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FEATURE STORY
A synbio takeover for AI?
Talk of artificially intelligence constructions inside bio-based machines may sound like distant fantasy, but scientists have already made concrete advances that may feed into a working model. Step by step, scientists are piecing together the many elements of a fully bio-based, programmable, and autonomous living machine. Biological robots may one day surpass machines in autonomy, intelligence, and sustainability.
Coty launches worldâs first fragrance made with 100% carbon-captured alcohol
Coty announced that its new Gucci Eau de Parfum, Where My Heart Beats, will be the first globally distributed fragrance manufactured using alcohol from 100% recycled carbon emissions.
Caravelle signs $60M deal with Bestwood Joinery for sustainably dried wood
Caravelle will source 120,000 cubic meters of lumber from Indonesia, later transport it to Bestwood Joinery in Cape Town, South Africa, and dry the wood in transit using Caravelleâs CO-Tech technology using only recycled heat from the shipâs engine.
Green-tech company Melodea launched VBsealâ˘, its new sustainable packaging solution to cut back plastic waste in consumer-packaged goods. The green coating solution is resistant to water vapor, oil, aroma and has heat-sealing properties.
Svante lands $5M from United Airlines to convert CO2 into SAF
Svante's scalable, eco-friendly, and commercially available carbon capture and removal technology employs structured absorbent beds that can capture 95% of CO2 emissions from industrial sites as well as CO2 thatâs already in the air.
Allbirds presents the worldâs first zero carbon shoe
Allbirds, a New Zealand based company, has created the worldâs first net zero carbon shoe, the M0.0NSHOT. Its landmark carbon footprint â 0.0 kg COâe, versus an industry average of 14 kg COâe â was achieved without relying on offsets.