LOOPS 2.0 #5: Recovery of Raw Materials
The 5th episode of Loops returned to the world of raw materials. Held on December 16th, the session gave voice to other two European projects that target the recovery of raw materials as their priority goal. The demand for raw materials is rising and is becoming increasingly more difficult to meet. Europe’s access to raw […]
LOOPS 2.0 #3: Circular solutions improving the life cycle of textiles
The textile industry, an ever-growing industry with a high demand that leaves major environmental impacts throughout the world. Clothes, footwear, and household textiles are responsible for water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and landfill, with 10% of the global greenhouse gas emissions caused by the production of textiles. A change needs to be made and these […]
Welcome to Loops 2.0!
We’re pleased to announce that our initiative, Loops, is back for yet another season! After the success of the first season in terms of knowledge exchange and participation, we will open again the curtain of our live webinar series Loops, conceived as a virtual occasion to showcase the research and results that the Horizon2020-funded projects […]
LOOPS: the end of season I
Ladies and gentlemen, we finally got to the epilogue of this incredible eye-opening journey through the planets of innovation that are being explored by the H2020-funded projects. To end with a bang, we decided to conclude the session by addressing one of the most pressing issues of our time: the management of water in remote […]
The textile wears innovation – a trip to the discovery of REACT and NEW COTTON
We’ve all become quite familiar with what LOOPS represents to us. And every episode is an occasion to catch up with the avant-garde research to gain a few insights into what is going on in the world of innovation. Episode #4 of LOOPS features a discussion about one of the largest sectors in the world […]
CLAIM and PlastiCircle: two different tracks, same destination.
Another episode of LOOPS has ended, but what has left behind is an open door to the world of innovation, and the changes it can truly bring to the planet we are living in. The topic of this discussion addresses one of the largest challenges of our current time: the pollution and waste of plastics, […]