Design
How She Leads: Debbie Mielewski, Ford Motor
The Michigan native, who spearheaded the company’s breakthrough use of soy-based foam, has been obsessed with reuse from an early age. Read More
Tapping into Nature: Using bioinspiration to sink carbon
Capturing, storing and using carbon provide billions of business opportunities. Read More
Less can be more, but endless is most
What a Tesla can teach us about the future of materials and sustainable design. Read More
Cleaning up cleaners with bio-surfactants
Could animal fats and other natural ingredients help detox cleaning substances? Read More
Snakeskin: A design breakthrough for robots and race cars?
Borrowing inspiration from the scaly exterior of a snake could help improve the function of a range of industrial products. Read More
Meet the companies trying to break our plastic addiction
From Coca-Cola to a range of upstarts, researchers seek better ways to meet demand for durable, versatile materials. Read More
Bio-inspired robots: A force for good or evil?
From gripping an object on an assembly line to navigation modeled off of animals' built-in sonar, nature offers an array of enviable features for robotics researchers. Read More
How Adidas is pioneering open-source sustainability for sports
You thought open source innovation was only for high-tech titans such as Tesla and Google? Think again. Read More
Have surfers discovered the future of sustainable design?
Surfboard materials are experiencing a wave of innovation with big implications for other industries. But could familiar concerns about performance, appearance and costs hinder sales? Read More
8 ways to make products a force for good
L'Oreal, Unilever, Philips and others are integrating sustainability into the full lifecycle of product and service design, use and disposal. Read More
