Spotlight on emerging bioplastics
In Chicago, Packaging World has assembled a comprehensive look at expanding uses of thermoplastic starch, polyhydroxyalkanoate, and polyethylene furanoate.
Derived from potatoes, tapioca, corn, maize,...
Lobster’s underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber
In Massachusetts, MIT engineers are looking at the lobster’s underbelly where a soft, translucent membrane is found which is remarkably tough, flexible and protective....
Bamboo based bandages offer eco-friendly booboo option
In Australia, PATCH has created bandages that are made from 100 percent organic bamboo fiber, and are completely compostable and plastic-free, including all packaging....
Advanced BioCarbon 3D develops wood-based bioplastic 3D printing material
In Canada, Advanced BioCarbon 3D, developed wood waste-based bioplastic filament for use in 3D printing to help reach their mission of sustainable carbon-free plastics...
Black phosphorus and NIR light irradiation helps repair bone defects
In China, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and City University of Hong Kong developed an implantable bio-composite made of black phosphorus nanomaterial...
Painting the future together with AkzoNobel
In the Netherlands, AkzoNobel launched a “Paint the Future” challenge to connect bright minds and promising solutions from across the globe with AkzoNobel’s expertise,...
‘Brain Glue’ repairs traumatic brain injuries
In Georgia, researchers at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center developed Brain Glue, a substance that could one day serve as a treatment...
AMOÉBA’s substance fights against rust disease in field crops
In France, AMOÉBA, producer of a biological biocide, announced an efficacy of more than 85% of its amoeba lysate Willaertia magna C2c Maky in...
BASF launches new product for mercury removal from natural gas
In Germany, BASF launched Durasorb HG, a non-regenerable, mixed metal oxide mercury removal adsorbent containing a dispersed and promoted copper sulfide phase. As an...
African forest leaf ‘eru’ beats Popeye’s iron-filled spinach as superfood
In Cameroon, with an iron content 85 percent higher than spinach, a new study suggests forest leaf, ‘eru’ is key to lower anemia rates...