Tag: Aalto University
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Wood waste transformed into transparent, anti-fog coating
Is wood brown, blue, yellow, or transparent? Researchers discovered ways to make transparent and colourful coatings from wood
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Eco-Glue to Replace Harmful Adhesives in Wood Construction
A fast and energy-efficient manufacturing process results in a strong, non-toxic and fire-resistant adhesive—and a great opportunity for the Finnish…
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Professors Awarded for Wood Based Textile Fibres Research
Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibres
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Handbags from Flower Waste
Irene Purasachit saw the floral industry’s waste problem firsthand – now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
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Biobased Wood Coating Better than Synthetic Options
Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options
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Stora Enso Launches NeoLigno
NeoLigno® by Stora Enso, is a fully bio-based binder system without formaldehyde and isocyanates
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Wood Based Foam to Replace Styrofoam
Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging
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Sulapac CEO Talks About What it Takes to Change the World
Ami Rubinstein is the Deputy CEO of Sulapac. He is passionate about creating ‘another Finnish success story’ and heading Sulapac’s…
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Can Wood Make EU Buildings More Sustainable?
Building European cities with wood would sequester and store half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
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VTT Goes for Circular Polystyrene
Polystyrene can be circulated back to raw-material: MoPo project develops collection and reuse of the waste in Europe
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Biobased Super-Glue
Plant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in…
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Medical Materials Made from Crab Shell and Seaweed
Biobased fibres are made from two renewable marine resources and with promise in advanced applications, in wovens and medical materials,…
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Spiders Silk Gives Strength To Wood-Based Bioplastics
Finnish researchers have combined the silk protein found in spiders’ webs with wood cellulose fibres to create a new durable…
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Avantium Awarded €6 Million EU Grant
Avantium N.V. announces that it has been awarded €6 million as part of a SPIRE grant to accelerate its Dawn…
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Headphones From Bioplastics, Fungus and Yeast
Fungus, yeast-based bioplastic and other materials grown by microbes have been used to make the Korvaa headphones, designed by Finnish…
