Ginkgo Bioworks and Cronos Group recently announced their partnership to produce cultured cannabinoids on a large scale in Canada.

Scientists at Costa Rica’s National Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LANOTEC) are extracting nanocellulose from the peel and stubble of pineapple waste to be used in pharmaceutical, food and medical applications.

UBQ uses Residual Municipal Solid Waste (RMSW) such as food waste, garden trimmings, paper, cardboard, diapers, dirty plastics, as well as packaging materials to create UBQTM Materials: bio-based composite thermoplastic materials that can replace plastic polymers in hundreds of applications.

An international consortium of researchers is working to create a “gelatinous solution to microplastic waste” by forming a filter made of jellyfish mucus which could filter microplastics from sea and ocean water.

In a study published by BioResources, Nadir Yildirim of The University of Maine created adhesive-free bio-based suspended ceiling tiles using nanocellulose.