Samsara Eco Races To Recycle Nylon Fast Fashions
A spinoff company from the Australian National University plans to shake up the garment industry through enzymatic recycling of polyester.
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Surf’s Up For Student Startup
Surfactants have a wide range of applications within households, such as soap, dishwashing liquid and cosmetics. But the current production process is carbon-intensive and waste water flows containing surfactant can be harmful to the environment. But recently a student team from France has been developing a greener alternative that could replace current surfactant chemicals. Made…
Pedestrian Power Paves The Way
Increasing electricity prices and fluctuations in the availability of renewable energy inspired some creative thinking around alternative ways to generate power. Now a pioneering company in sustainable energy solutions, is finding its feet with a growing fanbase and a bunch of new installations at universities and innovation centres globally. Can footstep generated energy light up…
Regenerative Pathways: Europe to the Indo-Pacific
For over 250 years, a trade route has existed spanning Europe, The Middle East, South Asia and Australasia. Explorers, navigators, scientists and entrepreneurs first set out in earnest from Europe in the latter part of the 18th Century, informed only by sketchy maps drawn up by their predecessors over one hundred years beforehand. Now as…
Textile Loop Ensures Clothing Waste UsedFully
Feeling sheepish about that old woolly jumper that went in the bin? Ready to throw in the towel when it comes to disposing of used bathroom wash cloths? A New Zealand company is hoping for an exciting “rags-to-riches” story as they raise capital for a new textile recycling pilot plant. With the textile industry being…
European Green Venture Funding Is Having A Renaissance
The Renaissance period of the 15th and 16th Centuries saw great social upheaval and a proliferation of art, literature, science and culture across Europe. It was also a time when the foundational principles for banking and finance were first articulated within business and trade. Now the EU is having a renaissance moment as deeptech and…
Water Challenge To Flush Out Aquapreneurs
With more than half the world population living with water scarcity and many water sources impacted by industry, agriculture and civic waste, the regeneration of water supplies has become an increasingly urgent need globally. So as part of the drive towards meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Uplink presents the Tackling Water Pollution Challenge….