Apr 24, 2020 Materials or Knowledge? Consumerism is arguably bigger than any other “ism”. A bottomless demand for energy and materials resources has led to well-known and muc...
Mar 27, 2020 ‘Design as a bridge’: The value of design-science collaboration Some weeks ago, I had a great opportunity to speak of the potential and benefits of collaboration between design and science for a group ...
Feb 28, 2020 Bio-based materials in energy applications Wood and other bio-based materials have been used for energy throughout the history of humankind. In the modern age, we could still use t...
Jan 28, 2020 Could cellulose replace plastics? There are two main reasons to replace general purpose plastics: to reduce plastic waste and the use of fossil raw materials – mainly oil,...
Nov 1, 2019 Focus on sustainability – FinnCERES at the core of EU innovation policy “The times they are a-changin’…” for European innovation policy, and the new framework is being defined. The FinnCERES ecosystem has a lo...
Oct 1, 2019 Biomaterials modelling in FinnCERES Modelling of molecules, materials, and processes is nowadays an integral part of both academic and industrial research activities. In Fin...
Aug 6, 2019 The world has no limit As in many other fields, in research international experience is becoming increasingly important. Not only is it is required by many fund...
Jun 24, 2019 Cellulose community growing stronger at ACS Annual Meeting Most people consider that new year starts on January 1st, while some prefer September. However, the scientific cellulose community thinks...
Jun 24, 2019 Building a research ecosystem with global impact The work of FinnCERES is based on a futuristic vision about using plant polymers to create new materials and solutions with a worldwide i...
Apr 15, 2019 Join FinnCERES – finding new ways to use biomaterials What we already know about forest-based materials and what we can do with them is truly amazing. Forests have an important role in solvin...