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In the 5th episode of 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, Dr Yuanyuan Chen, Research Fellow at the Technological University of the Shannon and MAGICBIOMAT Coordinator, shares her perspective on a question that continues to shape the future of sustainable materials: “𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉?” There is clear momentum behind bio-based innovation. But translating research […]

We are back with another perspective on a question that keeps coming up. In the 6th episode of 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, Juliette Brunet, Circular Economy Program Manager at the Industrial Technical Center for Plastics and Composites, shares her view on a critical topic: 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉? The shift towards circular, […]

We’ve been taught that durability is a good thing. In Episode 7 of 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, Lucas Ainé, Project Manager at the Industrial Technical Center for Plastics and Composites (IPC), shares his perspective on a question that challenges that assumption: 𝑰𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚? Materials designed to last have long been seen […]