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Sustainability

What is the latest in sustainability? From all types of renewable energy, electric mobility, the circular economy or clothes made from recycled waste - to the development of revolutionary, planet-friendly foods, technology is accelerating the green economy. We highlight the innovations, issues and solutions here.

How Green Are Your Jeans?

How Green Are Your Jeans?

Jeans are an absolute staple in everyone’s wardrobe. Be they white, black or blue, one simply can’t exist without a trusty pair of jeans

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‘Wellness fabrics’: your daily dose in your clothes

‘Wellness fabrics’: your daily dose in your clothes

Clothes made from nutritious food waste that benefit your body and the environment – it sounds futuristic, but it’s happening now

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Food tech: making food out of thin air

Food tech: making food out of thin air

Food tech is where information technology was 30 years ago. It is all just starting to take off and the food future is bright

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Sustainable fabrics: do bananas make good t-shirts?

Sustainable fabrics made out of fruits and fruit-waste are highly innovative and developing into a viable replacement for traditional fibres, like silk and leather.

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Is Bitcoin a climate hazard?

Is Bitcoin a climate hazard?

Everyone now seems to have an opinion on cryptocurrencies and whether to have them or not.

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28/03/21

Spider DNA to mimic silk: a sustainable alternative

Spider DNA to mimic silk: a sustainable alternative

Water, yeast and spider DNA are all that’s needed, not for Halloween, but to make silk.

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26/03/21

Business and the planet. How they can pair up perfectly

Business and the planet. How they can pair up perfectly

Vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian. Alternative proteins have made their way from the niche to mainstream. If anyone thinks vegan means hippy, think again.

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15/03/21

City-grown veggies: farms in all forms

City-grown veggies: farms in all forms

Imagine walking through endless rows of high, neatly stacked shelves where trays boast tightly packed, bright green vegetable goods

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10/03/21

Food for thought: the lab-grown food rocking our world

Food for thought: the lab-grown food rocking our world

How we produce food is in need of some urgent updating. The agricultural sector is faced by a number of challenges

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8/02/21