Adidas

Adidas is no stranger to experimenting with alternative materials and manufacturing techniques, such as shoes made of recycled ocean plastic and 3D printed runners. These have now been joined by the new Futurecraft Biofabric, made of a new biodegradable material called Biosteel.

The first batch of Adidas footwear to be produced using ocean plastic has been made available. The sportswear brand partnered with Parley for the Oceans to create the Adidas x Parley, which is made with plastics collected in coastal areas of the Maldives, as well as illegal deep-sea gill nets.

Adidas has teamed with Parley for the Ocean to create footwear from trash harvested from the world's oceans. The initiative was launched during a talk at the UN and Adidas has created a prototype of the shoe. The real thing is expected to launch later this year.

Under the guise of World Cup fever, scientists across the globe are seizing the opportunity to examine the aerodynamic properties of what will in all likelihood be the most talked-about object on a global scale over the coming weeks, the 2014 World Cup match ball.

adidas has developed a method of dyeing garments that uses pressurized CO2 to reduce the need for water, chemicals and energy.

The use of the ubiquitous mobile phone to monitor the body’s key functions moved closer this week when Samsung and Adidas announced the miCoach mobile phone.