Sustainable design A look at new ideas, best practices and challenges of designing sustainability into products and businesses
Sustainable packaging: there's no such thing as 'waste' Rethinking packaging design could be a powerful tool to solve the sustainability challenges faced by brands
How old paper can be transformed into a material strong enough to build walls Rethinking the materials that make your house: mixing shredded paper with a gluing agent, can create a new material as strong as MDF
How to make water from air: repurposing old fridges A simple new invention shows how thinking about an old product in a new way can potentially improve millions of lives
Designers design for the 1% – it's time to start designing for the 99% Nille Juul-Sørensen Nille Juul-Sørensen : The future of design lies in products that give sense and meaning to people
New adhesive system makes a circuit board that is 90% recyclable Three British companies have developed a system that means components can easily be separated by hot water
Technology could allow hemp and flax to break cotton's global hold on textiles Typically seen as a scratchy, hippy material, bast fibres can now be softened to produce cloth that rivals cotton
Can 'upcycling' give Haiti's fashion industry a boost? Discarded clothing often ends up in Haiti, fueling a booming secondhand market. A new trend could help the country's hard-hit tailors and seamstresses
Sustainability and performance in textiles: can you have it all? Materials like wool have surprising resilience and utility and don't endanger health or the environment like newer compounds
Flypaper for elephants: a new adhesive is based on geckos' feet Scientists at Massachusetts University have used lessons from geckos to invent an adhesive made of renewable resources that can be washed and reused
Nvidia: turning cars into 'smartphones on wheels' New processors are enabling more sustainable design and remote tech upgrades that could make cars smarter, more fuel efficient and longer lasting. Does this mark the end of auto obsolescence?
3D printers create a blueprint for future of sustainable design and production Chat Reynders Chat Reynders: The technology enables localised design and production, boosts local jobs and cuts emissions
Spinning sour milk into silky fibres A German start-up is using milk that would have gone to waste to manufacture textile fibres using sustainable processes
3D printing, simulation softwares and new designs for Boeing and Ford Dassault Systemes sees rising demand from clients eager to apply innovative designs and improve efficiency and compliance
Twitter list: who's saying what on materials science? We've selected some interesting tweeters on material science and would like you to add to the list. Who do you look to for insight on material innovation?
The bike that makes lampshades Get fit, make a lampshade and learn about the value of stuff. Design student Mark Colliass explains how
Could future clothes, bottles and chairs be made from carbon emissions? Companies such as AirCarbon and Novomer turn greenhouse gases to into new materials for everything from shoes to buildings
Michael Wolff: Stop designing for only the young and able-bodied Michael Wolff : It's time to start designing stylish products for the planet's needs, young and old
Jay Golden on the 'antithesis' of sustainable design goals - Q&A Debbie McCullogh: Jay Golden identifies trends in sustainable design and discusses how to take them mainstream
Bright ideas for the developing world: cheaper, superior lighting design New lighting designs being tested in Africa and India showcase efforts to match business models with local cultures
Skechers, Google and other corporations play with Dirtt's modular offices Dirtt Environmental Solutions has won key clients with its reusable building components and 3D design software, but is it worth the price?
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