Circular Dining Materials
Special show on circular and alternative material innovations
Ambiente 2023 · Frankfurt
3-7 February, 2023
Services
Material Consulting & Technology Selection
- Trend reports and road map analyzes
- Material and technology research
- Technology and materials advice
Sustainable Product Design & Material Development
- Innovation impulses and workshops
- Application scenarios for innovative materials
- Development of sustainable material solutions
- Sustainable product development
Innovation Transfer & Technology Marketing
- Material exhibitions and innovation shows
- Development and implementation of congresses and events
- Publications on materials and technologies
Events
Lectures
Innovations for the circular economy
Materials for the Neo-Ecology
Circular Materials for the Furniture & Design Industry
Circular Materials for the Furniture Industry
Magazine
MotorSkins morphing textiles
19 April 2022
Berlin based start-up MotorSkins designs and produces textiles with embedded fluidics for Human movement and Human-machine interaction. Their textile systems are capable of sensing and giving haptic…
Cocoboard
13 April 2022
NaturLoop has been developing a technology for biocomposites from agricultural byproducts and natural adhesives. Its first product, Cocoboard is made from coconut husk fibers and tannin extracts.
Hydrogen power plant for your own home
11 March 2022
A research initiative of the Fraunhofer IAP aims to produce hydrogen by operating small wind turbines for personal use. Small rotors and safe tanks are currently being developed for this purpose.
Green leather alternative from mushrooms
7 March 2022
With EPHEA, the Italian manufacturer Mogu presented a new mushroom-based leather alternative at Paris Fashion Week and expanded the options for the shoe and fashion industry.
Glass facades with transparent solar windows
27 February 2022
The US start-up Ubiquitous Energy has developed a transparent glass coating for solar windows to get regenerative energy from glass facades.
Mushroom Chips
5 February 2022
Edible mushrooms are considered an important food source worldwide. An Australian company has launched salty mushroom chips as a nutritious alternative to standard potato chips.
3D printed salmon alternative
19 January 2022
Israeli start-up Plantish has developed a 3D printed plant-based alternative to salmon that has the same nutritional value as fish. It can be prepared in the same way as regular salmon.
Plastic-free DipWrap
7 January 2022
At Aalto University students developed the DipWrap, a bio-based protective film for cucumbers made from agar-agar, carnauba wax and dispersed cellulose nanocrystals as an alternative to plastic…
3D Pioneers Challenge 2022
15 December 2021
The 3D Pioneers Challenge 2022 adresses tech pioneers who pave the way for technology transfer to a sustainable future. Diana Drewes is part of the top-class jury.
Alloy variants by High-Speed Laser Metal Deposition
22 November 2021
On the occasion of formnext in Frankfurt, the start-up Ponticon presented a process for developing new metallic materials for additive manufacturing based on high-speed laser cladding.
3D printed vaccine patch
8 November 2021
A team of US scientists has developed a vaccine patch with 3D-printed microneedles for a significantly increased immune response and less pain.
On the way to climate-neutral steel
7 October 2021
thyssenkrupp has reached an important milestone in its transformation towards climate-neutral steel. The first batch of steel was delivered with reduced CO2 emissions.
Highly densified and extremely hard wood
30 September 2021
The company Swiss Wood Solutions is working on modifying domestic solid wood and veneer so that it becomes a true high-performance material, in some cases surpassing the properties of tropical woods.
Meat industry in transition
24 September 2021
Cell-cultured meat is seen as a future source of protein to combat climate change. Mosa Meat and Aleph Farms have developed advanced technologies for extracting meat from animal cells.
World‘s first watch made from recycled coffee
9 September 2021
The Berlin designer Julian Lechner, in cooperation with Lilienthal Berlin, launched the world's first watch made from recycled coffee grounds, waxes and oils.
Bioplastics from old bakery goods
30 August 2021
Scientists from the Fraunhofer WKI and the University of Hohenheim have succeeded in extracting the bioplastic hydroxymethylfurfural HMF from old bakery goods for formaldehyde-free resins and…
Ultraleggera – Lightest chair in the world
20 August 2021
The Ultraleggera 1.660 is the lightest chair in the world. Oskar Zięta designed it in response to the feather-light challenge of Gio Ponti's legendary Superleggera design from 1957.
Stand-up paddleboard from renewable materials
5 August 2021
Stand-up paddling is one of the trend sports. At the Fraunhofer WKI, a team of researchers is developing a stand-up paddleboard that is made entirely from renewable raw materials.
Curved architectural glass with gold printing
24 July 2021
The glass finisher sedak has developed its digital printing technology to such an extent that gold and silver can be applied to architectural glass that is up to 18 meters long.
UNclean Plastics – Recycling of contaminated plastics
25 June 2021
In the "UNclean Plastics" project, the two designers Friedrich Gerlach and Felix Stockhausen developed a printing process for the additive manufacture of toothbrushes from contaminated polypropylene.

Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters
Managing Director, key-note speaker, authorHonorary ProfessorJury member of the Red Dot Award
Diana Drewes
Biodesigner, material developerTechnology scout, authorExpert in biofabrication with fungi, proteins and bacteria

References
Technology analysis for chrome-free coating processes
At the instigation of Germany, chromium trioxide was listed as a dangerous substance in the European REACH regulation. This stipulates that approval permits…
Trend study on smart materials
As part of a material research, the status of development and the availability of smart and sustainable materials for use in long-distance trains were recorded…
Green Deal Materials Box
What do desert beetles, apples and carbon fiber have in common? They are all starting points for the development of innovative materials that will have a…