptable, modular, and environmentally friendly. One of the great advantages of temporary pavilions is

Karmactive Staff

December 29, 2023

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

Zero One Malibu Leads with Eco-Sustainability in Luxury Home Design

Douglas Burdge and Burdge Architects systematically built the first carbon-neutral home in Malibu, California. “Zero One” a first carbon-neutral home, built in collaboration with renowned architects, engineers, and botanical and sustainability experts.

Karmactive Staff

December 22, 2023

Design·Energy

New Bedford’s Waters Test T-Omega Wind’s Innovative Pyramid-Based Floating Turbine

T-Omega Wind, a Boston-based startup, has recently made waves in the renewable energy sector with the launch of its 1/16 scale prototype of a pyramid-based floating wind turbine in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Rahul Somvanshi

December 12, 2023

Zachary Keller and Muhammad Dayyem Khan of the Digital Architecture Research & Technology Laboratory work with robotic 3D-printed, wood-based material paired with incremental set-on-demand concret

Architecture·Design·Materials

University of Michigan Students 3D-Print Eco-Friendly Building Blocks with Upcycled Sawdust

At the University of Michigan, the BioMatters team, under the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and DART Laboratory, is addressing a significant environmental issue. They’ve developed a unique material from

Rahul Somvanshi

December 1, 2023

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EcoFit Paper Lid Aims to Cut 400 Tons of Plastic Waste per 100 Million Coffee Cups

MIT’s 3D-Printed Mud Molds Aim to Halve Concrete’s 8% Carbon Emissions

Biodegradable E-Textiles Revolutionize Health Monitoring While Cutting Environmental Waste

Scientists Turn Chinese Cabbage Waste into 18 MPa Sustainable Construction Material

Argentina’s Breakthrough with ‘Liquid Trees’: Can Y-ALGAE Clean Urban Air 50x Better Than Trees?

EcoLogicStudio Harnesses Algae for Urban Air Purification, Matching Mature Tree CO2 Absorption

Capture6, K-water, and BKT’s Pioneering Project in South Korea: 500,000 Tonnes CO₂ Capture and Water Desalination

Panasonic’s Perovskite Glass Set to Revolutionise Green Energy in Cities with 30% Lab Efficiency Increase

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City Targets Negative Carbon Footprint in Urban Sustainability Drive

Qua’ Robots: Transforming Urban Waste Management with Innovative Design

LANDMARK by Lexus: Blending Nature, Luxury and Sustainability

Zero One Malibu Leads with Eco-Sustainability in Luxury Home Design

New Bedford’s Waters Test T-Omega Wind’s Innovative Pyramid-Based Floating Turbine

University of Michigan Students 3D-Print Eco-Friendly Building Blocks with Upcycled Sawdust

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