UVA team designs new squid-inspired technology for smart materials

In Virginia, University of Virginia mechanical engineers and materials scientists, in collaboration with materials scientists at Penn State, the University of Maryland and the...

S&W expands sorghum breeding effort with NexSteppe germplasm acquisition

In California, S&W Seed Company announced the integration of proprietary sorghum germplasm in the U.S. and Brazil that it previously acquired from NexSteppe, Inc....

New genetic plant breeding strategies help develop better sugar beets

In Ireland, plant biotechnologists from the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway identified genetic breeding strategies to develop bigger and better sugar beets. For crops...

High expectations: Illinois okays hemp cultivation

In Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner has signed a bill to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial purposes such as fabrics, plastics, and construction materials. The Industrial...

Bamboo Babe brings eco-friendly feminine hygiene to Australia

In Australia, Bamboo Babe has launched the country’s first biodegradable feminine hygiene pads. The pads, made from bamboo, are more absorbent than cotton pads....

Turning coffee waste into coffee cups

In Australia, a Macquarie University PhD student believes he’s come up with a way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic coffee cups by...

Mango Materials testing biodegradable plastic textiles in Berkeley Marina

In California, Mango Materials developed a biodegradable plastic using lyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), derived from waste methane, to help solve some of the issues with oil-based...

UGA to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw

In Georgia, researchers at the University of Georgia’s New Materials Institute and the RWDC Environmental Stewardship Foundation will develop a fully biodegradable plastic straw...

Hydrogels and peptides could revolutionize root canals

In Massachusetts, exciting news came from the 256th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society for anyone who might need a root...

Organic cereals in 100% biobased recyclable packaging coming to every school in America

In Canada, the world’s largest organic breakfast company, Nature’s Path, joined up with California-based food and garden startup Back to the Roots for an...

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