Upending a long-held supposition, MIT researchers discovered that a common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms. The finding could lead to improved catalysts for industrial reactions.

By Clive Young. Legendary producer T Bone Burnett reveals the tech behind his new Ionic Original discs—a format, he says, that offers the greatest fidelity and durability ever on an analog record.

In Los Angeles, trendy clothing brand Rose in Good Faith has launched a line of sneakers made from cork, cotton liner, ethylene vinyl acetate, and plastic sourced from defective sex toys.  Dubbed Plastic Soul, the idea came after Rose in Good Faith founder David Teitelbaum visited sex toy maker Doc Johnson's factory and saw that […]

In Philadelphia, Xtellar, a leader in 3D printing materials, has unveiled biobased ethylene vinyl acetate pellets suitable for large-format 3D printing. Introduced at RAPID + TCT 2023, Xtellar's EVA pellets offer sustainability and flexibility for various pellet-compatible printers compatible. The biobased EVA pellets are derived from sugarcane and are clear, hygroscopic, and elastomeric. The Xtellar […]

In San Francisco, biobased sneaker pioneer Allbirds has launched its first golf shoe. The Dasher Golf Shoe retails for $145 and is available in both men's and women's sizes on the company's website. Materials include sugarcane-derived ethylene vinyl acetate, natural rubber, biobased thermoplastic polyurethane, and recycled polyester. The Dasher Golf Shoe features the same design […]

In Japan, a joint venture between Dow and Mitsui have begun selling ethylene vinyl acetate and low-density polyethylene using renewable feedstocks. Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals Company, which kicked off sales on September 1, said the biomass EVA and biomass LDPE have the same resin properties as conventional petroleum-derived products because the raw material, biomass ethylene, exhibits the […]

In Canada, "Hotline Bling" rapper Drake has been seen sporting pink biobased slip-on shoes designed by Kane.  Founded in 2020 by former Maverik Lacrosse CEO John Gagliardi and podiatrist Dr. Daniel Geller, Kane looks to design, manufacture and sell "well-designed, biobased EVA [ethylene vinyl acetate]" shoes that support and stimulate recovery. The design sported by […]

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A heat pack is made by enclosing supercoolable aqueous sodium acetate solution together with a metallic activator strip in a sealed, flexible container. The activator strip is a flexible metal strip having one or more fissures or slits extending therethrough. To prepare the heat pack for activation, its contents are first heated to a temperature above the melting point of sodium acetate to completely melt it.…

In Switzerland, Swiss sports brand On presents the first shoe made from carbon emissions, called Cloudprime. This is a significant moment in On's journey to move away from petroleum-based resources by creating a new foam material called CleanCloud™, made using carbon emissions as a raw material. On is the first company in the footwear industry […]

In New York, Brazilian footwear designer Melissa and American apparel brand Marc Jacobs have created a gender-neutral line of clothing made from sugarcane. The Pre-Fall 2023 collection was modelled by Iris Law and includes "sky-high clogs, the platform slip-on called Becky, and slides" in red, blue, beige, black and silver. "We have so many collabs […]

By most accounts, Bram Stoker's vampire character of Dracula was inspired by Vlad III Dracula, aka Vlad the Impaler, a brutally sadistic military leader of Walachia during the 15th century. N…

Fall is right around the corner, but there's still time to rock your sandals. Vionic is a top shoe brand focused on providing superior comfort above all else.

It started with [CHORL] making a promise to himself regarding constructing a new combat robot: no spending of money on the new robot. That rule was violated (but only a little) by making his robot'...

Vinyl has undergone one hell of a renaissance. In 2006, the format was effectively dead. But since then? Vinyl records have experienced year-on-year growth, with the US alone clocking ...

Looking for sneakers that look like dress shoes? These options can pair with any suit for any business casual occasion.

Leaky airducts and walls are the single largest reason for wasted energy in homes, contributing both to energy costs and to climate change.

A team of chemical scientists from the University of Catania, SpringStyle Tech Design Ltd, Romania National Archives and Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli, has found evidence suggesting that Vlad the Impaler, may have suffered from a variety of ailments, including one that could have made the famous prince cry tears mixed with blood. In their paper published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, the group…

Vlad III of Wallachia, who some believe was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, may have bled tears from his eyes, researchers say.

Single-use hard plastics are pervasive: utensils, party decorations and food containers, to name a few examples. These items pile up in landfills, and many biodegradable versions stick around for months, requiring industrial composting systems to fully degrade. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have created a sturdy, lightweight material that disintegrates on-demand—and they made…