Today we are learning from Gabe Tavas, the winner of the 2021 US James Dyson Award for his invention, Pyrus, a sustainable material made from kombucha waste. Motivated by the urgency to combat deforestation, the team at Symmetry Wood uses repurposed bacterial cellulose to create an alternative to tree-based wood. The idea: make wood without cutting down trees. Though still in the early stages of development, they have already used this innovative material to create smaller items such as...

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Release Date: 25/04/2022, 17:30:00