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Eyewear comes in many shapes and sizes, but few are made with sustainable materials. But here’s a collection from two Royal College of Art graduates that turns human hair into stylish sunnies and vision sharpening specs....

We’ve written about a number of alternative ways to clean up oil spills using natural non-toxic materials ranging from peat moss to mats made from recycled hair...

Did you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that’s what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar...