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"Let's start by re-using useful packaging before throwing it out!"
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A local 3D print shop around the corner
We talked to Bram de Zwart, founder of the biggest European network of online 3D printing services which enjoyed an unexpected runaway success from the start....
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Awakening the senses
The psychomotrician's objective is clear: reconciling patients with their bodies by helping them to overcome certain psychomotor disorders. This specialist observes and assesses a patient's abilities ...
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Ecoalf, a direct line from trash to streetwear
An interview with Javier Goyeneche, the Spanish creator of FUN&BASICS, a streetwear brand dedicated to natural materials and, since 2007, founder of the Ecoalf brand that aims for 100% recycling....
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The main hazards of plastic marine debris are not what you might think
François Galgani, an oceanographer at IFREMER and head of the European group responsible for implementation of the European Directive on marine litter, gives his insights on this controversial issue....
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Making water from air
Worldwide, more than a billion people live without access to safe drinking water. And it's a well known fact that increasing population sizes means that water will be a crucial issue for the coming de...
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Umbrellas in trees
Hail is a fruit grower’s worst enemy! A hailstorm of just minutes can devastate an orchard. Happily, solutions are at hand and plastic is where they’re coming from. French Agricultural Plastics Commit...
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ShelterBox, a little box full of hope
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disasters worldwide. Interview with Laura Dale, a ShelterBox Response T...
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The efficiency of our para-seismic wallpaper stems from the polymer used.
Interview with Professor Lothar tempniewski, director of the Institute for Concrete Construction and Construction Materials Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), the research cen...
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Bumpers in recycled plastic: a world-first for Plastic Omnium
An interview with Frédéric Viot, President of CREER and Ecodesign and recycling Manager at Plastic Omnium...