Why Burning Your Fields Is (Mostly) Illegal Now
For generations, burning was the fast answer to a slow problem. A field full of stubble, cleared in an afternoon with a match — cheap, simple, and effective against certain […]
The 258 Million Tonne Problem
Drive past almost any harvested field in Europe this time of year and you’ll see it: stubble, stalks, husks, the plant matter left behind once the grain, fibre or fruit […]
Fields Flooded with Valuable Materials
Every year, after the combines and balers have finished their work, Europe’s farmland is left covered in something that has no obvious place to go. Wheat stalks. Hemp hurd. Nettle […]
Bio-LUSH at the ACS CELL Summer Program Student Flash Talks
Explaining years of research in three minutes is no easy task. There is little time for detailed methodology or extensive discussion. Instead, the focus shifts to the central question: Why […]
How Bio-LUSH and CELLFIL Are Reimagining Europe’s Circular Bioeconomy
For decades, Europe’s forests, fields, and coastlines have quietly produced an abundance of biomass that rarely reaches its full potential. Agricultural residues, underutilised plants, textile waste, and even marine biomass […]
When Size Makes the Difference: Bio-LUSH Research at Nordic Polymer Days 2026
When working with microfibrillated cellulose, size is more than a measurement. It influences how the material flows, how it responds during processing, and ultimately how it performs in the products […]
Bio-LUSH Researchers at the Cellulose International Summit 2026
Cellulose rarely makes headlines, yet it sits at the centre of some of today’s most important questions in sustainable materials. How do we produce it with less energy? How can […]
Terveisiä Espoosta! Bio-LUSH Consortium Meets in Finland
From 11-13 May, 2026, the Bio-LUSH consortium came together in Espoo, Finland, for the project’s M36 General Assembly, kindly hosted by our partners at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Over three productive days, partners reviewed project progress, aligned on upcoming activities, and prepared for the next phase of Bio-LUSH.
Spinnova’s Innovative Fiber Technology
Spinnova’s fiber technology introduces a fundamentally new methodology for producing fibers from cellulosic- and residual raw materials, setting it apart from traditional man-made cellulose-based fibers. Unlike established processes for creating man-made fibers such as viscose and lyocell, Spinnova employs a mechanical transformation process that eliminates the requirement for harmful chemicals and solvent recovery systems.
From lab to pilot scale: Bio-LUSH advances fibre and nanofibre production at Empa
From 26–28 May, the Bio-LUSH consortium gathered in Dübendorf, Switzerland, for the project’s General Assembly, hosted by Empa – the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. The meeting marked an important milestone for Bio-LUSH, as partners demonstrated concrete progress in scale up od fibre and nanofibre production, from laboratory to pilot level.