5 January 202421 December 2023 Metsä Group invests in startup FineCell that produces pulp-based materials for beauty, healthcare, and paint products Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring consists of a group of investors, including EIT InnoEnergy and the company’s founder
4 January 202420 December 2023 Wood materials make for reliable organic solar cells Kraft lignin improves the stability in organic solar cells thanks to its ability to form hydrogen bonds that acts as a sort of glue
Holzmaterialien ermöglichen zuverlässige organische Solarzellen Kraftlignin verbessert die Stabilität von organischen Solarzellen dank seiner Fähigkeit, Wasserstoffbrücken zu bilden, die wie eine Art Klebstoff wirken
11 May 20238 May 2023 The world’s first wood transistor Researchers at Linköping University and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed the world’s first transistor made of wood. Their study, published in the journal PNAS, paves the way for further development of wood-based electronics and control of electronic plants
4 May 202328 April 2023 Coconuts and lemons enable a thermal wood for indoor heating and cooling KTH researchers reported about the development of a wood composite thermal battery which is capable of storing both heat and cold and can be charged by any heat source
8 February 20236 February 2023 Want a stronger biodegradable plastic? Add a ‘pinch’ of cream of tartar Several researchers from KRICT and KTH wanted to see if “seasoning” a biodegradable bioplastic like PBS with fruit-derived tartaric acid or citric acid could improve the plastic’s mechanical properties
29 November 202224 November 2022 Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials KTH researchers combined polymer chemistry with process technology similar to what is used for carbon fiber composites and got a degradable wood composite
21 June 202115 September 2021 From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment A research team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology reports that the new material made from whey protein actually improves its mechanical performance after days of exposure to high temperatures
17 May 202126 December 2021 Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable KTH researchers have successfully tested an eco-friendly alternative to the former fossil based polymers: limonene acrylate, a monomer made from limonene
10 February 20215 February 2021 Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material Fibrillated cellulose is produced from renewable resources, so its sustainability potential combined with its other functional properties makes this nanomaterial insteresting
4 January 20219 September 2021 Kunststoff-Recycling: Viel zu schade für die Mülldeponie Zahlreiche neue Verfahren werden derzeit erprobt, die Plastikmüll effizient und günstig in wertvolle Chemikalien verwandeln können
11 March 20207 March 2020 Plastic from Wood X-ray analysis points the way to lignin-based components made to measure
17 July 201914 July 2019 Spraying nanopaper New process produces extremely smooth cellulose layers on an industrial scale
24 April 201918 April 2019 Glas aus Holz Dringt Licht auch bald durch Holz? Forscher arbeiten daran, Baustoffe aus dem Naturmaterial transparent zu machen
15 April 201910 April 2019 This “glass” is made of wood, and you can control how much heat it conducts Researchers from KTH have developed a window material made of wood that regulates how much heat it lets in – and out
4 March 201926 February 2019 Grow your own bioplastic home, avocado-pit bioplastic, Arla and UPM’s wood-based dairy packaging, PHA bioplastic water bottle and more The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 20th
22 February 201919 February 2019 Form Us With Love & BAUX develop 100% bio-based acoustic pulp panels Using different percentages of wheat bran, BAUX acoustic pulp comes to life with character and color, without using any chemicals at all
25 May 201823 May 2018 Step aside Superman, steel is no competition for this new material Steel could one day be replaced with specially arranged cellulose fibers
18 May 201817 May 2018 Method assembles cellulose nanofibres into a material stronger than spider silk KTH researchers describe a new method that mimics nature’s ability to arrange cellulose nanofibres into almost perfect macroscale arrangements
Stärkstes Biomaterial der Welt schlägt Stahl und Spinnenseide Neue Produktionsmethode überträgt herausragende Eigenschaften von Nanomaterialien in die Alltagswelt
13 December 201711 December 2017 Award to Circular textile paper project New paper manufacturing concept where the raw material is largely made up of low value fibres from textile recycling plants
Ausgezeichnetes Papier-Projekt im Bereich textiler Kreislaufwirtschaft Konzept beruht auf der Verwertung von minderwertigen Fasern aus Anlagen zum Recycling von Textilien
11 May 20176 May 2017 Antioxidants and plastics could be made from byproducts of wheat milling Researchers at KTH have developed a process to extract valuable biomolecules from this offal that could be used as antioxidants, prebiotics and even food packaging material
Getreide als Rohstoff: Verpackungsfolien aus Kleie als Alternative zu herkömmlichen Kunststoffen Forscher an der Königlichen Technischen Hochschule in Stockholm haben einen Weg gefunden, die benötigten Wertstoffe aus der Kleie zu extrahieren
5 April 20174 April 2017 Water filter from wood offers portable, eco-friendly purification in emergencies What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to migrants in faraway refugee camps? Clean water may be one thing
24 February 201722 February 2017 Silk from milk? New method binds proteins into threads New KTH research shows that ordinary milk can be used best to spin artificial silk
Seide: Schwedische Forscher kommen Spinnen auf die Spur Kuhmolke nach Aussage der Forscher das beste Ausgangsmaterial zur Herstellung künstlicher Spinnenseide
8 November 20165 November 2016 KTH: Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel Swedish researchers found an efficient, non-destructive way to detect occurrence and purity of cellulose
7 April 20165 April 2016 Wooden windows? New material could replace glass in solar cells and buildings Swedish Researchers found optically transparent wood to be made by removing chemically the lignin
8 March 20167 March 2016 H&M aim to make Green the new Black with new Global Change Awards Grant of €300,000 were awarded to Finnish team behind Making waste-cotton new
17 February 201616 February 2016 Carbon fibre from wood is used to build car Swedish researchers developed the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fibre
26 January 201625 January 2016 A renewable and biodegradable alternative to Styrofoam Swedish scientists use wood to create a biodegradable, renewable material alternative
24 November 201523 November 2015 Netzwerk von Forschungseinrichtungen katalysiert das Biomassepotenzial Europas Einem durch die EU finanzierten Projekt ist es gelungen, den Zugang für KMU und Forscher zu Versuchsanlagen von Weltklasse zwecks Erprobung der nächsten Generation von Rohstoffen für Biokraftstoffe zu erleichtern
Research facility network catalyses Europe’s biomass potential An EU-funded project has made it easier for SMEs and researchers to access world-class testing facilities to trial next generation biofuel feedstocks
12 January 20159 September 2021 Flexible Methan-Produktion aus Strom und Biomasse KIT und DVGW setzen Pilotanlage DemoSNG zunächst in Schweden ein
24 June 201424 June 2014 Cutting-edge research on non-food biofuels MULTIBIOPRO project is developing second-generation non-food oils and biomaterials from poplar and the tobacco tree
12 June 201411 June 2014 Stronger-than-steel fibre spun from wood Whether they need to be strong as steel, or as soft as cotton, products of the future could be sourced from the forest, using new techniques developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
28 January 201426 January 2014 Selbstspülendes Geschirr durch Lotuseffekt Prototypen aus heiß gepresster und beschichteter Zellulose mit wasserabweisender Nanostruktur